公开(公告)号：US12081898B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US18373216

申请日：2023-09-26

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Zhaozao Li

IPC: H04N23/11 ,  G06T7/60 ,  G06T7/80 ,  H04N5/262 ,  H04N5/265 ,  H04N23/13 ,  H04N23/23 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H04N23/69 ,  B64D47/08

CPC classification number: H04N5/265 ,  G06T7/60 ,  G06T7/80 ,  H04N5/2628 ,  H04N23/11 ,  H04N23/13 ,  H04N23/23 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H04N23/69 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G06T2207/10032 ,  G06T2207/10048 ,  G06T2207/20132 ,  G06T2207/20221

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide 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 an 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.

公开(公告)号：US12069376B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17855049

申请日：2022-06-30

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Zhaozao Li

IPC: H04N23/72 ,  B64C19/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U101/30 ,  G06T7/70 ,  H04N23/71

CPC classification number: H04N23/72 ,  B64C19/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G06T7/70 ,  H04N23/71 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  G06T2207/10032 ,  G06T2207/10144

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are an image exposure method and device for an unmanned aerial vehicle, and an unmanned aerial vehicle. The method comprises: firstly, acquiring the original image information about a target object, then obtaining the weighted image information according to the original image information, further obtaining the compensation amount of an automatic exposure according to the weighted image information, and finally adjusting an automatic exposure strategy according to the compensation amount of the automatic exposure. The method prevents an unmanned aerial vehicle from easily losing a target during the process of the unmanned aerial vehicle automatically following a moving object, even when encountering a change in light and shadow.

公开(公告)号：US20240268067A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18431421

申请日：2024-02-02

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Dianlin FU

IPC: H05K7/20 ,  B64F1/36

CPC classification number: H05K7/20209 ,  B64F1/362 ,  H05K7/20145

Abstract: This disclosure discloses a mode adjustment method for a drone base station. The mode adjustment method includes: acquiring a current temperature of an upper compartment; determining whether the current temperature is equal to or higher than a preset high temperature; when the current temperature is equal to or higher than the preset high temperature, controlling a temperature adjustment component to execute a refrigeration and heat dissipation mode; when the current temperature is lower than the preset high temperature, determining whether the current temperature is lower than or equal to a preset low temperature; when the current temperature is lower than or equal to the preset low temperature, controlling the temperature adjustment component to execute a heating and temperature maintaining mode; and when the current temperature is higher than the preset low temperature, controlling the temperature adjustment component to execute a standard operating mode.

公开(公告)号：USD1034404S1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US29849405

申请日：2022-08-10

Applicant: Autel Robotics Co., Ltd.

Designer： Zhengli Zhang

Abstract: FIG. 1 is a front, right and top perspective view of a camera with gimbal, showing my design.
FIG. 2 is a rear, left and bottom perspective view thereof.
FIG. 3 is a front, right and bottom perspective view thereof.
FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof.
FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof.
FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof.
FIG. 7 is a right side elevation view thereof.
FIG. 8 is a top plan view thereof.
FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view thereof.
FIG. 10 is a partial enlarged view of an area labeled 10 in FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 11 is a partial enlarged view of an area labeled 11 in FIG. 1.
The broken lines shown in the drawings are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the camera with gimbal that form no part of the claimed design.
In addition, the dot-dash broken lines in FIGS. 1 and 10-11 are for the purpose of annotating the enlargements only and form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：USD1034313S1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US29886885

申请日：2023-03-14

Applicant: Autel Robotics Co., Ltd.

Designer： Boming Lu

Abstract: FIG. 1 is a front, right and top perspective view of an aerial vehicle, showing my design.
FIG. 2 is a rear, left and bottom perspective view thereof.
FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof.
FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof.
FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof.
FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof.
FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof.
FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of detail 9 in FIG. 1.
FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of detail 10 in FIG. 1.
FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of detail 11 in FIG. 2.
FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of detail 12 in FIG. 2.
FIG. 13 is another front, right and top perspective view of the aerial vehicle of FIG. 1 in another state.
FIG. 14 is a rear, left and bottom perspective view of the aerial vehicle of FIG. 13.
FIG. 15 is a front elevation view of the aerial vehicle of FIG. 13.
FIG. 16 is a rear elevation view of the aerial vehicle of FIG. 13.
FIG. 17 is a left side elevation view of the aerial vehicle of FIG. 13.
FIG. 18 is a right side elevation view of the aerial vehicle of FIG. 13.
FIG. 19 is a top plan elevation view of the aerial vehicle of FIG. 13.
FIG. 20 is a bottom plan elevation view of the aerial vehicle of FIG. 13; and,
FIG. 21 is an enlarged view of detail 21 in FIG. 13.
The broken lines depict portions of the aerial vehicle that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines in FIGS. 1, 2, 9-13, and 21 depict the boundaries of the enlargements that form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：US12030613B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US17653522

申请日：2022-03-04

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yuanyuan Du

IPC: B64C1/26 ,  F16B39/28

CPC classification number: B64C1/26 ,  F16B39/28

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention discloses a wing detachment assembly and an aerial vehicle. The wing detachment assembly includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, one of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion being fixed on a wing and the other being fixed on a vehicle body. The second connecting portion includes a thumb wheel, the thumb wheel being provided with a threaded hole and being rotatably mounted on the vehicle body or the wing. The first connecting portion is threadedly connected to a threaded hole of the thumb wheel, the first connecting portion and the thumb wheel being fastened or detached when the thumb wheel is rotated. The aerial vehicle includes the foregoing wing detachment assembly. The wing detachment assembly and the aerial vehicle have the advantage of being convenient to detach and mount the wing.

公开(公告)号：US12025996B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US17322135

申请日：2021-05-17

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jinxin Huang

IPC: G05D1/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/606 ,  G05D1/652 ,  G06T7/50 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G08G5/04 ,  B64U10/13

CPC classification number: G05D1/606 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G05D1/652 ,  G06T7/50 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0086 ,  G08G5/045 ,  B64U10/13

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of robot control, and in particular, to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) path planning method and apparatus and a UAV. The UAV path planning method includes: acquiring a depth map of an environment in front of a UAV; acquiring a grid map centered on a body of the UAV according to the depth map; determining candidate flight directions for the UAV according to the grid map; determining an optimal flight direction for the UAV from the candidate flight directions; and controlling the UAV to fly in the optimal flight direction to avoid an obstacle in the environment in front of the UAV. In this way, the embodiments of the present application can accurately determine an obstacle that suddenly appears in an unknown environment and a dynamic environment, so as to achieve real-time path planning.

公开(公告)号：US20240196558A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18527516

申请日：2023-12-04

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Xiaode LI

IPC: H05K7/20 ,  B64U20/98

CPC classification number: H05K7/20163 ,  B64U20/98 ,  H05K7/20336

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of unmanned aerial vehicle technologies, and disclose a heat dissipation structure and an unmanned aerial vehicle including same. The heat dissipation structure includes: a first structure body, where a heat dissipation channel is provided in the first structure body for a cooling medium to flow through; and a second structure body, where the second structure body is arranged in the heat dissipation channel, and configured to divide the heat dissipation channel to form at least two channel branches, where a sealed cavity configured to accommodate a heating device is provided in the second structure body. Through a design of heat dissipation channel branches arranged in a cascading manner, a required sealed space can be formed conveniently between channel branches, providing sufficient sealing to satisfy requirements of components for waterproofing/dustproofing.

公开(公告)号：US12008824B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US17357346

申请日：2021-06-24

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Xin Zheng

IPC: G06T7/521 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G01S17/894 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06V10/75 ,  G06V20/13 ,  G06V20/64 ,  B64U50/00 ,  B64U101/30

CPC classification number: G06V20/653 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G01S17/894 ,  G06T7/521 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06V10/757 ,  G06V20/13 ,  B64U50/00 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  G06T2207/10028

Abstract: The present invention relates to a target positioning method and device, and an unmanned aerial vehicle. The method includes: acquiring a target image through an image acquisition device; acquiring the position information of a target in the target image according to the target image; acquiring original point clouds of an environment in front of the unmanned aerial vehicle through a depth sensor; acquiring the point clouds corresponding to the target in the original point clouds according to the original point clouds and the position information of the target in the target image; and acquiring the position information of the target in a three-dimensional space according to the point clouds corresponding to the target.

公开(公告)号：US12003887B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17467364

申请日：2021-09-06

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Zhaozao Li

IPC: H04N7/12 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/159 ,  H04N19/172 ,  H04N19/184 ,  H04N19/30

CPC classification number: H04N7/125 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/159 ,  H04N19/172 ,  H04N19/184 ,  H04N19/30

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to an encoding method, an image encoder and image transmission system. The encoding method includes: processing raw image data to obtain at least two channels of different output images; and performing multi-stream encoding on the at least two channels of output images, to form at least two corresponding channels of encoded data to support at least two types of service requirements. A multi-stream encoding manner is used in the encoding method, to adopt different encoding strategies for different service requirements thereby implementing services smoother while meeting the different service requirements.