公开(公告)号：US20180213187A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-26

申请号：US15414949

申请日：2017-01-25

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Ranveer Chandra ,  Manohar Swaminathan ,  Vasuki Narasimha Swamy ,  Zerina Kapetanovic ,  Deepak Vasisht ,  Akshit Kumar ,  Apurv Mehra ,  Avikalp Gupta ,  Sudipta Sinha ,  Rohit Patil

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G08C17/02 ,  B64B1/50 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: H04N7/183 ,  B64B1/50 ,  B64C2201/022 ,  B64C2201/148 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/0202 ,  G06K9/0063 ,  G06K9/3208 ,  G06K9/6202 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T2207/10032 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04N5/23203 ,  H04N5/23206 ,  H04N5/23216 ,  H04N5/23222 ,  H04N5/23241 ,  H04N5/23293 ,  H04N7/185

Abstract: A system comprises an aerial imaging platform configured to rise to a height above ground. An apparatus allows an entity to move the aerial platform in a desired direction. The aerial platform includes a camera positioned to capture images of the ground. The camera includes a position sensor. A user/entity may move the aerial platform over a region to be imaged. The system includes a device that may be carried by the user/entity. The device receives information about a region to be imaged and a field of vision of the camera, determines a first path, and provides information on the first path to the user/entity. As the user/entity moves the aerial platform along the first path, the device receives data from the camera position sensor and determines a second path. The user/entity may then move the aerial platform along the second path to capture unimaged areas of the region.