A method of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle

Abstract

The invention discloses a control method for an unmanned aerial vehicle. The method includes steps: the remote controller sends its position information to the unmanned aerial vehicle; the unmanned aerial vehicle moves following the remote controller; when the signal between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the remote controller is interrupted, the unmanned aerial vehicle calls all the position information stored in this mission and Its reception time is used to calculate the estimated path and average speed of the remote control; the drone calls map data and calculates the estimated tracking time; the drone flies in the possible direction of movement at maximum speed until the communication connection with the remote control is reestablished; If the drone has not established a communication connection with the remote controller within the estimated tracking time; the drone will fly directly to the preset coordinates. The invention facilitates the control of the unmanned aerial vehicle when the remote controller is in motion.

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technical field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of aerial photography, and more specifically, relates to a control method for an unmanned aerial vehicle. Background technique

[0002] At present, there are generally two flight control methods for unmanned aerial vehicles such as drones. One is line patrol control based on map navigation, and the other is control based on remote control. The control based on the remote control does not take into account the movement of the remote control. Therefore, when the remote control is placed in vehicles such as cars and ships, a special person is required to operate the remote control to prevent the UAV from flying out of the control range of the remote control. This method is not only labor-intensive, but there are still situations in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is lost due to human manipulation errors. Once it is lost, it needs to be searched manually. Therefore, it is necessary to invent a novel control method to ...

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