Aerial vehicle and target object tracking method
AssigneeChiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
InventorsHSIN-KUAN CHOU, CHENG-YEN LIU, LIN HUNG
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Abstract
A target object tracking method applied in an aerial vehicle which has a tripod head and a camera connected to the tripod head includes steps of obtaining coordinates of a target object from the target object itself and controlling the aerial vehicle to fly towards such coordinates. Images of the target object are obtained from the camera when the aerial vehicle has reached the target object, and further images are obtained at different time points, to determine a moving direction of the target object. The tripod head is rotated according to the determined moving direction, thereby controlling the camera to keep focusing on and tracking the target object.
Claims13
An aerial vehicle comprising:
- a tripod head;
- a camera connected to the tripod head and configured to capture images of a target object;
- a processor;
- and
- a storage device coupled to the processor and storing one or more programs to be executed by the processor, wherein when executed by the processor, the one or more programs cause the processor to:
- obtain to-be-tracked coordinates of the target object;
- control the aerial vehicle to fly towards the obtained to-be-tracked coordinates;
- obtain the images of the target object from the camera when the aerial vehicle has reached the obtained to-be-tracked coordinates;
- compare at least two obtained images captured at different time points to determine a moving direction of the target object;
- and
- control the tripod head to rotate according to the determined moving direction, thereby controlling the camera to keep focusing on and tracking the target object.
A target object tracking method applied in an aerial vehicle, the aerial vehicle comprising a tripod head and a camera connected to the tripod head and configured to capture images of a target object, the target object tracking method comprising:
- obtaining to-be-tracked coordinates of the target object;
- controlling the aerial vehicle to fly towards the obtained to-be-tracked coordinates;
- obtaining the images of the target object from the camera when the aerial vehicle has reached the obtained to-be-tracked coordinates;
- comparing at least two obtained images captured at different time points to determine a moving direction of the target object;
- and
- controlling the tripod head to rotate according to the determined moving direction, thereby controlling the camera to keep focusing on and tracking the target object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.