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公开(公告)号:US11027833B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-08
申请号:US16553649
申请日:2019-08-28
发明人: Lei Zhang , Hanqing Guo , Zhaozhe Wang , Tong Zhang , Mengqiu Wang
摘要: An aerial vehicle including a housing, an outrunner motor including a stator mechanically coupled to the housing and a rotor rotationally coupled to the stator, and a propeller removably coupled to the rotor, the propeller including a hub and a plurality of propeller blades. A rotor, a propeller including a hub and a propeller blade, a radial alignment mechanism, a rotational retention mechanism, and an axial retention mechanism.
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公开(公告)号:US10979615B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-13
申请号:US16448535
申请日:2019-06-21
发明人: Mengqiu Wang , Lixin Liu , Tong Zhang , Jia Lu
IPC分类号: H04N5/232 , G01S3/786 , H04N7/18 , G01S17/89 , G01S17/86 , B64C39/02 , B64D47/08 , G01S17/02 , G05D1/00 , G06K9/00
摘要: An aerial system, including a processing system, an optical system, an actuation system and a lift mechanism, includes an autonomous photography and/or videography system 70, implemented, at least in part, by the processing system 22, the optical system 26, the actuation system 28 and the lift mechanism 32. The autonomous photograph and/or videography system performs the steps of establishing a desired flight trajectory, detecting a target, controlling the flight of the aerial system as a function of the desired flight trajectory relative to the target using the lift mechanism and controlling the camera to capture pictures and/or video.
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公开(公告)号:US10974825B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-13
申请号:US16156109
申请日:2018-10-10
发明人: Wei Sun , Zheng Qu , Tong Zhang
摘要: A frame assembly for an aerial system includes a body and first and second rotor assemblies. The first and second rotor assemblies are coupled to the body by respective hinges. The first and second rotor assemblies are movable between a deployed position and a stowed position. Each rotor assembly includes a shaft assembly coupled to the hinge at one end and having a rotor assembly mounted to an opposite end. A rotary actuator is coupled between the rotor assembly and the shaft assembly and is configured to controllably rotate the rotor assembly relative to the shaft assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US10528049B2
公开(公告)日:2020-01-07
申请号:US15907532
申请日:2018-02-28
发明人: Mengqiu Wang , Lixin Liu , Pengxiang Jin , Jia Lu , Tong Zhang
摘要: A method for controlling an aerial system with a rotor enclosed by a housing, including: operating the rotor in a flight mode, detecting a grab event indicative of the aerial system being grabbed, and automatically operating the rotor in a standby mode. A method for controlling an aerial system including a central axis extending normal to a lateral plane of the aerial system, including: generating a first aerodynamic force with a set of rotors enclosed by a housing, detecting that an acute angle between the central axis and a gravity vector is greater than a threshold angle, and operating each rotor of the set of rotors to cooperatively generate a second aerodynamic force less than the first aerodynamic force with the set of rotors.
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公开(公告)号:US20190033854A1
公开(公告)日:2019-01-31
申请号:US16055540
申请日:2018-08-06
发明人: Zheng Qu , Pengxiang Jin , Tong Zhang
IPC分类号: G05D1/00 , B64C39/02 , G05D1/02 , G06F3/01 , G06F3/0488
摘要: An aerial device includes a body, an optical system having gimbal supporting a camera, a lift mechanism coupled to the body, a haptic sensor coupled to the body and configured to generate haptic data, and a processing system disposed in the body and in data communication with the haptic sensor. The processing system is configured to process the haptic data to understand an intended position of the aerial device and/or an intended orientation of the gimbal and convert the intended position to a target position of the aerial device and/or the intended orientation to a target orientation of the gimbal utilizing said processed data irrespective of an initial position of said aerial device and an initial orientation of said gimbal. Also disclosed is a method for controlling the aerial device.
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公开(公告)号:US20180288303A1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-04
申请号:US15637954
申请日:2017-06-29
发明人: Mengqiu Wang , Lixin Liu , Tong Zhang , Jia Lu
CPC分类号: H04N5/23203 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/127 , B64C2201/141 , B64C2201/146 , B64D47/08 , G01S3/7864 , G01S17/02 , G01S17/023 , G01S17/89 , G05D1/0011 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0094 , G06K9/00255 , G06K9/0063 , G06K9/00805 , G06K2209/21 , H04N5/232 , H04N5/23216 , H04N7/185
摘要: An aerial system, including a processing system, an optical system, an actuation system and a lift mechanism, includes an autonomous photography and/or videography system 70, implemented, at least in part, by the processing system 22, the optical system 26, the actuation system 28 and the lift mechanism 32. The autonomous photograph and/or videography system performs the steps of establishing a desired flight trajectory, detecting a target, controlling the flight of the aerial system as a function of the desired flight trajectory relative to the target using the lift mechanism and controlling the camera to capture pictures and/or video.
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公开(公告)号:US20180231970A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-16
申请号:US15893991
申请日:2018-02-12
发明人: Zheng Qu , Pengxiang Jin , Tong Zhang
IPC分类号: G05D1/00 , G05D1/02 , G06F3/01 , B64C39/02 , G06F3/0488
CPC分类号: G05D1/005 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/127 , B64C2201/146 , G05D1/0061 , G05D1/0202 , G06F3/016 , G06F3/04883 , G06F2203/04808
摘要: An aerial device includes a body, an optical system having gimbal supporting a camera, a lift mechanism coupled to the body, a haptic sensor coupled to the body and configured to generate haptic data, and a processing system disposed in the body and in data communication with the haptic sensor. The processing system is configured to process the haptic data to understand an intended position of the aerial device and/or an intended orientation of the gimbal and convert the intended position to a target position of the aerial device and/or the intended orientation to a target orientation of the gimbal utilizing said processed data irrespective of an initial position of said aerial device and an initial orientation of said gimbal. Also disclosed is a method for controlling the aerial device.
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公开(公告)号:US20180081363A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-22
申请号:US15811183
申请日:2017-11-13
发明人: Zheng Qu , Pengxiang Jin , Tong Zhang
CPC分类号: G05D1/0088 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/14 , B64C2201/141 , B64C2201/182 , G05D1/0016 , G05D1/0033 , G05D1/042 , G05D1/0669 , G05D1/0858
摘要: An aerial system, preferably including one or more proximity sensors, such as sensors arranged in opposing directions. A method for aerial system operation, preferably including: determining a set of sensors; sampling measurements at the set of sensors; localizing the aerial system based on the measurements, such as to determine one or more obstacle clearances; and controlling system flight, such as based on the clearances.
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公开(公告)号:US09703288B1
公开(公告)日:2017-07-11
申请号:US15349834
申请日:2016-11-11
发明人: Tong Zhang , Mengqiu Wang , Jia Lu , Pengxiang Jin , Lixin Liu
IPC分类号: G05D1/00 , H01Q1/48 , H01Q1/22 , H04N5/77 , H04N7/18 , H04N5/232 , H04N5/225 , B64C39/02 , B64D47/08 , G06F3/0488
CPC分类号: G05D1/0038 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/127 , B64C2201/146 , B64D47/08 , G05D1/0016 , G05D1/0094 , G06F3/04883 , H01Q1/2291 , H01Q1/48 , H04N5/2253 , H04N5/2257 , H04N5/23216 , H04N5/23293 , H04N5/23296 , H04N5/77 , H04N7/183 , H04N7/185
摘要: A method for controlling an aerial system, including: receiving a video, selecting a region of the video, controlling a touch-sensitive display to display the region of the video, receiving a drag input from the touch-sensitive display, receiving a second video, selecting a second region of the second video based on the drag input, controlling the touch-sensitive display to display the second region of the second video, and moving the aerial system based on the drag input.
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公开(公告)号:US20170185084A1
公开(公告)日:2017-06-29
申请号:US15349749
申请日:2016-11-11
发明人: Mengqiu Wang , Lixin Liu , Pengxiang Jin , Jia Lu , Tong Zhang
CPC分类号: G05D1/0088 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/14 , B64C2201/141 , B64C2201/182 , G05D1/0016 , G05D1/0033 , G05D1/042 , G05D1/0669 , G05D1/0858
摘要: A method for controlling an aerial system with a rotor enclosed by a housing, including: operating the rotor in a flight mode, detecting a grab event indicative of the aerial system being grabbed, and automatically operating the rotor in a standby mode. A method for controlling an aerial system including a central axis extending normal to a lateral plane of the aerial system, including: generating a first aerodynamic force with a set of rotors enclosed by a housing, detecting that an acute angle between the central axis and a gravity vector is greater than a threshold angle, and operating each rotor of the set of rotors to cooperatively generate a second aerodynamic force less than the first aerodynamic force with the set of rotors.
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