CAMERA LENS AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
    31.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230204929A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US18178033

    申请日:2023-03-03

    Inventor: Jun WU

    CPC classification number: G02B13/0045 B64U20/00

    Abstract: A camera lens is installed in an unmanned aerial vehicle. The camera lens includes, from an object side to an image side, a first lens group, a second lens group, a diaphragm, and a third lens group. The first lens group includes a first lens having a negative refractive power and a second lens having a positive refractive power. The second lens group includes a third lens having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens having a positive refractive power, a fifth lens having a positive or negative refractive power, a sixth lens having a negative refractive power, and a seventh lens having a negative refractive power. The third lens group including an eighth lens having a positive refractive power and a ninth lens having a positive or negative refractive power. The camera lens needs only nine lenses to achieve high-quality imaging for the unmanned aerial vehicle.

    Battery equalizing apparatus and method, and unmanned aerial vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11605841B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-14

    申请号:US15930961

    申请日:2020-05-13

    Inventor: Wei Qin

    Abstract: The present invention provides a battery equalizing apparatus and method, and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The battery equalizing apparatus includes: a battery gauge configured to monitor battery level information of a battery in a static state, a battery equalizing circuit being disposed inside the battery gauge; and a microprocessor connected to a communication port of the battery gauge and configured to: acquire the battery level information monitored by the battery gauge, and calculate a pressure difference between cells of the battery in a static state according to the battery level information, and determine whether the pressure difference is greater than a pressure difference threshold; the microprocessor sending a trigger signal to the battery gauge through the communication port when the pressure difference is greater than the pressure difference threshold, to trigger the equalizing circuit of the battery gauge to equalize the battery. Through implementation of the present invention, a space of a circuit board may be saved by using an internally integrated equalization function of the battery gauge, facilitating miniaturization of the battery.

    Connection apparatus of detachable gimbal and unmanned aerial vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11543071B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-03

    申请号:US16454634

    申请日:2019-06-27

    Inventor: Liangjun Hu

    Abstract: A connection apparatus of a detachable gimbal and an unmanned aerial vehicle are disclosed. The connection apparatus of a detachable gimbal includes: an alignment component, where the alignment component is configured to align a circuit connection terminal of an unmanned aerial vehicle with a circuit connection terminal of a gimbal; a pre-installed component disposed on the alignment component, where the pre-installed component moves relative to the alignment component to fixedly connect the gimbal to a fuselage of the unmanned aerial vehicle; and a locking component disposed on the pre-installed component, where the locking component locks the pre-installed component when the pre-installed component moves relative to the alignment component to a preset location.

    Remote control and motorized device

    公开(公告)号:US11531332B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-20

    申请号:US16800965

    申请日:2020-02-25

    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of remote-control technology, and provides a remote control for remotely controlling a motorized device, the remote control including a first rocking lever device, a second rocking lever device, a processor and a signal transmitting device. A rod of the first rocking lever device is configured to perform a linear movement along a first direction and a second direction, so as to trigger the remote control to generate a first remote control instruction and a second remote control instruction, and is further configured to rotate along a third rotation direction and a fourth rotation direction, so as to trigger the remote control to generate a third direction and a fourth direction. The first direction is opposite to the second direction, and the third direction is opposite to the fourth direction. The processor is connected to the first rocking lever device and the second rocking lever device to process the first remote control instruction, the second remote control instruction, the third remote control instruction and the fourth remote control instruction.

    Camera imaging method, camera system and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

    公开(公告)号:US11523066B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-06

    申请号:US17081207

    申请日:2020-10-27

    Inventor: Zhaozao Li

    Abstract: The present invention discloses a camera imaging method, a camera system and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The camera imaging method is applied to a camera system of the UAV. The camera system includes a signal trigger device and a signal receiving device. The method includes: acquiring, by the signal trigger device, a shooting instruction; generating, by the signal trigger device, a trigger signal with a preset trigger frame rate according to the shooting instruction; and performing, by the signal receiving device, exposure at the preset trigger frame rate according to the trigger signal; where the preset trigger frame rate is greater than a default exposure frame rate of the signal receiving device. According to the present invention, an exposure frame rate of the signal receiving device is adjusted to the preset trigger frame rate, so that the signal receiving device can perform exposure according to the preset trigger frame rate, and synchronous dual-light exposure is implemented.

    Unmanned aerial vehicle
    36.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11498677B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-15

    申请号:US17122612

    申请日:2020-12-15

    Abstract: The present invention discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle, including: a fuselage; a battery accommodation cavity, disposed on the fuselage; a battery pack, including at least two battery blocks and mounted inside the battery accommodation cavity; a battery circuit board, electrically connected to the battery blocks in the battery pack; and a functional module, electrically connected to the battery circuit board, the battery blocks in the battery pack supplying power to the functional module via the battery circuit board at the same time. By using the solution of the present invention, endurance of the unmanned aerial vehicle is increased.

    HIGH-DYNAMIC-RANGE IMAGE AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE METHOD AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20220353404A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17663324

    申请日:2022-05-13

    Inventor: Zhaozao LI

    Abstract: Embodiments are a high-dynamic-range (HDR) image automatic exposure method and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The HDR image automatic exposure method is applicable to a UAV and includes: obtaining statistical information and a window weight of automatic exposure; obtaining an evaluation value of the automatic exposure according to the statistical information and the window weight that are obtained; obtaining a compensation amount of the automatic exposure according to the evaluation value and an obtained automatic exposure target value; and triggering the automatic exposure when the compensation amount meets a preset trigger condition. Therefore, problems such as inaccurate brightness and darkness and oscillation during automatic exposure can be finally avoided.

    Undercarriage and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having undercarriage

    公开(公告)号:US11485483B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US16731941

    申请日:2019-12-31

    Inventor: Feng Ni

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of aircrafts, and provide an undercarriage and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having the undercarriage. The undercarriage includes a power assembly and an undercarriage body. The power assembly includes a connecting member and a drive apparatus for driving the connecting member to reciprocate. The undercarriage body includes a plurality of hinged connecting rods, the plurality of hinged connecting rods constituting at least one parallelogram mechanism, and projections of at least two of the hinged connecting rods on a side face of the fuselage are staggered. The undercarriage body is connected to the connecting member, and when the connecting member reciprocates, the undercarriage body is driven to be folded or unfolded. In the foregoing manner, driven by the reciprocating motion of the connecting member, the undercarriage body may be retracted and folded on two sides or in an interior of the fuselage, so that the undercarriage may be retracted and folded during flight of the UAV, thereby avoiding unnecessary resistance in the air.

    IMAGE FUSION METHOD AND BIFOCAL CAMERA

    公开(公告)号:US20220345641A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17809692

    申请日:2022-06-29

    Inventor: Zhaozao Li

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are an image fusion method and a bifocal camera. The method includes: acquiring a thermal image captured by the thermal imaging lens and a visible light image captured by the visible light lens; determining a first focal length when the thermal imaging lens captures the thermal image and a second focal length when the visible light lens captures the visible light image; determining a size calibration parameter and a position calibration parameter of the thermal image according to the first focal length and the second focal length; adjusting a size of the thermal image according to the size calibration parameter, and moving the adjusted thermal image to the visible light image according to the position calibration parameter for registration with the visible light image, to obtain to-be-fused images; and fusing the to-be-fused images to generate a bifocal fused image.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUXILIARY FOCUSING AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20220342419A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17652152

    申请日:2022-02-23

    Inventor: Defei JIANG

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of automatic focusing, and disclose an auxiliary focusing method and apparatus and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The auxiliary focusing method is applicable to a UAV. The UAV includes a shooting device. The method includes: determining a position offset of the UAV; and controlling, according to the position offset of the UAV, the shooting device to perform focusing. In this way, the embodiments of the disclosure can capture relatively clear video images in different flight environments.

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