UAV Combined Action Modes for Automated Video Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional UAV imaging methods require complex manual operations to adjust the flight path and capture images, making them inefficient for capturing videos.
Innovation Solution
An imaging control method for UAVs that determines a combined action mode and generates a combined operation instruction to enable the UAV to fly based on multiple action modes, simplifying the process of capturing videos by automating flight paths and imaging parameters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual control methods are used to adjust flight path and capture images, then the UAV can capture images from different angles, but the operation process becomes complex and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex manual control process into multiple predefined action modes (e.g., orbit mode, dolly mode, crane mode, helicopter mode). Each mode represents a specific flight pattern and imaging configuration, allowing users to select from discrete, simplified options rather than manually controlling every parameter, thus reducing operational complexity while maintaining imaging versatility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the control parameters from continuous manual adjustments to discrete mode selections. By defining specific action modes with predetermined flight paths, speeds, and imaging parameters, the system transforms the complex continuous control problem into a simpler selection and combination of predefined parameter sets, making the operation more efficient and accessible
2Measurement precision
If frame-by-frame image capture is used, then the user can control the imaging position and angle, but the video capture process becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-defining multiple action modes that contain predetermined flight paths, speeds, and imaging parameters. Before video capture begins, the user selects the desired action mode(s), and the UAV automatically executes the pre-planned sequence of movements and imaging actions, eliminating the need for real-time frame-by-frame control during capture and significantly improving video production efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables continuous video capture by having the UAV execute smooth, continuous flight paths defined in the action modes. Rather than stopping to capture individual frames, the system maintains continuous motion and continuous imaging throughout the predefined action sequence, ensuring uninterrupted video recording while maintaining precise imaging position control through automated navigation
Data Source
AI summary
An imaging control method for an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) includes receiving a video capturing instruction from a control terminal, determining, based on an imaging scene, a combined action mode, and capturing a video based on the combined action mode. The combined action mode includes a plurality of action modes, the plurality of action modes are different from each other, and the plurality of action modes include at least one of a type of the plurality of action modes, an arrangement order of the plurality of action modes, a flight trajectory of each of the plurality of action modes, a composition rule for the each of the plurality of action modes, or a flight duration of the each of the plurality of action modes.