# US 2020/0288586 A1 · Unmanned aerial vehicle and avionics system thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0288586 A1 - Document ID: US20200288586A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/881,985 - Filed: 2020-05-22 - Published: 2020-09-10 - Earliest claimed: 2017-11-24 - Assignees: Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Chuoying LU; Lei DENG; Xiaolong WU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200288586A1 ## CPC - G03B 15/006: {Apparatus mounted on flying objects} - H05K 5/0026: {provided with connectors and printed circuit boards [PCB], e.g. automotive electronic control units} - B64D 47/02: Arrangements or adaptations of signal or lighting devices - B64U 20/80: Arrangement of on-board electronics, e.g. avionics systems or wiring - H04N 23/51: Housings - H04N 23/54: Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils - H05K 5/0247: {Electrical details of casings, e.g. terminals, passages for cables or wiring} - H05K 5/03: Covers - H05K 7/20172: {Fan mounting or fan specifications} - B64U 20/87: Mounting of imaging devices, e.g. mounting of gimbals - B64U 2101/30: for imaging, photography or videography - B64U 2201/104: using satellite radio beacon positioning systems, e.g. GPS - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT - B64U: UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An avionics system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a housing having a mounting hole, a flight control circuit board arranged inside the housing, a wireless communication circuit board integrated with the flight control circuit board on a printed circuit board (PCB), a positioning circuit arranged inside the housing and above or below the PCB, and a connection wire passing through the mounting hole and connecting the flight control circuit board with an electronic governor of the UAV arranged outside the housing. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An avionics system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising: a housing having a mounting hole; a flight control circuit board arranged inside the housing; a wireless communication circuit board integrated with the flight control circuit board on a printed circuit board (PCB); a positioning circuit arranged inside the housing and above or below the PCB; and a connection wire passing through the mounting hole and connecting the flight control circuit board with an electronic governor of the UAV arranged outside the housing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising: a visual sensing apparatus fixed at a front wall of the housing, the front wall of the housing facing a forward direction of the UAV. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the visual sensing apparatus includes a binocular camera and an image transmission circuit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein two lenses of the binocular camera are arranged on two sides of the image transmission circuit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the image transmission circuit includes an indicator light provided at a front end of the image transmission circuit and configured to indicate a working state of the image transmission circuit. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, further comprising: a binocular mounting bracket configured to carry the visual sensing apparatus. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the positioning circuit includes: a global positioning system (GPS) positioning circuit; and a real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning circuit arranged above the GPS positioning circuit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the RTK positioning circuit is arranged below the PCB. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, further comprising: an inertial sensing circuit arranged inside the housing and below the RTK positioning circuit. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising: one or more antennas fixed on at least one of a left wall or a right wall of the housing, and communicatively connected to the wireless communication circuit board through one or more interfaces provided at the wireless communication circuit board. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the mounting hole is provided at a rear wall of the housing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein: the connection wire includes a pin plug or a pin socket; and the PCB includes a corresponding pin socket or a pin plug corresponding to the pin plug or the pin socket of the connection wire. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising: a fan arranged outside the housing and configured to cool the housing. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the fan is arranged at a top surface of the housing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the housing includes: an upper cover; and a lower cover, the upper cover and the lower cover together enclosing a space for mounting the PCB and the positioning circuit. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein: the housing further includes a middle frame; the upper cover covers an upper opening of the middle frame; the lower cover covers a lower opening of the middle frame; and the PCB and the positioning circuit are fixed at the middle frame. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein: the upper cover and the middle frame enclose to form an upper space accommodating the PCB; and the lower cover and the middle frame enclose to form a lower space accommodating the positioning circuit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, further comprising: a sealing ring inside the housing.