FLIGHT ROUTE DISPLAY METHOD, MOBILE PLATFORM, FLIGHT SYSTEM, RECORDING MEDIUM AND PROGRAM

• US 20190318636A1
• Filed: 06/25/2019
• Published: 10/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. (d/b/a DJI) (iFlight Technology Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. (d/b/a DJI) (iFlight Technology Company Limited)
• Inventors: GU, Lei
• Application Number:
  US16/452,499
• Publication Number:
  US 20190318636A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/13 Flying platforms
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/20 Remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 11/02 Picture taking arrangements specially adapted for photogrammetry or photographic surveying, e.g. controlling overlapping of pictures
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0005 with arrangements to save energy
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0044 by providing the operator with a computer generated representation of the environment of the vehicle, e.g. virtual reality, maps maps used for automatic navigation G05D1/0274; flight directors G01C23/005
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0094 involving pointing a payload, e.g. camera, weapon, sensor, towards a fixed or moving target
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0013 with a ground station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0026 located on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0034 Assembly of a flight plan
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0069 specially adapted for an unmanned aircraft

Abstract

To generate an optimal flight direction of an unmanned aerial vehicle and to facilitate the operation by a user. A flight route display method comprises the steps of: acquiring a flight range of an unmanned aerial vehicle and environment information related to the unmanned aerial vehicle; calculating, within the flight range, based on a flight direction index relative to a flight route of the unmanned aerial vehicle, an optimal flight route; and displaying the optimal flight route within the flight range of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

Claims

1. A flight route display method, comprising the steps of:

acquiring a flight range of an unmanned aerial vehicle;

calculating, based on a flight direction index relative to a flight route of the unmanned aerial vehicle, an optimal flight route within the flight range, wherein the flight direction index integrates a plurality of generation reference items; and

displaying the optimal flight route within the flight range of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

2. The flight route display method according to claim 1, further comprising

acquiring at least one generation reference item for the flight route of the unmanned aerial vehicle:

and

calculating, based on the at least one generation reference item and the flight direction index for the flight route of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the optimal flight route.

3. The flight route display method according to claim 2, wherein the at least one generation reference item includes one or more of:

an instruction to instruct the flight distance of the unmanned aerial vehicle the shortest within the flight range;

an instruction to instruct the flight time of the unmanned aerial vehicle to be the shortest within the flight range; and

an instruction instruct the power consumption of a battery to be the lowest when the unmanned aerial vehicle flies within the flight range.

4. The flight route display method according to claim 2, wherein acquiring at least one generation reference item for the flight route of the unmanned aerial vehicle further comprises:

acquiring the at least one generation reference item by selecting at least one of the plurality of generation reference items displayed on the display unit.

9. The flight route display method according to claim 1,

calculating a flight direction with a minimum value of the flight direction index, and setting the flight direction within the flight range.

10. The flight route display method according to claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring environment information related to the unmanned aerial vehicle;

detecting a change equal to or greater than predetermined threshold value in the environment information; and

when a change equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value in the environment information is detected, recalculating the optimal flight route based on the flight direction index within a re airing flight range,

wherein the environment information about the unmanned aerial vehicle is at least one of wind direction and wind speed around the unmanned aerial vehicle.

11. The flight route display method according to claim 1, further comprising:

dividing the flight range into multiple partial flight ranges according to the size of the flight range;

based on a flight direction index within a partial flight range related to the flight direction of the unmanned aerial vehicle, calculating a partial optimal flight route within each partial flight range; and

displaying, for each of the partial flight ranges, the partial optimal flight route within the partial flight range.

12. The flight route display method according to claim 11, further comprising:

acquiring environment information related to the unmanned aerial vehicle;

detecting a change equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value in the environment information; and

when a change equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value in the environment information is detected while the unmanned aerial vehicle flies within any one of the partial flight ranges, recalculating, based on the environment information and the flight direction index within a partial flight range next to any one of the partial flight ranges according to the flight direction of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the optimal flight route within the next partial flight range

5. The flight route display method according to claim I, further comprising;

displaying a flight direction within the flight range of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

6. The flight route display method according to claim I, further comprising;

displaying a flight start point and a flight end point within the flight range of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

7. The flight route display method according to claim 6, further comprising:

instructing the unmanned aerial vehicle to move to the flight start point and move along the flight route according to a selection of the flight start point.

8. The flight route display method according to claim 7, further comprising:

instructing the unmanned aerial vehicle to take a photograph during flight along the flight route.

13. A mobile platform, comprising:

a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a flight range of an unmanned aerial vehicle;

a calculation unit configured to calculate, based on a flight direction index for the flight route of the unmanned aerial vehicle within the flight range, an optimal flight route within the flight range, wherein the flight direction index integrates a plurality of generation reference items; and

a control unit configured to display, on a display unit, the optimal flight route within the flight range of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

14. The mobile platform according to claim 13, further comprising:

a second acquisition unit configured to acquire at least one generation reference item of the flight route of the unmanned aerial vehicle,

wherein the calculation unit calculates, based on the east one generation reference item and the flight direction index for the flight route of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the optimal flight route.

15. The mobile platform according to claim 14, wherein the at least one generation reference item includes one or more of:

an instruction to instruct the flight distance of the unmanned aerial vehicle to be the shortest within the flight range;

an instruction to instruct the flight time of the unmanned aerial vehicle to he the shortest within the flight range; and

an instruction instruct the power consumption of a battery to be the lowest when the unmanned aerial vehicle flies within the flight range.

16. The mobile platform according to claim 14, wherein the second acquisition unit acquires the at least one generation reference item by selecting at least one of the plurality of generation reference items displayed on the display unit.

17. The mobile platform according to claim 13, wherein the calculation unit calculates a flight direction with a minimum value of the flight direction index, and setting the flight direction within the flight range.

18. The mobile platform according to claim 16, wherein the first acquisition unit:

acquires environment information related to the unmanned aerial vehicle;

detects a change equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value in the environment information; and

when a change equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value in the environment information is detected, recalculates the optimal flight route based on the flight direction index within a remaining flight range,

wherein the environment information about the unmanned aerial vehicle is at least one of wind direction and wind speed around the unmanned aerial vehicle.

19. The mobile platform according to claim 13, further comprising:

a division unit configured to divide the flight range into multiple partial flight ranges according to the size of the flight range,

wherein the calculation unit calculates, based on a flight direction index within a partial flight range related to the flight direction of the unmanned aerial vehicle, a partial optimal flight route within each partial flight range, and

wherein the control unit displays, for each of the partial flight ranges, the partial optimal flight route within the partial flight range.

20. The mobile platform according to claim 13, wherein the mobile platform is an operation terminal which is connected to the display unit and which remotely controls the unmanned aerial vehicle, or is a communication terminal which is connected to an operation terminal.