公开(公告)号：US11463760B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-04

申请号：US17194028

申请日：2021-03-05

申请人： AeroVironment, Inc.

发明人： Thomas Szarek ,  Thomas Omer ,  Jefferson C. Mcbride

IPC分类号： H04N7/18 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N21/236 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/434

摘要： A system and method for transmitting still images and a video feed from an unmanned aerial vehicle to a ground station is disclosed. The system includes an aircraft including a digital video camera to capture still images and video frames of an object. A video encoder is coupled to the camera to provide a video output including video packets. A file server is coupled to the camera to provide a still image output including image data packets. A multiplexer is coupled to the video output and the still image output. The multiplexer produces a data transmission including the video packets and the image data packets. A transmitter sends the data transmission to the ground station. The ground station receives the data transmission and demultiplexes the packets into separate video and image data packets. The ground control station may select the ratio the video stream images in relation to the still image to be transmitted from the aircraft.

公开(公告)号：US12047628B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US18204904

申请日：2023-06-01

申请人： AeroVironment, Inc.

发明人： Thomas Szarek ,  Thomas Omer ,  Jefferson C. Mcbride

IPC分类号： H04N7/18 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/236 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N23/60 ,  H04N23/661

CPC分类号： H04N21/2743 ,  H04N7/185 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/23611 ,  H04N21/23614 ,  H04N21/41422 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/8153 ,  H04N23/60 ,  H04N23/661

摘要： A system and method for transmitting still images and a video feed from an unmanned aerial vehicle to a ground station is disclosed. The system includes an aircraft including a digital video camera to capture still images and video frames of an object. A video encoder is coupled to the camera to provide a video output including video packets. A file server is coupled to the camera to provide a still image output including image data packets. A multiplexer is coupled to the video output and the still image output. The multiplexer produces a data transmission including the video packets and the image data packets. A transmitter sends the data transmission to the ground station. The ground station receives the data transmission and demultiplexes the packets into separate video and image data packets. The ground control station may select the ratio the video stream images in relation to the still image to be transmitted from the aircraft.