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Method and device for controlling and monitoring the surrounding areas of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

  • US 8,744,647 B2
  • Filed: 01/25/2013
  • Issued: 06/03/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling, and monitoring surrounding areas of, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) by an Operator with a remote control, comprising:

  • providing a flight display, and a UAV equipped with a camera and a positioning device providing an image of surrounding areas and positioning data of an operating field of the UAV, wirelessly transmitted to a remote control;

    displaying the image captured by the camera on the flight display;

    providing a transparent layer upon the image comprising a cardinal-oriented map of a range of the operating field including at least a cardinal point, a UAV symbol oriented on the flight display relative to the cardinal point corresponding to a real compass direction of the UAV provided by the positioning device, the cardinal-oriented map including an Operator position symbol;

    a waypoint symbol positioned relative to the UAV symbol corresponding in distance and direction to a real geographical relation between the UAV and the waypoint;

    displaying one or more rings indicating a scale of the cardinal-oriented map, the one or more rings being centered around the Operator position symbol which coincides with a center of the flight display.

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