UAV flight display
First Claim
1. A method for providing flight information related to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) coupled to a payload, said method comprising:
- receiving, at a remote terminal, UAV state information comprising at least attitude information of the UAV when the UAV is airborne;
receiving, at the remote terminal, payload state information comprising at least attitude information of the payload relative to the UAV when the UAV is airborne;
receiving, at the remote terminal, an image captured by the payload;
determining, based on sensing data from one or more sensors of the remote terminal, remote terminal state information comprising at least orientation information of the remote terminal;
processing the received UAV state information and the remote terminal state information to determine a spatial relationship between the UAV and the remote terminal; and
simultaneously displaying, in a same display area on a display of the remote terminal, the UAV attitude information, the payload attitude information, the image, the remote terminal state information, and the determined spatial relationship between the UAV and the remote terminal, wherein displaying the remote terminal state information comprises displaying a graphical indicator that indicates a direction the remote terminal is facing.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices are provided for displaying flight information related to a UAV. The UAV may carry a payload via a carrier that may permit the payload to move relative to the UAV. UAV related information including UAV state information and payload state information can be provided to a remote display terminal. The UAV state information can include position information as well as attitude information of the UAV. The payload state information can include attitude information of the payload relative to the UAV. The remote display terminal can be configured to simultaneously display the UAV state information and the payload state information so as to provide the user with an intuitive, comprehensive, yet efficient user interface.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for providing flight information related to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) coupled to a payload, said method comprising:
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receiving, at a remote terminal, UAV state information comprising at least attitude information of the UAV when the UAV is airborne; receiving, at the remote terminal, payload state information comprising at least attitude information of the payload relative to the UAV when the UAV is airborne; receiving, at the remote terminal, an image captured by the payload; determining, based on sensing data from one or more sensors of the remote terminal, remote terminal state information comprising at least orientation information of the remote terminal; processing the received UAV state information and the remote terminal state information to determine a spatial relationship between the UAV and the remote terminal; and simultaneously displaying, in a same display area on a display of the remote terminal, the UAV attitude information, the payload attitude information, the image, the remote terminal state information, and the determined spatial relationship between the UAV and the remote terminal, wherein displaying the remote terminal state information comprises displaying a graphical indicator that indicates a direction the remote terminal is facing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for providing flight information related to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) coupled to a payload, said system comprising:
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one or more receivers configured to receive UAV state information comprising at least attitude information of the UAV, payload state information comprising at least attitude information of the payload when the UAV is airborne, and an image captured by the payload when the UAV is airborne; one or more processors configured to; determine, based on sensing data from one or more sensors of a remote terminal, remote terminal state information comprising at least orientation information of the remote terminal; process the received UAV state information and the remote terminal state information to determine a spatial relationship between the UAV and the remote terminal; and effect simultaneous display of the UAV state information, in a same display area on a display of the remote terminal, the payload state information, the image, the remote terminal state information, and the determined spatial relationship between the UAV and the remote terminal, wherein displaying the remote terminal state information comprises displaying a graphical indicator that indicates a direction the remote terminal is facing. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing system, configure the computing system to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, at a remote terminal, UAV state information comprising at least attitude information of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) when the UAV is airborne; receiving, at the remote terminal, payload state information comprising at least attitude information of a payload relative to the UAV when the UAV is airborne; receiving, at the remote terminal, an image captured by the payload; determining, based on sensing data from one or more sensors of the remote terminal, remote terminal state information comprising at least orientation information of the remote terminal; processing the received UAV state information and the remote terminal state information to determine a spatial relationship between the UAV and the remote terminal; and simultaneously displaying, in a same display area on a display of the remote terminal, the UAV attitude information, the payload attitude information, the image, the remote terminal state information, and the determined spatial relationship between the UAV and the remote terminal, wherein displaying the remote terminal state information comprises displaying a graphical indicator that indicates a direction the remote terminal is facing.
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30. A remote terminal for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
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a display; one or more sensors configured to provide sensing data; one or more receivers configured to receive UAV state information comprising at least attitude information of the UAV, payload state information comprising at least attitude information of a payload coupled to the UAV, and an image captured by the payload when the UAV is airborne; and one or more processors configured to; determine, based on the sensing data from the one or more sensors, remote terminal state information comprising at least orientation information of the remote terminal; process the received UAV state information and the remote terminal state information to determine a spatial relationship between the UAV and the remote terminal; and effect simultaneous display of the UAV state information, in a same display area on the display, the payload state information, the image, the remote terminal state information, and the determined spatial relationship between the UAV and the remote terminal, wherein displaying the remote terminal state information comprises displaying a graphical indicator that indicates a direction the remote terminal is facing.
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