US 12,405,113 B2
System and method for auto-return
Honghui Zhang, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/398,956.
Application 18/398,956 is a continuation of application No. 17/718,301, filed on Apr. 11, 2022, granted, now 11,879,737.
Application 17/718,301 is a continuation of application No. 16/885,841, filed on May 28, 2020, granted, now 11,300,413, issued on Apr. 12, 2022.
Application 16/885,841 is a continuation of application No. 16/001,926, filed on Jun. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,670,407, issued on Jun. 2, 2020.
Application 16/001,926 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2015/096746, filed on Dec. 9, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0410697 A1, Dec. 12, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G01S 19/14 (2010.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/43 (2024.01); G05D 1/46 (2024.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01)
CPC G01C 21/20 (2013.01) [G01C 21/005 (2013.01); G01C 21/3852 (2020.08); G01S 19/14 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G05D 1/106 (2019.05); G05D 1/43 (2024.01); G05D 1/46 (2024.01); G06T 7/246 (2017.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for controlling flight of an aerial vehicle, comprising:
a memory storing a computer program code; and
one or more processors, individually or collectively, configured to execute the computer program code to:
collect, while the aerial vehicle traverses a flight path, a first set of images, the first set of images corresponding to different fields of view of an environment around the aerial vehicle;
collect, while the aerial vehicle traverses a return path, a second set of images; and
control the aerial vehicle to return along the return path based on the first set of images and the second set of images.