SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUTONOMOUS PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY
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1. An aerial system, comprising:
- a body;
a lift mechanism coupled to the body;
an optical system including an optical sensor mounted to the body, the optical sensor movable with respect to the body by an actuation system; and
a processing system coupled to the lift mechanism, the optical system, and the actuation system, the processing system includes a processor configured to;
establish a desired flight trajectory;
detect a target;
establish a position and a velocity of the target relative to the aerial system;
control the flight of the aerial system to maintain the aerial system at a distance from the target as a function of the desired flight trajectory and the established position and velocity of the target using the lift mechanism;
control the actuation system to automatically adjust an angle of the optical sensor relative to the body to maintain the target within a field of view of the optical sensor during the flight of the aerial system; and
control the optical system to capture pictures and/or video.
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Abstract
An aerial system, including a processing system, an optical system, an actuation system and a lift mechanism, includes an autonomous photography and/or videography system 70, implemented, at least in part, by the processing system 22, the optical system 26, the actuation system 28 and the lift mechanism 32. The autonomous photograph and/or videography system performs the steps of establishing a desired flight trajectory, detecting a target, controlling the flight of the aerial system as a function of the desired flight trajectory relative to the target using the lift mechanism and controlling the camera to capture pictures and/or video.
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1. An aerial system, comprising:
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a body; a lift mechanism coupled to the body; an optical system including an optical sensor mounted to the body, the optical sensor movable with respect to the body by an actuation system; and a processing system coupled to the lift mechanism, the optical system, and the actuation system, the processing system includes a processor configured to; establish a desired flight trajectory; detect a target; establish a position and a velocity of the target relative to the aerial system; control the flight of the aerial system to maintain the aerial system at a distance from the target as a function of the desired flight trajectory and the established position and velocity of the target using the lift mechanism; control the actuation system to automatically adjust an angle of the optical sensor relative to the body to maintain the target within a field of view of the optical sensor during the flight of the aerial system; and control the optical system to capture pictures and/or video. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating an aerial system, the aerial system including a body, a lift mechanism, an optical system, and a body, the optical system including an optical sensor mounted to the body and movable with respect to the body by an actuation system, method including the steps of:
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establishing, by the processing system, a desired flight trajectory; detecting a target; establishing, by the processing system, a position and a velocity of the target relative to the aerial system; controlling, by the processing system, the flight of the aerial system to maintain the aerial system at a distance from the target as a function of the desired flight trajectory and the established position and velocity of the target using the lift mechanism; controlling, by the processing system, the actuation system to automatically adjust an angle of the optical sensor relative to the body to maintain the target within a field of view of the optical sensor during the flight of the aerial system; and
,controlling, by the processing system, the optical system to capture pictures and/or video. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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