Autonomous system for taking moving images, comprising a drone and a ground station, and associated method

A ground station, adapted to communicate through a wireless link with a drone provided with a camera, to send the drone piloting commands so as for the drone to fly along a trajectory that is at least in part predetermined, for taking moving images of a target, the station comprising:

• a processor and memory;
• and,
• a drone management module comprising program code enabled upon execution by the processor in the memory to perform:
• determining a static trajectory of the drone with respect to the target for the shooting;
• determining a dynamics of displacement of the drone along the static trajectory;
• and
• generating flying instructions for the drone based on the two determinations and on information about the target position over time.

A method for determining a trajectory that a drone must travel along for taking moving images of a target comprising the steps of:

• selecting a static trajectory the drone must travel along with respect to the target;
• determining a dynamics of displacement of the drone along this static trajectory;
• and
• generating flying instructions for the drone based on the selected static trajectory, the determined dynamics and the coordinates of the target.