Patents by Inventor Canlong Lin

Canlong Lin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10793258
    Abstract: A landing control method includes detecting whether a landing indication signal is received, and controlling an aircraft to automatically land in a pre-set landing mode if the landing indication signal is received. A takeoff control method comprises detecting whether a takeoff indication signal is received, and controlling an aircraft to automatically take off in a pre-set takeoff mode if the takeoff indication signal is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Canlong Lin
  • Publication number: 20200202721
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) associated with flight response measures. The flight response measure may be generated by assessing one or more flight-restriction strips, assessing at least one of a location or a movement characteristic of the UAV relative to the one or more flight-restriction strips, and directing, with aid of one or more processors, the UAV to take one or more flight response measures based on at least one of the location or movement characteristic of the UAV relative to the one or more flight-restriction strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Xinan XU, Yun YU, Canlong LIN, Xi CHEN, Mingyu WANG, Jianyu SONG
  • Publication number: 20200105150
    Abstract: A method for controlling return flight of an unmanned aircraft includes receiving location information of an updated return flight location transmitted from a ground terminal. The method also includes determining a target flight path based on a current velocity, current location information, and location information of the updated return flight location of the unmanned aircraft. The method further includes controlling the unmanned aircraft to return flight toward the updated return flight location based on the target flight path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Canlong LIN, Li WANG
  • Patent number: 10586463
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for generating flight restriction zones associated with flight response measures. The flight restriction zones may be generated with one or more flight restriction strips. Flight response measures for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be directed based on a location and/or movement characteristic of the UAV relative to the one or more flight restriction strips. Different flight-response measures may be taken based on various parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinan Xu, Yun Yu, Canlong Lin, Xi Chen, Mingyu Wang, Jianyu Song
  • Publication number: 20200050216
    Abstract: A control method includes obtaining an attitude limit angle of an aircraft, obtaining a current attitude angle of a gimbal mounted at the aircraft, and determining a flight attitude limit angle of the aircraft according to the attitude limit angle of the aircraft and the current attitude angle of the gimbal. The flight attitude limit angle is configured to constrain a tilt angle of the aircraft relative to a horizontal plane during flight, such that a vehicle body of the aircraft does not appear in an image captured by a photographing apparatus arranged at the gimbal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Canlong LIN, Li WANG
  • Publication number: 20200002017
    Abstract: A method for automatically powering off an aerial vehicle includes detecting an operating state of the aerial vehicle based on altitude information of the aerial vehicle. The attitude information includes at least one of absolute altitude information or relative altitude information. The relative altitude information includes a landing distance to a landing plane. The method further includes determining whether the operating state of the aerial vehicle indicates that the aerial vehicle has landed and, in response to a determination result that the aerial vehicle has landed, shutting down a propulsion output of the aerial vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Renli SHI, Xuyang PAN, Jianyu SONG, Canlong LIN
  • Publication number: 20190337637
    Abstract: A method for controlling a landing gear of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes detecting whether a relative-to-ground height of the UAV is greater than a height threshold, where the relative-to-ground height is a vertical height of the UAV with respect to an object; and in response to the relative-to-ground height being not greater than the height threshold and the UAV having not lowered the landing gear, adjusting the relative-to-ground height to the height threshold or above, and lowering the landing gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Canlong LIN, Li WANG, Zhimeng SHANG
  • Publication number: 20190324478
    Abstract: A control method includes obtaining one or more attitude parameters of a gimbal of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and adjusting one or more attitude parameters of the UAV according to the one or more attitude parameters of the gimbal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Canlong LIN, Zhimeng SHANG
  • Patent number: 10414511
    Abstract: A method and device for automatically powering off an aerial vehicle, and an aerial vehicle, are provided. The method comprises detecting an operating state of the aerial vehicle, and shutting down a propulsion output of the aerial vehicle if the operating state of the aerial vehicle is a landed state, to effect automatic powering off of the aerial vehicle after landing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Renli Shi, Xuyang Pan, Jianyu Song, Canlong Lin
  • Publication number: 20190172358
    Abstract: A method of controlling a movable object includes obtaining an image of a surrounding of the movable object, obtaining a plurality of depth layers based on the image; projecting a safety zone of the movable object onto at least one of the depth layers, determining whether an object is an obstacle based on a position of the object on the at least one of the depth layers relative to the projected safety zone, and adjusting a travel path of the movable object to travel around the obstacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: You ZHOU, Zhenyu ZHU, Jiexi DU, Canlong LIN, Jiahang YING
  • Publication number: 20170372618
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for generating flight restriction zones associated with flight response measures. The flight restriction zones may be generated with one or more flight restriction strips. Flight response measures for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be directed based on a location and/or movement characteristic of the UAV relative to the one or more flight restriction strips. Different flight-response measures may be taken based on various parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Xinan XU, Yun YU, Canlong LIN, Xi CHEN, Mingyu WANG, Jianyu SONG
  • Publication number: 20170301242
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for providing flight response to flight-restricted regions. The location of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be compared with a location of a flight-restricted region. If needed a flight-response measure may be taken by the UAV to prevent the UAV from flying in a no-fly zone. Different flight-response measures may be taken based on the distance between the UAV and the flight-restricted region and the rules of a jurisdiction within which the UAV falls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Yun YU, Canlong LIN, Xi CHEN, Mingyu WANG, Tao WANG, Jianyu SONG
  • Publication number: 20170283038
    Abstract: A landing control method includes detecting whether a landing indication signal is received, and controlling an aircraft to automatically land in a pre-set landing mode if the landing indication signal is received. A takeoff control method comprises detecting whether a takeoff indication signal is received, and controlling an aircraft to automatically take off in a pre-set takeoff mode if the takeoff indication signal is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventor: Canlong LIN
  • Patent number: 9704408
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for providing flight response to flight-restricted regions. The location of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be compared with a location of a flight-restricted region. If needed a flight-response measure may be taken by the UAV to prevent the UAV from flying in a no-fly zone. Different flight-response measures may be taken based on the distance between the UAV and the flight-restricted region and the rules of a jurisdiction within which the UAV falls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yun Yu, Canlong Lin, Xi Chen, Mingyu Wang, Tao Wang, Jianyu Song
  • Publication number: 20170129618
    Abstract: A method and device for automatically powering off an aerial vehicle, and an aerial vehicle, are provided. The method comprises detecting an operating state of the aerial vehicle, and shutting down a propulsion output of the aerial vehicle if the operating state of the aerial vehicle is a landed state, to effect automatic powering off of the aerial vehicle after landing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Renli SHI, Xuyang PAN, Jianyu SONG, Canlong LIN
  • Patent number: 9601023
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for providing flight response to flight-restricted regions. The location of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be compared with a location of a flight-restricted region. If needed a flight-response measure may be taken by the UAV to prevent the UAV from flying in a no-fly zone. Different flight-response measures may be taken based on the distance between the UAV and the flight-restricted region and the rules of a jurisdiction within which the UAV falls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yun Yu, Canlong Lin, Xi Chen, Mingyu Wang, Tao Wang, Jianyu Song
  • Publication number: 20160321930
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for providing flight response to flight-restricted regions. The location of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be compared with a location of a flight-restricted region. If needed a flight-response measure may be taken by the UAV to prevent the UAV from flying in a no-fly zone. Different flight-response measures may be taken based on the distance between the UAV and the flight-restricted region and the rules of a jurisdiction within which the UAV falls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Yun Yu, Canlong Lin, Xi Chen, Mingyu Wang, Tao Wang, Jianyu Song
  • Publication number: 20150339931
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for providing flight response to flight-restricted regions. The location of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be compared with a location of a flight-restricted region. If needed a flight-response measure may be taken by the UAV to prevent the UAV from flying in a no-fly zone. Different flight-response measures may be taken based on the distance between the UAV and the flight-restricted region and the rules of a jurisdiction within which the UAV falls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Yun Yu, Canlong Lin, Xi Chen, Mingyu Wang, Tao Wang, Jianyu Song