Automatic terrain evaluation of landing surfaces, and associated systems and methods
AssigneeSz Dji Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsZhenyu Zhu, Honghui Zhang, You Zhou
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Abstract
Automatic terrain evaluation of landing surfaces, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A representative method includes receiving a request to land a movable object and, in response to the request, identifying a target landing area on a landing surface based on at least one image of the landing surface obtained by the movable object. The method can further include directing the movable object to land at the target landing area.
Claims20
A method for controlling landing of a movable object, comprising:
- receiving a request to land the movable object on a surface;
- determining flatness or tilt of the surface based on data measured by one or more sensors;
- and
- controlling the movable object to land based on the flatness or the tilt, including:
- in response to determining that the surface is not flat or is tilted, controlling the movable object to move to a location corresponding to another surface or controlling the movable object to hover.
An aerial vehicle apparatus, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more memories storing one or more computer programs that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- receive a request to land the aerial vehicle apparatus on a surface;
- determine flatness or tilt of the surface based on data measured by one or more sensors;
- and
- control the aerial vehicle apparatus to land based on the flatness or the tilt of the surface, including:
- in response to determining that the surface is not flat or is tilted, controlling the aerial vehicle apparatus to move to a location corresponding to another surface or controlling the aerial vehicle apparatus to hover.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform a method for controlling landing of a movable object, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to land the movable object on a surface;
- determining flatness or tilt of the surface based on data measured by sensors;
- and
- controlling the movable object to land based on the flatness or the tilt, including:
- in response to determining that the surface is not flat or is tilted, controlling the movable object to move to a location corresponding to another surface or controlling the movable object to hover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.