Panoramic Drone
The panoramic drone design protects lenses by positioning them to avoid contact with the landing surface, ensuring unobstructed panoramic photography and extended flight time without additional weight.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2025527662
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2022-11-18
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-22
AI Technical Summary
Conventional panoramic drones face issues with lens protection during landing, which can lead to damage, and the added weight for protection mechanisms reduces flight time.
A panoramic drone design with a top and bottom fisheye lens configuration, where the lenses are positioned to avoid contact with the landing surface and are protected by a deployment mechanism that does not require additional support frames or telescopic structures, maintaining a compact and lightweight design.
The design allows for unobstructed panoramic photography and extended flight time by protecting the lenses without increasing weight, as the lenses are positioned to avoid contact with the landing surface and are shielded by the drone's structure.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] This application relates to drones, and more particularly to panoramic drones (panoramic unmanned aerial vehicles). [Background technology]
[0002] Drones typically use lenses mounted on the drone body to capture video and capture panoramic images and videos. Protruding lenses provide a better field of view, but they can potentially damage the lenses when the drone lands by contacting or colliding with the ground or a table. To prevent damage to the lenses when the drone lands, two solutions are available. The first solution is to install an extendable support frame on the drone's floor. When shooting, the support frame retracts into the drone body. When the drone lands, the support frame extends and supports the lens on the ground or a table to prevent it from contacting the ground or a table. The second solution is to install the lenses in a retractable manner inside the drone body. When shooting, the lenses extend from the drone body via a lifting mechanism connected to the drone body. When landing, the lenses retract into the drone body, preventing them from contacting the ground or a table. Although the above two solutions can prevent lens damage, adding a support frame or lifting mechanism will increase the weight of the aircraft, and under the same power conditions, the increased weight will undoubtedly shorten the drone's flight time. Summary of the Invention
[0003] In light of this, there is a need to provide a panoramic drone that can obtain a panoramic view and also improve the drone's flight time.
[0004] Panoramic drones are a body including a top shell, a bottom shell having a support surface distant from the top shell, and a side shell including a first side shell and a second side shell connected between the top shell and the bottom shell and provided opposite to each other; a plurality of arms connected to the first side shell and the second side shell and having a deployment mode; a first fisheye lens provided on the top shell and having a first field of view area and a first stitching area not exceeding the first field of view area; a second fisheye lens provided on the bottom shell, completely positioned between the top shell and a plane on which the support surface is located, and having a second field of view area and a second stitching area not exceeding the second field of view area; An area that cannot be covered by either the first stitching area or the second stitching area constitutes a stitching blind spot area; Here, when the arms are in the deployment mode, other parts of the panoramic drone except for the first fisheye lens and the second fisheye lens are located in the stitching blind spot area.
[0005] In one embodiment, the panoramic drone comprises a battery and a main control board, the first fisheye lens and the second fisheye lens are located at one end of the panoramic drone, and the battery and / or the main control board are located at the other end of the panoramic drone.
[0006] In one embodiment, the bottom shell includes a base shell and a support portion provided on the base shell, and a surface of the support portion remote from the base shell serves as the support surface.
[0007] In one embodiment, the support includes a first support and a second support, the first support is located between the second fisheye lens and the second support, the center of gravity of the panoramic drone is located between the first support and the second support, and the distance between the support surface of the second support and the base shell is smaller than the distance between the support surface of the first support and the base shell.
[0008] In one embodiment, the multiple arms include two first arms, which are connected to the first side shell and the second side shell, respectively, and a surface of the terminal end of each first arm that is far from the top shell is a ground surface, and in the deployed mode, the ground surface is flush with the support surface of the first support part.
[0009] In one embodiment, the multiple arms further include two second arms, which are connected to the first side shell and the second side shell, respectively, and which are arranged closer to the top shell than the two first arms, with the two first arms located on one side of the first support part farther from the second fisheye lens, and the two second arms located on the other side of the first support part closer to the second fisheye lens.
[0010] In one embodiment, the multiple arms are foldably connected to the first side shell and the second side shell, and the multiple arms further have a gather mode, and when the multiple arms are in the gather mode, the second fisheye lens is located between the two first arms, and the ground surface is located between the support surface of the first support part and the top shell.
[0011] In one embodiment, each arm comprises a rotating arm rotatably connected to the side shell and a blade rotatably connected to an end of the rotating arm remote from the side shell, and in the gather mode, the rotating arm of the first arm and the rotating arm of the second arm rotate toward each other and toward the airframe on which they are located.
[0012] In one embodiment, the number of the first support parts and the number of the second support parts are both two, and the two first support parts and the two second support parts are located on both sides of the second fisheye lens, respectively.
[0013] In one embodiment, the bottom shell comprises a first base shell portion and a second base shell portion, the second base shell portion is connected to the first base shell portion and inclined to the top shell, and the second fisheye lens is provided in the second base shell portion.
[0014] In one embodiment, the second base shell portion is a concave curved surface or an inclined surface, and the central axis of the second fisheye lens overlaps with the normal vector of the second base shell portion.
[0015] In one embodiment, the top shell comprises a first top shell portion, a second top shell portion, and a third top shell portion, the second top shell portion is recessed between the first top shell portion and the third top shell portion, the portion of the third top shell portion farthest from the plane on which the support surface is located is closer to the plane on which the support surface is located than the portion of the first top shell portion farthest from the plane on which the support surface is located, and the first fisheye lens is protruded from the portion of the first top shell portion farthest from the plane on which the support surface is located and is arranged so as to be inclined toward the third top shell portion.
[0016] In one embodiment, the first top shell portion and the third top shell portion are convex curved surfaces, and the second top shell portion is concave curved surface.
[0017] In one embodiment, the central axis of the first fisheye lens overlaps with the central axis of the second fisheye lens.
[0018] In one embodiment, the fuselage further includes a front shell, the front shell being connected to one end of the top shell and the bottom shell near the second fisheye lens, and the front shell having a convex curved surface.
[0019] When the panoramic drone is in the deployed mode, all parts of the panoramic drone except the first and second fisheye lenses are located in the stitching blind spot, allowing for panoramic photography without blocking the first and second fisheye lenses. Furthermore, the second fisheye lens mounted on the bottom shell of the panoramic drone is located between the top shell and a plane on which the support surface of the bottom shell is located. When the panoramic drone lands, the support surface comes into contact with the landing surface, such as the ground or a table. This allows the second fisheye lens to be protected without coming into contact with the landing surface. Compared to conventional panoramic drones that use a telescopic structure to protect the lens, the structure for protecting the second fisheye lens of the panoramic drone is simple, reducing the overall weight of the panoramic drone and improving the flight time of the panoramic drone.
[0020] Other features, objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings. [Brief explanation of the drawings]
[0021] The nature and advantages of certain embodiments will be better understood with reference to the following portions of the specification and the drawings, wherein like numerals refer to like elements. In some cases, a sub-numeral may be associated with a figure numeral to refer to one of multiple similar parts. When a figure numeral is described without explaining the sub-numeral, it is intended to refer to all of such multiple elements. [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a panoramic drone with its arms in a deployed mode. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the panoramic drone of FIG. 1 from a different observation angle. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a side view of the panoramic drone of FIG. 1 in a deployed mode. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the arm of the panoramic drone of FIG. 1 in the gathered mode. [Figure 5]Figure 5 shows the field of view and stitching area of the fisheye lens of the panoramic drone in Figure 1. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a side view of the arm of the panoramic drone of FIG. 4 in gather mode. [Figure 7] Figure 7 shows the panoramic drone of Figure 1 in flight. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0022] The following clearly and completely describes the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application in accordance with the drawings of the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative work fall within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0023] The following detailed description provides several exemplary embodiments in further detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice such embodiments. The described embodiments are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
[0024] In the following description, for purposes of interpretation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the described embodiments. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that other embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details. In other embodiments, some structures and devices are shown in block diagram form. Although several embodiments are described herein and various features are grouped together in different embodiments, it should be understood that features described with respect to one embodiment may also be incorporated into other embodiments. For similar reasons, one or more features of a described embodiment should not be viewed as essential to all embodiments of the present invention, since other embodiments of the present invention may omit these features.
[0025] Unless otherwise stated, all numbers expressing quantities, dimensions, and the like used herein shall be understood to be modified in all instances by the term "about." Throughout this application, the use of the singular shall include the plural unless expressly stated otherwise. Furthermore, the use of the terms "and" and "or" means "and / or" unless expressly stated otherwise. Furthermore, the use of the term "comprises" and other forms, such as "comprising" and "containing," shall be construed as non-exclusive. Furthermore, terms such as "element" and "component" cover both elements and components that contain one unit and elements and components that contain one or more units, unless expressly stated otherwise.
[0026] 1 to 3, one embodiment of the present application provides a panoramic drone 100. The panoramic drone 100 can achieve panoramic photography and lens protection without providing a support frame or a lens telescoping structure, thereby reducing the overall weight of the panoramic drone 100 and improving the flight time of the panoramic drone 100.
[0027] The panoramic drone 100 includes an airframe 10, multiple arms (e.g., a first arm 20 and a second arm 30), a first fisheye lens 40, and a second fisheye lens 50. The airframe 10 includes a top shell 11, a bottom shell 12, and a side shell (reference numeral omitted) connected between the top shell 11 and the bottom shell 12. The bottom shell 12 includes a support surface 15 remote from the top shell 11. The side shells include a first side shell 13 and a second side shell 14 arranged opposite each other. The multiple arms are connected to the first side shell 13 and the second side shell 14, and have an unfolded mode and a gathered mode.
[0028] 3 and 5, the first fisheye lens 40 is mounted on the top shell 11. The first fisheye lens 40 has a first field of view angle A and a first stitching area angle P1, both of which are greater than 180°, but the first stitching area angle P1 is not greater than the first field of view angle A (for example, in this embodiment, the first field of view angle A is 210°, and the first stitching area angle P1 is 190°). Therefore, the first fisheye lens 40 has a first field of view area 60 defined by the top shell 11 and a first stitching area (not shown) that does not exceed the first field of view area 60. FIG. 3 shows the first field of view area 60. Since FIG. 3 is a side view of the panoramic drone 100 in the unfolded mode, the first field of view area 60 shown in FIG. 3 includes the area above the line L. 1 , those skilled in the art will understand that the first field of view 60 is essentially a partial spherical area located on one side of the lens surface of the first fisheye lens 40 away from the bottom shell 12, and the first stitching area is also a partial spherical area located on one side of the lens surface of the first fisheye lens 40 away from the bottom shell 12, and is located entirely within the first field of view 60. The second fisheye lens 50 is mounted on the bottom shell 12 and is located entirely between the top shell 11 and the plane on which the support surface 15 is located. Similarly, the second fisheye lens 50 has a second field of view angle B and a second stitching area angle P2, both of which are greater than 180°, but the second stitching area angle P2 is not greater than the second field of view angle B (for example, in this embodiment, the second field of view angle B is 210°, and the second stitching area angle P2 is 190°). Therefore, the second fisheye lens 50 has a second field of view area 70 defined by the bottom shell 12 and a second stitching area (reference numeral omitted) that does not exceed the range of the second field of view area 70. The second field of view area 70 is shown in FIG.Similar to the first field of view 60, the second field of view 70 is considered to include the area below line M. However, as can be understood by those skilled in the art in conjunction with FIG. 1 , the second field of view 70 is essentially a partial spherical area located on one side of the lens surface of the second fisheye lens 50, away from the top shell 11. The second stitching area is also a partial spherical area located on the side of the lens surface of the second fisheye lens 50, away from the top shell 11, and is located entirely within the second field of view 70. Because the field of view angles A and B of the first fisheye lens 40 and the second fisheye lens 50 are both greater than 180°, the first field of view 60 and the second field of view 70 intersect to form an overlapping area (not shown) and a blind spot of view 80. The overlapping area refers to the area that can be covered by both the second field of view 70 and the first field of view 60, and the blind spot of view 80 refers to the area that cannot be covered by both the second field of view 70 and the first field of view 60. Similarly, since the first stitching area angle P1 and the second stitching area angle P2 are both greater than 180°, a stitching angle area 92 is formed by the intersection of the first stitching area and the second stitching area, while the area that cannot be covered by either the first stitching area or the second stitching area forms a stitching blind spot area 90.
[0029] In one embodiment of the present invention, the first field of view angle A of the first fisheye lens is the same as the first stitching area angle P1, and the second field of view angle B of the second fisheye lens is the same as the first stitching area angle P1. In this case, the blind area 80 of the field of view is the same as the stitching blind area 90. In the unfolded mode, the arms are positioned within the blind area 80 of the first fisheye lens 40 and the second fisheye lens 50, so there is no risk of the first fisheye lens 40 or the second fisheye lens 50 being blocked by either arm during shooting. Therefore, images captured by the first fisheye lens 40 and the second fisheye lens 50 at the same time can be combined into a panoramic image, enabling panoramic shooting. In another embodiment, the first field of view angle A of the first fisheye lens 40 is larger than the first stitching area angle P1, and the second field of view angle B of the second fisheye lens 50 is larger than the first stitching area angle P1. In the unfolded mode, the arms are located in the stitching blind spot area 90 between the first fisheye lens 40 and the second fisheye lens 50. Therefore, the panoramic image synthesized by the first fisheye lens 40 and the second fisheye lens 50 does not include other components of the panoramic drone 100, including the arms, achieving unobstructed panoramic shooting. Because images are significantly distorted at the boundaries of the fisheye lens's field of view, a panoramic video formed by stitching the stitching area excluding the boundary area of the field of view is more effective. Furthermore, the image in the stitching angle area 92, formed by the intersection of the first stitching area angle P1 and the second stitching area angle P2, is removed and therefore not included in the stitched panoramic video.
[0030] In addition, the viewing angles A and B of the first fisheye lens 40 and the second fisheye lens 50 and the first stitching area angles P1 and P2 in the embodiment of the present invention may be the same, partially the same, or completely different, and can be adjusted according to the structural configuration of the panoramic drone 100.
[0031] 1 and 3, the top shell 11 includes a first top shell portion 111, a second top shell portion 112, and a third top shell portion 113. The second top shell portion 112 is connected between the first top shell portion 111 and the third top shell portion 113 and is recessed inward. The portion of the third top shell portion 113 farthest from the plane on which the support surface 15 is located is closer to the plane on which the support surface 15 is located than the portion of the first top shell portion 111 farthest from the plane on which the support surface 15 is located. The first fisheye lens 40 is provided in a protruding manner on the portion of the first top shell portion 111 farthest from the plane on which the support surface 15 is located and is provided so as to be inclined toward the third top shell portion 113. In one embodiment, the first top shell portion 111 is a convex curved surface, the second top shell portion 112 is a concave curved surface, and the third top shell portion 113 is a convex curved surface. The convex curvature of the third top shell portion 113 is smaller than the convex curvature of the first top shell portion 111. In this way, the first fisheye lens 40 is located at the highest point of the top shell 11, and the second top shell portion 112 and the third top shell portion 113 are located outside the first field of view 60 of the first fisheye lens 40.
[0032] Referring to FIG. 2 , the bottom shell 12 includes a base shell 16 and a plurality of support members 17 provided on the base shell 16. The second fisheye lens 50 is provided on the base shell 16, and a surface of the support member 17 facing away from the base shell 16 serves as a support surface 15. The base shell 16 includes a first base shell portion 161 and a second base shell portion 162 connected to the first base shell portion 161 and inclined relative to the top shell 11. The second base shell portion 162 may be concave, convex, or inclined, and the second fisheye lens 50 is provided on the second base shell portion 162. Therefore, the second fisheye lens 50 is provided in a recess in the base shell 16. This prevents the second fisheye lens 50 from contacting the landing surface 200 when the panoramic drone 100 lands, and also prevents the second fisheye lens 50 from being bumped or scraped against the hard landing surface 200. In one embodiment, the second base shell part 162 is concave, and the central axis of the second fisheye lens 50 coincides with the normal vector of the second base shell part 162. Therefore, the second fisheye lens 50 is disposed in the most recessed portion of the second base shell part 162. This maximizes protection for the second fisheye lens 50 and minimizes the distance between the support surface 15 and the top shell 11. Furthermore, the central axis of the second fisheye lens 50 also coincides with the central axis of the first fisheye lens 40. Therefore, the second fisheye lens 50 and the first fisheye lens 40 are disposed approximately symmetrically on the airframe 10, thereby improving the visibility of the panoramic drone 100.
[0033] As shown in FIG. 2 , the multiple support portions 17 include a first support portion 171 and a second support portion 172. The number of first support portions 171 and the number of second support portions 172 are both two, and the two first support portions 171 and the two second support portions 172 are located on both sides of the second fisheye lens 50, respectively. The number of first support portions 171 and the number of second support portions 172 are not limited to two and may be one or more. The number of first support portions 171 and the number of second support portions 172 may be different. For example, one support portion 171 and two second support portions 172 may be provided. As shown in FIG. 5 , the first support portion 171 is located between the second fisheye lens 50 and the second support portion 172. The center of gravity of the panoramic drone 100 is located between the first support portion 171 and the second support portion 172. In this embodiment, the distance between the support surface 15 of the second support part 172 and the base shell 16 is smaller than the distance between the support surface 15 of the first support part 171 and the base shell 16. Therefore, after the panoramic drone 100 lands, gravity moves one end of the panoramic drone 100 closer to the second support part 172 toward the landing surface 200, while the other end of the panoramic drone 100 closer to the first support part 171 moves away from the landing surface 200. Accordingly, the second fisheye lens 50 is also lifted and moves away from the landing surface 200. Therefore, the second fisheye lens 50 is further protected. In one embodiment, the first fisheye lens 40 and the second fisheye lens 50 are provided on one side of the panoramic drone 100, and components such as the battery and / or main control board of the panoramic drone 100 are provided on the other side of the panoramic drone 100. As a result, the center of gravity of the panoramic drone 100 is located between the first support part 171 and the second support part 172.
[0034] In another embodiment, the bottom shell 12 includes the base shell 16 but does not include the support portion 17. The second fisheye lens 50 is mounted on the base shell 16, and a surface of the first base shell portion 161 far from the top shell 11 serves as the support surface 15. The second fisheye lens 50 is mounted on one end of the panoramic drone 100, and the center of gravity of the panoramic drone 100 is located at the other end far from the second fisheye lens 50. After the panoramic drone 100 lands, the other end far from the second fisheye lens 50 (including a part of the first base shell portion 161) approaches and contacts the landing surface 200, while the end where the second fisheye lens 50 is located is slightly raised, thereby protecting the second fisheye lens 50.
[0035] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the multiple arms include two first arms 20, which are connected to the first side shell 13 and the second side shell 14, respectively. The terminal surface of each first arm 20, which is far from the top shell 11, serves as a ground surface 21. In the deployed mode, the ground surface 21 is flush with the support surface 15 of the first support portion 171. As shown in FIG. 3, immediately after the panoramic drone 100 lands on the ground, that is, when the multiple arms are in the deployed mode, the ground surfaces 21 of the two first arms 20 and the two first support portions 171 come into contact with the landing surface 200 to support the panoramic drone 100. At this time, the second fisheye lens 50 is positioned between the plane on which the support surface 15 of the first support part 171 is located and the top shell 11. Therefore, there is a certain distance between the second fisheye lens 50 and the landing surface 200, which prevents the second fisheye lens 50 from coming into direct contact with the landing surface 200 and prevents objects on the landing surface 200 from scratching the second fisheye lens 50. The multiple arms further include two second arms 30, which are connected to the first side shell 13 and the second side shell 14, respectively. The two second arms 30 are arranged closer to the top shell 11 than the two first arms 20. The two first arms 20 are located on one side of the first support part 171, farther from the second fisheye lens 50, and the two second arms 30 are located on the other side of the first support part 171, closer to the second fisheye lens 50. In this way, the second arm 30 is positioned offset from the first arm 20, which avoids interference between the second arm 30 and the first arm 20 and reduces the space occupied by the arms in the longitudinal direction of the airframe 10. This makes the structure of the panoramic drone 100 more compact. Note that the number of first arms 20 and second arms 30 is not limited to two, and may be more than two, as long as they can be mounted in pairs on the first side shell 13 and the second side shell 14.
[0036] In one embodiment, the arms only have an unfolded mode, and the arms are fixedly connected to the airframe 10. However, referring to FIGS. 1 and 4, in this embodiment, the arms have not only an unfolded mode but also a gathered mode. Specifically, the arms are foldably connected to the first side shell 13 and the second side shell 14, and each arm includes a rotating arm 21 rotatably connected to the side shell and a blade 22 rotatably connected to one end of the rotating arm 21 remote from the side shell. When the panoramic drone 100 is switched from the unfolded mode to the gathered mode, the rotating arms 21 of the first arm 20 and the second arm 30 rotate toward each other and toward the side shells until they are parallel or nearly parallel to the side shells.
[0037] 6 , when the arms are in the gather mode, the second fisheye lens 50 is located between the two first arms 20, and the ground plane 21 is located between the support surface 15 of the first support part 171 and the top shell 11. In the gather mode, since the second fisheye lens 50 is located between the two first arms 20, the second fisheye lens 50 is shielded between the two first arms 20 in the direction of projection onto the side wall, and the second fisheye lens 50 is protected from the sides. In the gather mode, since the ground plane 21 is located between the support surface 15 of the first support part 171 and the top shell 11, after the panoramic drone 100 lands and gathers its arms, the first arms 20 are separated by a certain distance from the landing surface 200, and the first arms 20 no longer support the panoramic drone 100. When the panoramic drone 100 switches from the unfolded mode to the gathered mode after landing, first, the ground surface 21 of the first arm 20 and the support surface 15 of the first support part 171 come into contact with the landing surface 200 to support the panoramic drone 100. Next, the first arm 20 is gathered and lifted relative to the landing surface 200, and at the same time, the end of the panoramic drone 100 farther from the second fisheye lens 50 approaches the landing surface 200 because the center of gravity of the panoramic drone 100 is located between the first support part 171 and the second support part 172. As a result, instead of the ground surface 21 of the first arm 20, the support surface 15 of the second support part 172 comes into contact with the landing surface 200 together with the support surface 15 of the first support part 171 to support the panoramic drone 100.
[0038] 1 and 7, the top shell 11, the bottom shell 12, the first side shell 13, and the second side shell 14 extend along the length of the airframe 10. The airframe 10 also includes a front shell 18. The front shell 18 is connected to one end of the top shell 11 and the bottom shell 12 near the second fisheye lens 50, and is also connected to the first side shell 13 and the second side shell 14. To ensure a smooth transition from the bottom shell 12 to the top shell 11, the front shell 18 has a convex curved surface. This effectively reduces air resistance, reduces energy consumption, and extends the flight time of the panoramic drone 100 immediately after takeoff.
[0039] When the panoramic drone 100 is in the deployed mode, all parts of the panoramic drone 100 except for the first fisheye lens 40 and the second fisheye lens 50 are located in the stitching blind spot area 90, so that the first fisheye lens 40 and the second fisheye lens 50 are not blocked by the arms during shooting, enabling panoramic shooting. Furthermore, in the panoramic drone 100, the second fisheye lens 50 mounted on the bottom shell 12 is completely mounted between the plane where the top shell 11 and the support surface 15 of the bottom shell 12 are located. Therefore, when the panoramic drone 100 lands, the support surface 15 contacts the landing surface 200, such as the ground or a table, so that the second fisheye lens 50 does not come into contact with the landing surface 200, thereby protecting the second fisheye lens 50. Compared to conventional panoramic drones 100 that use an extension structure to protect the lens, the structure for protecting the second fisheye lens 50 of the panoramic drone 100 is simple, reducing the overall weight of the panoramic drone 100 and improving the flight time of the panoramic drone 100.
[0040] While certain features and aspects of exemplary embodiments have been described, those skilled in the art will recognize that many variations are possible. For example, the methods and processes described herein may be implemented using hardware components, software components, and / or any combination thereof. Additionally, while methods and processes are described with respect to particular structural and / or functional components, the methods provided by the above embodiments are not limited to a particular structural and / or functional architecture and may be implemented in any suitable hardware, firmware, and / or software configuration. Similarly, although a function may be attributed to a system component, that function may be distributed among various other system components according to some embodiments, unless the context dictates otherwise.
[0041] Furthermore, although the methods and processes herein are described in a particular order for ease of explanation, processes may be reordered, added, and / or omitted, depending on the particular embodiment, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Furthermore, processes described with respect to one method or process may be incorporated into other methods or processes described, but the present application is not limited thereto. Similarly, components described with respect to a particular configuration architecture and / or one system may be arranged in alternative configurations and / or incorporated into other systems described. Thus, while embodiments are described with or without certain features, various components and / or features described herein with respect to a particular embodiment may be substituted, added, or deleted, unless the context dictates otherwise. Thus, while several illustrative embodiments have been described above, it should be understood that the present invention intends to cover all modifications and equivalents falling within the scope of the appended claims.
Claims
1. a fuselage including a top shell, a bottom shell having a support surface distant from the top shell, and a side shell including a first side shell and a second side shell connected between the top shell and the bottom shell and provided opposite to each other; a plurality of arms connected to the first side shell and the second side shell and having a deployment mode; a first fisheye lens provided on the top shell and having a first field of view area and a first stitching area not exceeding the first field of view area; a second fisheye lens provided on the bottom shell, completely positioned between the top shell and a plane on which the support surface is located, the second fisheye lens having a second field of view and a second stitching area not exceeding the second field of view; A panoramic drone in which an area that neither the first stitching area nor the second stitching area can cover constitutes a stitching blind spot area, When the arms are in the deployment mode, other parts of the panoramic drone except for the first fisheye lens and the second fisheye lens are located in the stitching blind spot area.
2. The panoramic drone of claim 1, characterized in that the panoramic drone comprises a battery and a main control board, the first fisheye lens and the second fisheye lens are located at one end of the panoramic drone, and the battery and / or the main control board are located at the other end of the panoramic drone.
3. The panoramic drone of claim 1, characterized in that the bottom shell comprises a base shell and a support portion provided on the base shell, and one surface of the support portion farther from the base shell is the support surface.
4. The panoramic drone of claim 3, characterized in that the support portion includes a first support portion and a second support portion, the first support portion is located between the second fisheye lens and the second support portion, the center of gravity of the panoramic drone is located between the first support portion and the second support portion, and the distance between the support surface of the second support portion and the base shell is smaller than the distance between the support surface of the first support portion and the base shell.
5. The panoramic drone of claim 4, wherein the plurality of arms include two first arms, each connected to the first side shell and the second side shell, and a surface of the terminal end of each first arm that is far from the top shell is a ground surface, and in the deployed mode, the ground surface is flush with the support surface of the first support portion.
6. 6. The panoramic drone of claim 5, wherein the plurality of arms further includes two second arms, the two second arms being connected to the first side shell and the second side shell, respectively, the two second arms being arranged closer to the top shell than the two first arms, the two first arms being located on one side of the first support part farther from the second fisheye lens, and the two second arms being located on the other side of the first support part closer to the second fisheye lens.
7. The panoramic drone of claim 6, characterized in that the multiple arms are foldably connected to the first side shell and the second side shell, the multiple arms further have a gather mode, and when the multiple arms are in the gather mode, the second fisheye lens is located between the two first arms, and the ground surface is located between the support surface of the first support part and the top shell.
8. 8. The panoramic drone of claim 7, wherein each arm comprises a rotating arm rotatably connected to the side shell and a blade rotatably connected to one end of the rotating arm farther from the side shell, and in the gather mode, the rotating arm of the first arm and the rotating arm of the second arm rotate toward each other while facing each other so as to approach the aircraft where they are located.
9. The panoramic drone of claim 4, wherein the number of the first support parts and the number of the second support parts are both two, and the two first support parts and the two second support parts are located on both sides of the second fisheye lens, respectively.
10. The panoramic drone of claim 1, characterized in that the bottom shell comprises a first base shell portion and a second base shell portion, the second base shell portion is connected to the first base shell portion and is inclined toward the top shell, and the second fisheye lens is provided on the second base shell portion.
11. The panoramic drone of claim 10, wherein the second base shell portion is a concave curved surface or an inclined surface, and the central axis of the second fisheye lens overlaps with a normal vector of the second base shell portion.
12. 2. The panoramic drone of claim 1, wherein the top shell comprises a first top shell portion, a second top shell portion, and a third top shell portion, the second top shell portion being recessed between the first top shell portion and the third top shell portion, the portion of the third top shell portion farthest from the plane on which the support surface is located being closer to the plane on which the support surface is located than the portion of the first top shell portion farthest from the plane on which the support surface is located, and the first fisheye lens is protruding from the portion of the first top shell portion farthest from the plane on which the support surface is located and is arranged so as to be inclined on the third top shell portion.
13. The panoramic drone of claim 12, wherein the first top shell portion and the third top shell portion are convex curved surfaces, and the second top shell portion is a concave curved surface.
14. The panoramic drone of claim 1 , wherein the central axis of the first fisheye lens overlaps with the central axis of the second fisheye lens.
15. The panoramic drone of claim 1, characterized in that the aircraft further comprises a front shell, the front shell being connected to one end of the top shell and the bottom shell near the second fisheye lens, and the front shell having a convex curved surface.