Integrated vision module component and unmanned aerial vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11115642-B2
Application number	US-202016932472-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2020
Priority date	Jan 19, 2018
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an integrated vision module component. The integrated vision module includes a bracket, a first vision module, and a second vision module. The first vision module and the second vision module are mounted on the bracket. The first vision module includes a first flexible circuit board, and a first image sensor and a second image sensor mounted on the first flexible circuit board. The second vision module includes a second flexible circuit board, and a third image sensor and a fourth image sensor mounted on the second flexible circuit board. The first image sensor and the third image sensor form a first binocular vision sensor. The second image sensor and the fourth image sensor form a second binocular vision sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An integrated vision module component, comprising:
a bracket;
a first vision module;
a second vision module;
wherein:
the bracket includes a body and a lead-out portion, the lead-out portion being connected to an upper portion of the body;
the first vision module and the second vision module are mounted on the bracket; the first vision module includes:
a first lens and a second lens mounted on the bracket;
a first flexible circuit board including a first segment, a second segment substantially perpendicular to the first segment, and a third segment, the second segment connecting the first segment and the third segment;
a first image sensor mounted on the first segment and disposed on an image side of the first lens; and
a second image sensor mounted on the second segment and disposed on an image side of the second lens;
the second vision module includes a second flexible circuit board, and a third image sensor and a fourth image sensor mounted on the second flexible circuit board;
the first image sensor and the third image sensor form a first binocular vision sensor;
the second image sensor and the fourth image sensor form a second binocular vision sensor;
the first image sensor, the second image sensor, the third image sensor, and the fourth image sensor are mounted on the body;
a mounting groove is disposed on the lead-out portion, and the third segment of the first flexible circuit and the second flexible circuit board are at least partially located in the mounting groove; and
the part of the third segment of the first flexible circuit located in the mounting groove and the part of the second flexible circuit board located in the mounting groove are stacked.

2. The integrated vision module component of claim 1 , wherein:
the first image sensor is a lower left sensor of the integrated vision module component;
the second image sensor is a rear left sensor of the integrated vision module component;
the third image sensor is a lower right sensor of the integrated vision module component;
the fourth image sensor is a rear right sensor of the integrated vision module component;
the first binocular vision sensor is a lower binocular vision sensor of the integrated vision module component; and
the second binocular vision sensor is a rear binocular vision sensor of the integrated vision module component.

3. The integrated vision module component of claim 1 , wherein: an optical axis of the first lens is substantially perpendicular to an optical axis of the second lens.

4. The integrated vision module component of claim 1 , wherein: a first connector is disposed at an end of the third segment.

5. The integrated vision module component of claim 1 , wherein: the second vision module includes a third lens and a fourth lens mounted on the bracket; the third image sensor is disposed on an image side of the third lens, and the fourth image sensor is disposed on an image side of the fourth lens.

6. The integrated vision module component of claim 5 , wherein: an optical axis of the third lens is substantially perpendicular to an optical axis of the fourth lens.

7. The integrated vision module component of claim 5 , wherein: the second flexible circuit board includes a fourth segment and a fifth segment; and the third image sensor is mounted on the fourth segment, the fourth image sensor is mounted on the fifth segment, and the fourth segment is substantially perpendicular to the fifth segment.

8. The integrated vision module component of claim 7 , wherein:
the second flexible circuit board includes a sixth segment, and the fifth segment connects the fourth segment and the sixth segment;
and
the sixth segment is at least partially located in the mounting groove.

9. The integrated vision module component of claim 8 , wherein: a second connector is disposed at an end of the sixth segment.

10. The integrated vision module component of claim 1 , further comprising:
a time-of-flight (TOF) ranging module disposed on the body; and
a third flexible circuit board connected to the TOF ranging module and at least partially located in the mounting groove;
wherein a part of the third flexible circuit board located in the mounting groove is stacked on the part of the second flexible circuit board located in the mounting groove or the first flexible circuit board located in the mounting groove.

11. The integrated vision module component of claim 10 , wherein:
the TOF ranging module includes a main board, a transmitter, and a receiver; and the transmitter and the receiver are mounted on the main board at intervals, the main board is mounted on the body, and the transmitter and the receiver are positioned between the first image sensor and the third image sensor.

12. The integrated vision module component of claim 10 , wherein: a third connector is disposed at an end of the third flexible circuit board away from the body.

13. The integrated vision module component of claim 10 , wherein: a control button and an indicator light are disposed on the third flexible circuit board, and the control button and the indicator light are disposed at intervals.

14. The integrated vision module component of claim 13 , wherein: a first positioning structure is disposed on the third flexible circuit board, a second positioning structure is disposed on the lead-out portion, and the first position structure is cooperatively connected to the second positioning structure to jointly position the indicator light at a position of the bracket.

15. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
a vehicle body; and
an integrated vision module component mounted on the vehicle body, the integrated vision module component including a bracket, a first vision module, and a second vision module;
wherein:
the bracket includes a body and a lead-out portion, the lead-out portion being connected to an upper portion of the body;
the first vision module and the second vision module are mounted on the bracket;
the first vision module includes:
a first lens and a second lens mounted on the bracket;
a first flexible circuit board including a first segment, a second segment substantially perpendicular to the first segment, and a third segment, the second segment connecting the first segment and the third segment;
a first image sensor mounted on the first segment and disposed on an image side of the first lens; and
a second image sensor mounted on the second segment and disposed on an image side of the second lens;
the second vision module includes a second flexible circuit board, and a third image sensor and a fourth image sensor mounted on the second flexible circuit board;
the first image sensor and the third image sensor form a first binocular vision sensor;
the second image sensor and the fourth image sensor form a second binocular vision sensor;
the first image sensor, the second image sensor, the third image sensor, and the fourth image sensor are mounted on the body;
a mounting groove is disposed on the lead-out portion, and the third segment of the first flexible circuit and the second flexible circuit board are at least partially located in the mounting groove; and
the part of the third segment of the first flexible circuit located in the mounting groove and the part of the second flexible circuit board located in the mounting groove are stacked.

16. The UAV of claim 15 , wherein:
the first image sensor is a lower left sensor of the integrated vision module component;
the second image sensor is a rear left sensor of the integrated vision module component;
the third image s

Assignees

• Sz Dji Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lin Tao
• Huang Tongyao
• Feng Jiangang

Classifications

• H04N23/54

  Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils · CPC title

• H04N23/55

  Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof · CPC title

• H04N23/45

  for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images · CPC title

• H04N13/239 Primary

  using two two-dimensional [2D] image sensors having a relative position equal to or related to the interocular distance (H04N13/243 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G03B15/006

  Apparatus mounted on flying objects · CPC title