Aircraft-based function control method and device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11034450-B2
Application number	US-201916356839-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 18, 2019
Priority date	Sep 22, 2016
Publication date	Jun 15, 2021
Grant date	Jun 15, 2021

Abstract

A control method includes obtaining a flight parameter of an aircraft during flight, where the flight parameter is configured to control an operation component carried by the aircraft and includes at least one of a flight time parameter or a flight distance parameter; and controlling the operation component to operate in response to at least one of the flight time parameter satisfying a time requirement included in a control condition or the flight distance parameter satisfying a distance requirement included in the control condition.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control method for an aircraft, comprising:
obtaining, by an obtaining circuit of a control device in the aircraft, a flight parameter of an aircraft during flight, the flight parameter being configured to control an operation component carried by the aircraft and including at least one of a flight time parameter or a flight distance parameter; and
controlling, by a processing circuit of the control device in the aircraft, the operation component to operate in response to at least one of:
the flight time parameter satisfying a time requirement included in a control condition, or
the flight distance parameter satisfying a distance requirement included in the control condition; and

selecting an angle of a gimbal of the aircraft through a user interface,
wherein the gimbal is configured to carry the operation component.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, before obtaining, by the obtaining circuit of the control device in the aircraft, the flight parameter of the aircraft during flight:
detecting, by a detecting circuit of the control device, whether the aircraft starts to fly a target flight segment of a flight route; and
in response to detecting, by the detecting circuit, that the aircraft starts to fly the target segment, obtaining, by the obtaining circuit, the flight parameter of the aircraft.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by a configuring circuit of the control device, a configured control parameter including at least one of:
an adjusting parameter for adjusting an operation angle of the operation component in an operation process,
an operation time duration parameter, or
an operation component parameter.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the flight time parameter includes a flight time duration obtained by starting timing after the aircraft takes off, and
the flight time parameter satisfying the time requirement included in the control conditions includes that the flight time duration is equal to a time duration configured in the control condition.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the flight time parameter includes a time interval after the aircraft takes off, and
the flight time parameter satisfying the time requirement included in the control condition includes that the time interval is equal to an interval configured in the control condition.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the flight distance parameter includes calculated length information of a traveled portion of a flight route after the aircraft takes off, and
the flight distance parameter satisfying the distance requirement included in the control condition includes that the calculated length information is same as length information included in the control condition.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the flight distance parameter includes calculated flight altitude information after the aircraft takes off, and
the flight distance parameter satisfying the distance requirement included in the control condition includes that the calculated flight altitude information is same as altitude information included in the control condition.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
obtaining, by an operation configuration circuit of the control device, a mapping parameter including one of a flight altitude or an operation coverage ratio;
determining, by the operation configuration circuit, at least one of the time requirement or the distance requirement according to the mapping parameter; and
presetting, by the operation configuration circuit, the control condition according to the at least one of the time requirement or the distance requirement.

9. A control device, comprising:
a processor;
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
obtain a flight parameter of an aircraft during flight, the flight parameter being configured to control an operation component carried by the aircraft and including at least one of a flight time parameter or a flight distance parameter; and
control the operation component to operate in response to at least one of:
the flight time parameter satisfying a time requirement included in a control condition, or
the flight distance parameter satisfying a distance requirement included in the control condition; and

a user interface for selecting an angle of a gimbal of the aircraft,
wherein the gimbal is configured to carry the operation component.

10. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to, before obtaining the flight parameter of the aircraft during flight:
detect whether the aircraft starts to fly a target flight segment of a flight route; and
in response to detecting that the aircraft starts to fly the target segment, obtain the flight parameter of the aircraft.

11. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
receive a configured control parameter including at least one of:
an adjusting parameter for adjusting an operation angle of the operation component in an operation process,
an operation time duration parameter, or
an operation component parameter.

12. The device according to claim 9 , wherein:
the flight time parameter includes a flight time duration obtained by starting timing after the aircraft takes off, and
the flight time parameter satisfying the time requirement included in the control conditions includes that the flight time duration is equal to a time duration configured in the control condition.

13. The device according to claim 9 , wherein:
the flight time parameter includes a time interval after the aircraft takes off, and
the flight time parameter satisfying the time requirement included in the control condition includes that the time interval is equal to an interval configured in the control condition.

14. The device according to claim 9 , wherein:
the flight distance parameter includes calculated length information of a traveled portion of a flight route after the aircraft takes off, and
the flight distance parameter satisfying the distance requirement included in the control condition includes that the calculated length information is same as length information included in the control condition.

15. The device according to claim 9 , wherein:
the flight distance parameter includes calculated flight altitude information after the aircraft takes off, and
the flight distance parameter satisfying the distance requirement included in the control condition includes that the calculated flight altitude information is same as altitude information included in the control condition.

16. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
obtain a mapping parameter including one of a flight altitude or an operation coverage ratio;
determine at least one of the time requirement or the distance requirement according to the mapping parameter; and
preset the control condition according to the at least one of the time requirement or the distance requirement.

Assignees

• Sz Dji Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Peng Zhaoliang
• Chen Chaobin

Classifications

• B64U2201/10

  autonomous, i.e. by navigating independently from ground or air stations, e.g. by using inertial navigation systems [INS] · CPC title

• B64U2201/20

  Remote controls · CPC title

• B64U2201/104

  using satellite radio beacon positioning systems, e.g. GPS · CPC title

• B64U2101/30

  for imaging, photography or videography · CPC title

• G08G5/53

  for cruising · CPC title