Method and device for movable object distance detection, and aerial vehicle

US10591292B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. · CN

Inventors

• Zhenyu Zhu · Lynnfield, US
• Zihan Chen · Charlottesville, US
• Zhiyuan Zhang · Yangshuo, CN
• Weifeng Liu · Dublin, US
• Chaobin CHEN · Nanhu, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 12, 2018
• Grant date: Mar 17, 2020
• Expiry date: May 7, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06V2201/07
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for distance detection includes detecting a first distance value between a movable object and a target object in a target direction of the movable object, obtaining an inclination angle of the movable object at the target direction, and calculating a second distance value from the movable object to the target object based upon the inclination angle and the first distance value.