Abstract: A method for controlling movement of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes controlling one or more propulsion units of the UVA to cause the UAV to operate according to a first set of altitude restrictions; assessing, with aid of the one or more processors and based on one or more criteria, whether to control the UAV to operate according to a second set of altitude restrictions; and controlling the one or more propulsion units to cause the UAV to operate according to the second set of altitude restrictions in response to the one or more criteria being fulfilled according to an assessing result. The first set of altitude restrictions constrain an altitude of the UAV relative to a first reference altitude. The second set of altitude restrictions constrain the altitude of the UAV relative to a second reference altitude.

Abstract: A method is provided for controlling flight of an aircraft carrying an imaging device. The imaging device is mounted at a gimbal. The method includes in response to receiving a triggering operation that triggers the aircraft to operate in an image control mode, obtaining an environment image captured by the imaging device, recognizing a gesture of a target user in the environment image, and in response to recognizing that the gesture of the target user is a start-flight gesture, generating a takeoff control command to control the aircraft to take off. Obtaining the environment image includes after obtaining the triggering operation, controlling the gimbal to rotate to control the imaging device to scan and photograph in a predetermined photographing range, and obtaining the environment image including a characteristic part of the target user that is captured by the imaging device through scanning and photographing in the predetermined photographing range.

Abstract: A control method includes acquiring motion information of a tracked object, and based on the motion information, controlling movement of a carrying device that carries a tracking device to enable the tracking device to track the tracked object while maintaining approximately unchanged an angle between a moving direction of the tracked object and a line connecting the tracked object and the tracking device when the tracked object moves.

Abstract: This application discloses a photographing method and an apparatus in, relates to the photographing field and the field of image processing technologies. When a plurality of persons take a group photo, no help from a third party is required. Therefore, implementation is convenient, and user satisfaction with a group photo result can be improved, thereby improving user experience. The method includes: obtaining a first image including an image of a first photographing background and the first to-be-photographed subject; then displaying a first preview interface, the first preview image includes an image of a second photographing background and an image of the second to-be-photographed subject, and a degree of coincidence between the image of the second photographing background and the image of the first photographing background is greater than or equal to a preset degree of coincidence; obtaining a target image based on the first image and the first preview image.

Abstract: A movable object for responding to an object includes a first passive infrared sensor having a first detection range and a first field of view, and one or more second passive infrared sensors each having a second detection range and a second field of view. The second detection range is longer than the first detection range and the second field of view is smaller than the first field of view. The movable object further includes one or more processors configured to recognize the object based on one or more heat signals received from at least one of the first passive infrared sensor or the one or more second passive infrared sensors, and perform a flight response measure to control the movable object based on the recognized object.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes identifying a set of target markers based on a plurality of images captured by an imaging device carried by the UAV. The set of target markers includes at least two or more types of target markers that are in close proximity to be detected within a same field of view of the imaging device. The method further includes determining a spatial relationship between the UAV and the set of target markers based at least in part on the plurality of images, and controlling the UAV to approach the set of target markers based at least in part on the spatial relationship while controlling the imaging device to track the set of target markers such that the set of target markers remains within the same field of view of the imaging device.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a vehicle body, one or more propulsion units coupled to the vehicle body and configured to effect movement of the UAV, and one or more processors coupled to the one or more propulsion units and individually or collectively configured to receive one or more sets of altitude restrictions for the UAV, receive location information indicating a current location of the UAV, determine a priority of the one or more sets of altitude restrictions by which the UAV abides based on the location information, select a set from the one or more sets of altitude restrictions based on the determined priority, and generate control signals to control the one or more propulsion units such that the UAV is operated in compliance with the selected set of altitude restrictions.

Abstract: A method includes: determining a target object in a photographed image to track the target object; determining, based on shooting information of a photographing device carried by a movable object, a location of the target object to continuously record the location of the target object; and in response to a disappearance of the target object in the photographed image, controlling, according to the recorded location of the target object prior to the disappearance of the target object, an attitude of the photographing device such that the photographing device continues to photograph in a direction from the photographing device to the location of the target object.

Abstract: A method for controlling a movable object includes obtaining current location information of an obstacle while the movable object tracks a target, determining whether the obstacle is located in a reactive region relative to the movable object based on the current location information of the obstacle, and, in response to determining that the obstacle is not located in the reactive region, selecting an optimized set of candidate movement characteristics having an optimized route optimization score from multiple sets of candidate movement characteristics, and adjusting one or more movement characteristics of the movable object based on the optimized set of candidate movement characteristics such that a distance between the movable object and the obstacle is maintained at or beyond a predefined distance. Each set of candidate movement characteristics among the multiple sets of candidate movement characteristics corresponds to a route optimization score.

Abstract: A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes receiving, by a processor of the UAV, a plurality of images captured by an imaging device coupled to the UAV, identifying, by the processor, a target in at least one image of the plurality of images, determining, by the processor, whether the target is a stationary target or a moving target based on analyzing the plurality of images, and automatically effecting, by the processor, movement of the UAV based on determining the target is the stationary target or the moving target.

Abstract: A method for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes: identifying a target object in a photographed image to track the target object; determining, based on a location of the target object in the photographed image, a location of the UAV, and an altitude of a gimbal of the UAV, a location of the target object to continuously record the location of the target object; and in response to a disappearance of the target object in the photographed image, controlling, according to the recorded location of the target object prior to the disappearance of the target object, the altitude of the gimbal such that a photographing device carried by the UAV through the gimbal continues to photograph in a direction from the photographing device to the location of target object.

Abstract: A method for controlling a movable object is provided. A user input that includes a first parameter corresponding to a first coordinate system is received and an operation mode is determined. In response to determining the operation mode being a first operation mode, a second parameter corresponding to a second coordinate system is generated and the movable object is controlled to move based on the second parameter. In response to determining the operation mode being a second operation mode, the first parameter is translated to a third parameter corresponding to the second coordinate system and the movable object is controlled to move based on the third parameter.

Abstract: A control terminal for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a processor and a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to render an image on a user interface of the control terminal. The image is captured by an imaging device coupled to the UAV and is associated with a view of the imaging device. The instructions further cause the processor to detect, via the user interface, a gesture-based input including one or more reference points in the image and indicating a view change of the imaging device, determine a type of the gesture-based input by analyzing the one or more reference points, and generate control data based on the type of the gesture-based input to control at least one of the UAV or the imaging device for the view change of the imaging device.

Abstract: A method for acquiring a target for a movable object includes providing a solicitation signal in response to receiving an initialization signal, detecting an action by one or more potential candidates in response to the solicitation signal, and identifying a target from the one or more potential candidates based on the detected action.

Abstract: A method of controlling a movable object to track a target includes determining a difference between a desired height and a measured height of the movable object, determining a reference speed of the movable object or the target, and adjusting the movable object based on the reference speed and the difference between the desired height and the measured height.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a vehicle body and a multi-ocular imaging assembly. The multi-ocular imaging assembly includes at least two imaging devices disposed in and fixed to the vehicle body.

Abstract: A control method for a mobile platform includes obtaining a captured image, determining a target first characteristic part of a target object from the captured image, determining a second characteristic part of the target object in the captured image, and switching from tracking the second characteristic part to tracking the target first characteristic part in response to a tracking parameter of the target object meeting a preset tracking condition.

Abstract: A method for adjusting image exposure includes, while continuously tracking one or more targets using an imaging device mounted on a movable object, receiving a user indication of a target for imaging, determining a first representation of the target, capturing a first image that includes the first representation of the target, determining an exposure parameter for the imaging device using data in the first image that corresponds to the first representation of the target, determining a second representation of the target, capturing a second image including the second representation of the target, and adjusting the exposure parameter for the imaging device using data in the second image that corresponds to the second representation of the target.

Abstract: An imaging method includes determining a target position in an imaging frame of an image capturing mechanism connected with a positioning mechanism; detecting a human face from a scene captured by the imaging capturing mechanism; determining a current position of the detected human face in the imaging frame; calculating a positional relationship between the current position and the target position; calculating motion parameters of the positioning mechanism according to the positional relationship; and outputting a control instruction to move the positioning mechanism to move the image capturing mechanism according to the motion parameters so as to position a facial feature of the detected human face at the target position.