Unmanned aerial copter for photography and/or videography

A technology for helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles, applied in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles, can solve the problems of operators not being able to engage in or participate in weddings, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-02-22
LILY ROBOTICS
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Problems solved by technology

conventional UAV helicopters often disable the operator from the activity the operator is trying to capture
For example, an operator who is a friend of the bride and groom at a wedding cannot participate in the wedding that the operator is trying to record
For another example, an operator who is capturing snowboarding stunts at a ski resort cannot snowboard while operating a UAV helicopter

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[0055] folding propeller

[0056] figure 1 is an example of a UAV helicopter 100 according to various embodiments. UAV helicopter 100 includes a bottom cover 102 (with internal components shown in phantom), a sensor compartment 104 , a support structure 106 (including an internal frame and an external shell), and one or more propeller drives 108 . The sensor compartment 104 is adapted to store one or more sensors 112, such as cameras or video cameras. Sensor 112 may capture images or other observations and store them on a local memory device (not shown). UAV helicopter 100 may also stream captured images or other observations to nearby devices via a communication device (not shown).

[0057] The active components described with respect to UAV helicopter 100 may operate individually and independently of other active components. Some or all of the active components may be controlled in part or in whole remotely or via an intelligence system (not shown) in UAV helicopter 1...

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Abstract

Some embodiments include an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) copter for consumer photography or videography. The UAV copter can determine a first elevation of the UAV copter and a second elevation of an operator device. The UAV copter can adjust the first elevation by controlling thrust power of one or more propeller drivers to maintain a preset elevation difference between the first elevation and the second elevation. The UAV copter can locate a target subject relative to the UAV copter. The UAV copter can adjust at least one of the propeller drivers to point a first camera of the UAV copter at the operator device. In some embodiments, in response to detecting that the UAV copter has been thrown, the UAV copter can provide power adjustments for propeller drivers of the UAV copter to have the UAV copter reach a predetermined elevation above an operator device.

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technical field [0001] At least one embodiment of the present disclosure relates generally to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and in particular to consumer UAV helicopters. Background technique [0002] UAVs for everyday consumption, and especially UAV helicopters, have traditionally been limited to entertainment as toys or as hobbyist collectible items. More recently, however, UAV helicopters have been used for personal photography and videography. UAV helicopters can be equipped with portable power sources and image capture devices, such as cameras or other types of sensors. For example, a photographer or videographer could use a UAV helicopter to take pictures or film athletes participating in an outdoor event when there are no overhead obstacles. UAV helicopters can also be used to document special occasions such as weddings, proposals, and other events that may take place in open spaces. Photo and video applications require highly portable instruments. However, con...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B64C19/00B64C27/00B64C39/02G05D1/00
CPCG05D1/0094G05D1/0669B64C39/024B64U70/00B64U2201/104B64U10/13B64U30/20B64U2101/30B64U2201/20B64U10/10B64U2201/10B64C19/00B64C27/00B64C39/02G05D1/102B64C27/08G05D1/0022G05D1/0661
Inventor 亨利·W·布莱楼安东尼·巴拉瑞斯克罗伯特·N·恩格陵
Owner LILY ROBOTICS
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