US 12,449,808 B2
Unmanned aerial vehicle, control method and device thereof, control terminal, and storage medium
Chengfu Lu, Shenzhen (CN); Shi Chen, Shenzhen (CN); Xiaobin Yan, Shenzhen (CN); and Jun Jing, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Jun. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/341,285.
Application 18/341,285 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/141068, filed on Dec. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0359201 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01)
CPC G05D 1/0061 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control method comprising:
in response to a mode switch operation of a user, switching to a first control mode or a second control mode;
in response to a position adjustment of an operation member of a control terminal, adjusting a position or an attitude of an aerial vehicle in a control direction corresponding to the operation member;
in the first control mode, in response to the operation member being at a preset first initial position, controlling the aerial vehicle to maintain the position or the attitude unchanged in the control direction; and
in the second control mode, in response to the aerial vehicle being in an initial status in the control direction and the operation member being in a preset second initial position different from the first initial position, controlling the aerial vehicle to maintain the position or the attitude unchanged in the control direction;
wherein in the second control mode, the operation member is in a non-centering status and is not able to return to the first initial position automatically, and
wherein in response to the mode switch operation of the user, the switching to the first control mode or the second control mode includes, in response to the operation member being in the non-centering status and the mode switch operation of the user, switching to the first control mode or the second control mode.