Patents Assigned to SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Map generation systems and methods
    Patent number: 11480435
    Abstract: A method of map generation includes receiving data from a plurality of vehicles about environments within which the plurality of vehicles operate, and generating a three-dimensional map using the data from the plurality of vehicles. The data is collected by one or more sensors on-board the plurality of vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Li, Lu Ma
  • Open platform for vehicle restricted region
    Patent number: 11482121
    Abstract: A system for collecting information regarding a flight restriction region includes one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to individually or collectively receive an input specifying a location of the flight restriction region from a user via a user input device, obtain information associated with the flight restriction region from one or more external data sources based on the location, and determine a space of the flight restriction region based on the information associated with the flight restriction region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weifeng Liu, Jian Zhao, Yulong Deng, Nanning Li
  • Polygon shaped flight-restriction zones
    Patent number: 11482119
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinan Xu, Yun Yu, Canlong Lin, Xi Chen, Mingyu Wang, Jianyu Song
  • Stabilization degree adjustment method and device, and storage medium
    Patent number: 11477380
    Abstract: A stabilization degree adjustment method includes obtaining a stabilization degree adjustment instruction and adjusting a stabilization degree of a stabilization mechanism according to the stabilization degree adjustment instruction. The stabilization mechanism is configured to support a load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi Jiang, Wen Xu
  • System and method for controlling an unmanned vehicle with presence of live object
    Patent number: 11475682
    Abstract: A method for controlling a movable object includes detecting a live object within a proximity of the movable object, determining an operation mode to operate the movable object with the live object detected within the proximity of the movable object, and applying a control scheme associated with the operation mode to control an operation of the movable object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: You Zhou, Shaojie Shen, Jiexi Du, Guyue Zhou
  • Flight aiding method and system for unmanned aerial vehicle, unmanned aerial vehicle, and mobile terminal
    Patent number: 11474516
    Abstract: A flight aiding method for an unmanned aerial vehicle includes receiving a receiving, from a mobile terminal that controls the unmanned aerial vehicle, a flight aiding instruction to execute a flight aiding function. The flight aiding method further includes in response to receiving the flight aiding instruction, controlling, regardless of a head direction that a head of the unmanned aerial vehicle is pointing, the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly by controlling both a velocity of the unmanned aerial vehicle along a reference direction and a velocity of the unmanned aerial vehicle perpendicular to the reference direction. The reference direction is defined for the unmanned aerial vehicle based on a position of a point of interest and a current location of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jianyu Song
  • Techniques for location access management in a movable object environment
    Patent number: 11468776
    Abstract: A method for providing location access management includes requesting access data from an access manager based on location data associated with a movable object, receiving the access data determining accessibility of one or more regions to the movable object, and sending the access data to the movable object via a connection to the movable object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Zhao, Shunnian Li, Changjian Xu, Yu Chen, Chang Geng
  • Driving device, laser measurement device and movable platform
    Patent number: 11469655
    Abstract: A driving device includes two rotor assemblies, a stator assembly, and a positioning assembly. Each rotor assembly includes a rotation axis and a rotor. The rotor includes a hollow chamber. The two rotor assemblies include a first rotor assembly and a second rotor assembly, a rotation axis of the first rotor assembly is parallel with a rotation axis of the second rotor assembly, a rotor of the first rotor assembly is at least partially embedded in a chamber of a rotor of the second rotor assembly. The stator assembly is surroundingly disposed at an outer side of the two rotor assemblies and drives a rotor. The rotor driven by the stator assembly causes another rotor of one of the first rotor assembly and the second rotor assembly to rotate. The positioning assembly is located outside of the rotors, and limits the rotors to rotate around corresponding fixed rotation axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zheyang Li, Huai Huang, Jin Zhao, Xiaoping Hong, Peng Wang
  • System and method for selecting an operation mode of a mobile platform
    Patent number: 11465743
    Abstract: A method for selecting an operation mode of a mobile platform includes detecting a height grade of the mobile platform and selecting an operation mode of the mobile platform according to a result of the detecting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiaqi Yan, You Zhou
  • Polygon shaped vehicle restriction zones
    Patent number: 11462116
    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: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinan Xu, Yun Yu, Canlong Lin, Xi Chen, Mingyu Wang, Jianyu Song
  • Calibration of laser sensors
    Patent number: 11460563
    Abstract: Automatic calibration of laser sensors carried by a mobile platform, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A representative method includes determining an overlapping region of point cloud data generated by laser sensors, comparing surface features of the point clouds within the overlapping region, and generating calibration rules based thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kanzhi Wu, Lu Ma
  • Hand-held gimbal and hand-held gimbal apparatus
    Patent number: 11460755
    Abstract: A hand-held gimbal includes a handle portion and a gimbal photographing device mounted on the handle portion. A display screen is disposed at the handle portion and configured to display at least one of content captured by the gimbal photographing device or a photographing parameter of the gimbal photographing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shengjia Guo, Dexi Li, Yin Tang, Guisheng Nong
  • Motor and unmanned aerial vehicle
    Patent number: 11447258
    Abstract: A motor includes a bottom and a top opposite to the bottom. The bottom is a mounting side of the motor and the bottom is inclined relative to a rotation axis of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaokai Guo, Canlong Lin, Di Ou
  • Method for controlling palm landing of unmanned aerial vehicle, control device, and unmanned aerial vehicle
    Patent number: 11449076
    Abstract: A method for controlling palm landing of an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) includes detecting a flight status of the UAV under a predetermined condition. The method also includes controlling the UAV to land on a palm of a user when the flight status is a hover state and when the palm is located under the UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ketan Tang, Zhaoliang Peng, You Zhou
  • Systems and methods for surveillance with a visual marker
    Patent number: 11442473
    Abstract: A method of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in an environment includes detecting, with aid of a sensor coupled to the UAV and while the UAV is in flight, a signal that is emitted from and uniquely identifying a locating marker; determining, with aid of a processor, a sequence of actions to control the UAV in response to a plurality of instructions encoded in the locating marker and communicated by the signal; and controlling, with aid of the processor, the UAV to effect the sequence of actions according to a specified time interval included in the plurality of instructions. The specified time interval indicates a wait time before the UAV effects the sequence of actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ang Liu, Xiao Hu, Guyue Zhou
  • Throwable unmanned aerial vehicle and method of operation
    Patent number: 11435743
    Abstract: An operation method includes sensing, by a movable device, whether the movable device is thrown out by a thrower; in response to a sensing of being thrown out, controlling the movable device to hover in air; and after controlling to hover, performing, by the movable device, an aerial operation of the movable device, such as capturing images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xubin Sun, Dajun Huo, Hao Yang
  • Foldable multi-rotor aerial vehicle
    Patent number: 11427319
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle includes a central body and a plurality of arms extendable from the central body. Each of the plurality of arms is configured to support one or more propulsion units. Each of the plurality of arms is configured to transform between (1) a flight configuration in which the arm is extending away from the central body and (2) a compact configuration in which the arm is folded against the central body. At least one of the plurality of arms is configured to rotate about a first rotational axis and at least a portion of the at least one of the plurality of arms is configured to rotate about a second rotational axis not parallel to the first rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yumian Deng, Rongming Xiong, Tao Zhao, Yin Tang
  • UAV and body thereof, and gimbal camera
    Patent number: 11422436
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a body and a gimbal camera. The body includes a housing including an inwardly recessed mounting groove with a notch on one side of the mounting groove, and a protective cover arranged at the housing and configured to open and cover the notch. The gimbal camera includes a mounting frame detachably connected to the housing via the mounting groove; a gimbal arranged at the mounting frame; and a camera arranged at the gimbal. In response to the gimbal camera and the housing being connected via the mounting frame, the gimbal camera is at least partially accommodated in the notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rongming Xiong, Zhenhua Xu, Xianwu Xiong, Yin Tang
  • Methods and apparatuses related to transformable remote controllers
    Patent number: 11420741
    Abstract: A remote controller for operating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a user input component configured to receive user input from a user and a communication circuit configured to transmit an instruction to operate at least one of the UAV or a load carried by the UAV based on the user input. The remote controller is configured to transform between (1) a single-hand operation mode that enables the user to control an operation of the at least one of the UAV or the load using the user input from a single hand while being held by the single hand, and (2) a multi-hand operation mode that enables the user to control the operation of the at least one of the UAV or the load using at least two hands while holding the remote controller using the at least two hands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yumian Deng, Bo Yuan, Lei Deng
  • Gimbal
    Patent number: D967240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Baichuan He, Yichao Wang, Jinwook Lim