Computing device and method for controlling unmanned aerial vehicle to capture images
US9019376B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/185
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a camera to capture images of a target, the computing device sets coordinates of a target, initial coordinates of the camera, and an initial viewing direction of the camera. Real-time coordinates and a real-time viewing direction of the camera are obtained when the UAV flies around the target. Accordingly, adjustment parameters of the camera are calculated and transferred to a driver system connected to the camera, such that the driver system adjusts the camera to face the target according to the adjusting parameters.
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