ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING FLIGHT OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE

• US 20130034834A1
• Filed: 05/31/2012
• Published: 02/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, HOU-HSIEN, LEE, CHANG-JUNG, LO, CHIH-PING
• Application Number:
  US13/484,286
• Publication Number:
  US 20130034834A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/45
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/08 for teaching control of aircraft, e.g. Link trainer
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/48 a model being viewed and manoeuvred from a remote point

Abstract

A method for simulating flight operations of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using an electronic device obtains movement data of the electronic device detected by an accelerator sensor of the electronic device, and converts the movement data of the electronic device into control signals. The method further adjusts the control signals using a physics engine of the electronic device, and simulates flight operations of the UAV by controlling flight statuses of a three dimensional (3D) virtual UAV in a 3D virtual scene on a display screen of the electronic device according to the adjusted control signals.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for simulating flight operations of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using an electronic device comprising a processor, the method comprising execution of the steps comprising:

obtaining movement data of the electronic device detected by an accelerator sensor of the electronic device;

converting the movement data of the electronic device into control signals;

adjusting the control signals using a physics engine of the electronic device according to preset environmental parameters of a three dimensional (3D) virtual scene on a display screen of the electronic device; and

simulating flight operations of the UAV using the physics engine by controlling flight statuses of a 3D virtual UAV in the 3D virtual scene according to the adjusted control signals.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the movement data of the electronic device comprise movement directions and movement distances of the electronic device based on a 3D coordinate system.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the control signals comprise:

a first control signal to control lateral motion of a cyclic control of the 3D virtual UAV, a second control signal to control longitudinal motion of the cyclic control of the 3D virtual UAV, a third control signal to control motion of a collective pitch control of the 3D virtual UAV, and a fourth control signal to control motions of anti-torque pedals of the 3D virtual UAV.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the step of converting the movement data of the electronic device into control signals comprises:

converting the movement data of the electronic device into a first control signal upon the condition that the movement distance in an X-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to a first preset value, the movement distance in a Y-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to a second preset value, and the movement distance in an Z-axis of the electronic device is less than a third preset value.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the step of converting the movement data of the electronic device into control signals comprises:

converting the movement data of the electronic device into a second control signal upon the condition that the movement distance in the X-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to the first preset value, the movement distance in the Y-axis of the electronic device is less than the second preset value, and the movement distance in the Z-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to the third preset value.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein the step of converting the movement data of the electronic device into control signals comprises:

converting the movement data of the electronic device into a third control signal upon the condition that the movement distance in the X-axis of the electronic device is less than the first preset value, the movement distance in the Y-axis of the electronic device is less than the second preset value, and the movement distance in the Z-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to the third preset value.

7. The method according to claim 2, wherein the step of converting the movement data of the electronic device into control signals comprises:

converting the movement data of the electronic device into a fourth control signal upon the condition that the movement distance in the X-axis of the electronic device is less than the first preset value, the movement distance in the Y-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to the second preset value, and the movement distance in the Z-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to the third preset value.

8. An electronic device, comprising:

a display screen;

a storage unit;

at least one processor; and

one or more modules that are stored in the storage unit and are executed by the at least one processor, the one or more modules comprising;

a data obtaining module that obtains movement data of the electronic device detected by an accelerator sensor of the electronic device;

a data converting module that converts the movement data of the electronic device into control signals;

a signal adjustment module that adjusts the control signals using a physics engine of the electronic device according to preset environmental parameters of a three dimensional (3D) virtual scene on the display screen; and

a flight simulation module that simulates flight operations of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using the physics engine by controlling flight statuses of a 3D virtual UAV in the 3D virtual scene according to the adjusted control signals.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the movement data of the electronic device comprise movement directions and movement distances of the electronic device based on a 3D coordinate system.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the control signals comprise:

a first control signal to control lateral motion of a cyclic control of the 3D virtual UAV, a second control signal to control longitudinal motion of the cyclic control of the 3D virtual UAV, a third control signal to control motion of a collective pitch control of the 3D virtual UAV, and a fourth control signal to control motions of anti-torque pedals of the 3D virtual UAV.

11. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the data converting module converts the movement data of the electronic device into control signals comprises:

converting the movement data of the electronic device into a first control signal upon the condition that the movement distance in an X-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to a first preset value, the movement distance in a Y-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to a second preset value, and the movement distance in an Z-axis of the electronic device is less than a third preset value.

12. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the data converting module converts the movement data of the electronic device into control signals comprises:

converting the movement data of the electronic device into a second control signal upon the condition that the movement distance in the X-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to the first preset value, the movement distance in the Y-axis of the electronic device is less than the second preset value, and the movement distance in the Z-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to the third preset value.

13. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the data converting module converts the movement data of the electronic device into control signals comprises:

converting the movement data of the electronic device into a third control signal upon the condition that the movement distance in the X-axis of the electronic device is less than the first preset value, the movement distance in the Y-axis of the electronic device is less than the second preset value, and the movement distance in the Z-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to the third preset value.

14. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the data converting module converts the movement data of the electronic device into control signals comprises:

converting the movement data of the electronic device into a fourth control signal upon the condition that the movement distance in the X-axis of the electronic device is less than the first preset value, the movement distance in the Y-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to the second preset value, and the movement distance in the Z-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to the third preset value.

15. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, causes the electronic device to perform a method for simulating flight operations of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using the electronic device, the method comprising:

obtaining movement data of the electronic device detected by an accelerator sensor of the electronic device;

converting the movement data of the electronic device into control signals;

adjusting the control signals using a physics engine of the electronic device according to preset environmental parameters of a three dimensional (3D) virtual scene on a display screen of the electronic device; and

simulating flight operations of the UAV using the physics engine by controlling flight statuses of a 3D virtual UAV in the 3D virtual scene according to the adjusted control signals.

16. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the movement data of the electronic device comprise movement directions and movement distances of the electronic device based on a 3D coordinate system.

17. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the step of converting the movement data of the electronic device into control signals comprises:

converting the movement data of the electronic device into a first control signal upon the condition that the movement distance in an X-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to a first preset value, the movement distance in a Y-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to a second preset value, and the movement distance in an Z-axis of the electronic device is less than a third preset value.

18. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the step of converting the movement data of the electronic device into control signals comprises:

converting the movement data of the electronic device into a second control signal upon the condition that the movement distance in the X-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to the first preset value, the movement distance in the Y-axis of the electronic device is less than the second preset value, and the movement distance in the Z-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to the third preset value.

19. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the step of converting the movement data of the electronic device into control signals comprises:

converting the movement data of the electronic device into a third control signal upon the condition that the movement distance in the X-axis of the electronic device is less than the first preset value, the movement distance in the Y-axis of the electronic device is less than the second preset value, and the movement distance in the Z-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to the third preset value.

20. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 16, wherein the step of converting the movement data of the electronic device into control signals comprises:

converting the movement data of the electronic device into a fourth control signal upon the condition that the movement distance in the X-axis of the electronic device is less than the first preset value, the movement distance in the Y-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to the second preset value, and the movement distance in the Z-axis of the electronic device is greater than or equal to the third preset value.