US 12,416,926 B2
UAV hardware architecture
Huaiyu Liu, Shenzhen (CN); Hualiang Qiu, Shenzhen (CN); Jun Wu, Shenzhen (CN); Guyue Zhou, Shenzhen (CN); and Jinzhu Huang, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/648,745.
Application 17/648,745 is a continuation of application No. 16/114,852, filed on Aug. 28, 2018, granted, now 11,231,726.
Application 16/114,852 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2016/074783, filed on Feb. 29, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0206515 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01)
CPC G05D 1/106 (2019.05) [B64U 10/14 (2023.01); G05D 1/0038 (2013.01); G05D 1/0055 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/102 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2201/104 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30261 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
an application processing circuit coupled to a primary imaging sensor and configured to process primary image data obtained by the primary imaging sensor, the primary imaging sensor being carried by a gimbal of the UAV;
a real-time sensing circuit coupled to a secondary imaging sensor and configured to process, in a real time manner, secondary image data obtained by the secondary imaging sensor, the secondary imaging sensor being not carried by the gimbal; and
a flight control circuit operably coupled to the application processing circuit, and the flight control circuit being configured to:
communicate, through a first communication channel, with the application processing circuit to receive the processed primary image data from the application processing circuit and use the processed primary image data to control the UAV to perform a first function, the first function including a target tracking function; and
communicate, through a second communication channel, with the real-time sensing circuit to receive the processed secondary image data from the real-time sensing circuit and use the processed secondary image data to control the UAV to perform a second function, the second function being different from the first function and the second communication channel being independent from the first communication channel.