Unmanned aerial vehicle light flash synchronization
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsAnna Magdalena Bloeckner, Daniel Pohl, Markus Achtelik
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Abstract
Herein is disclosed an unmanned aerial vehicle light flash comprising a support structure; a camera coupled to the support structure and configured to take a photograph; one or more processors coupled to the support structure and configured to control a predetermined flight plan of the unmanned aerial vehicle, control the camera, generate or process a synchronization signal to synchronize a light flash to be generated by a further unmanned aerial vehicle with a taking of the photograph by the camera; a transceiver coupled to the support structure and configured to transmit or receive the synchronization signal to or from the further unmanned aerial vehicle.
Claims17
An unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising:
- a support structure;
- a camera coupled to the support structure and configured to take one or more photographs;
- one or more depth sensors coupled to the support structure configured to capture a surrounding environment;
- one or more processors coupled to the support structure and configured to
- control a predetermined flight plan of the unmanned aerial vehicle,
- control the camera,
- generate a voxel map based on the captured surrounding environment,
- detect one or more obstacles in the voxel map of the surrounding environment,
- generate or process an adjustment signal to modify a position or flight plan of a further unmanned aerial vehicle based on the one or more detected obstacles,
- generate or process a synchronization signal to synchronize a light flash to be generated by the further unmanned aerial vehicle with a taking of the photograph by the camera;
- a transceiver coupled to the support structure and configured to transmit or receive the synchronization signal or adjustment signal to or from the further unmanned aerial vehicle.
A method comprising:
- controlling a predetermined flight plan of an unmanned aerial vehicle;
- controlling a camera;
- generating a voxel map based on one or more photographs,
- detecting one or more obstacles in a surrounding environment of the unmanned aerial vehicle,
- generating or processing an adjustment signal to modify a position or flight plan of a further unmanned aerial vehicle based on the one or more detected obstacles,
- generating or processing a synchronization signal to synchronize a light flash to be generated by the further unmanned aerial vehicle with a taking of a photograph by the camera;
- transmitting or receiving the synchronization signal or adjustment signal to or from the further unmanned aerial vehicle.
An unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising:
- a support structure;
- a flash device coupled to the support structure and configured to provide a light flash;
- one or more processors coupled to the support structure and configured to
- control a predetermined flight plan of the unmanned aerial vehicle,
- control the flash device,
- generate or process a synchronization signal to synchronize the light flash to be generated with a taking of a photograph by a camera of a further unmanned aerial vehicle transmitting the synchronization signal;
- a transceiver coupled to the support structure and configured to transmit or receive the synchronization signal to or from the further unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive an adjustment signal to modify a position or flight plan of the unmanned aerial vehicle based on one or more detected obstacles of a voxel map of a surrounding environment of a further unmanned aerial vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.