Unmanned aerial vehicle and a method of landing same
AssigneeAriel Scientific Innovations Ltd.
InventorBoaz BEN-MOSHE
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Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed. The UAV comprises a body; a propulsion unit; a controller; and at least one adjustable camera unit. In some embodiments, each adjustable camera unit comprises, a camera; and a gimbal, mounting the camera, and configured to move the field of view (FOV) of the camera in at least two axes. In some embodiments, the controller is configured to: continuously receive a stream of images from the at least one camera; identify a tilted target in the stream of images; control the propulsion unit to approach the tilted target; and simultaneously control at least one gimble to rotate a corresponding camera such that the tilted target is continuously being identified in the stream of images.
Claims22
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- a body;
- a propulsion unit;
- a controller;
- and
- at least one adjustable camera unit, each comprising:
- a camera;
- and
- a gimbal, mounting the camera, and configured to move the field of view (FOV) of the camera in at least two axes,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- continuously receive a stream of images from the at least one camera;
- identify a tilted target in the stream of images;
- control the propulsion unit to approach the tilted target;
- and
- simultaneously control at least one gimble to rotate a corresponding camera such that the tilted target is continuously being identified in the stream of images.
A method of landing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- continuously receiving a stream of images from at least one camera mounted on a gimbal assembled on the bottom of the UVA, when the UVA is hovering;
- identifying a tilted target in the stream of images;
- controlling a propulsion unit of the UVA to approach the tilted target;
- and
- simultaneously controlling the gimble to rotate the camera such that the tilted target is continuously being identified in the stream of images.
-25. (canceled)
A target system for landing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- a substantially horizontal target;
- and
- a tilted target, located at a known distance from the substantially horizontal target and tilted at a known angle with respect to a surface plane of the substantially horizontal target.
-30. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.