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Flight control method and apparatus

US10569874B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

XIAOMI · CN

Inventors

Pengfei Zhang · Hong Kong, CN
Wei Cai · The Bronx, US
Yongfeng Xia · Beijing, CN
Hualin YE · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 2, 2017
Grant date	Feb 25, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 11, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64U2201/20
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A flight control method includes: determining a positional relationship between an aircraft and a control device; determining a polar coordinate system with the control device as an origin according to the positional relationship; receiving a flight direction control instruction sent by the control device, the flight direction control instruction being generated on the basis of the polar coordinate system; and driving, according to coordinate information about the aircraft in the polar coordinate system, the aircraft to fly in accordance with the flight direction control instruction.

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