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.
Claims23
A computer-implemented method for automatically identifying characteristics of a landing surface, comprising:
- receiving a request to land a movable object;
- 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;
- and
- directing the movable object to land at the target landing area.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a structure;
- at least one motor carried by the structure;
- and
- a controller programmed with instructions that, when executed:
- receive a request to land the structure;
- in response to the request, identify a target landing area on a landing surface based on at least one image of the landing surface obtained on board the structure;
- and
- direct the structure to land at the target landing area using the at least one motor.
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of motors;
- a plurality of propellers, with individual propellers carried by corresponding individual motors;
- at least one camera;
- and
- a controller programmed with instructions that, when executed:
- identify a target landing area on a landing surface based on at least one image of the landing surface captured by the at least one camera;
- direct the UAV apparatus to land using the motors at the target landing area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.