Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes one or more processors individually or collectively configured to assess a location of the UAV, calculate a distance between the UAV and a flight-restricted region using the location of the UAV, assess whether the distance falls within a first distance threshold, and instruct the UAV to take a flight response measure selected from (1) a first flight response measure when the distance falls within the first distance threshold, and (2) a second flight response measure different from the first flight response measure when the distance falls outside the first distance threshold. The first flight response measure at least includes causing the UAV to descend or hover over a location. A rate at which the UAV descends is determined based on the location of the UAV.

Abstract: A movable object includes a body, one or more propulsion units carried by the body and configured to effect movement of the movable object, and an electrical plug for power and signal transmission. The electrical plug includes at least one signal pin configured to communicate signal, a plurality of power pins configured to transmit electrical power, and a plug substrate configured to support the at least one signal pin and the plurality of power pins. The plurality of power pins include at least one power pin having a first polarity and at least one power pin having a second polarity opposite to the first polarity. The one or more propulsion units are provided with electrical energy via the electrical plug. The plurality of power pins and the at least one signal pin include a first set of power pins and signal pins, and a second set of power pins and signal pins.

Abstract: A method for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes: generating a control signal that controls multiple motors of the UAV each configured to drive a corresponding one of multiple propellers. The multiple propellers are configured to be mounted at the multiple motors, respectively. The control signal includes at least one of an idling control signal or a takeoff control signal. The method also includes: controlling the multiple motors to operate based on the control signal; obtaining status information of the UAV when the multiple motors are operating in response to the control signal; and determining whether at least one of the multiple propellers is abnormally mounted according to the status information.

Abstract: Disclosed are a gimbal and a control method and apparatus for a photographing apparatus. The photographing apparatus is mounted on a gimbal. When a communication link between the photographing apparatus and the gimbal is in an active state, the photographing apparatus is controlled by the gimbal. The method includes: detecting a first indication signal; and switching the communication link between the gimbal and the photographing apparatus from an active state to an inactive state, so that the photographing apparatus can be controlled autonomously. When the first indication signal is detected, the communication link between the gimbal and the photographing apparatus is switched from the active state to the inactive state, so that the photographing apparatus can restore to an autonomous control mode without physical plugging or unplugging or manual disabling of a wireless connection function in settings, helping a user to operate various functions.

Abstract: A gimbal, a balancing method, a control method, a balancing motor and a gimbal assembly are provided. The balancing method includes: controlling a driving motor to rotate, and obtain a first electric signal parameter of the driving motor, where the gimbal includes a rotating assembly and a balancing motor, and the rotating assembly includes a gimbal component, a transmission mechanism and a driving motor. The driving motor is configured to drive the gimbal component to rotate so as to adjust the attitude of the gimbal. The balancing motor is configured to drive at least part of the gimbal component to move via the transmission mechanism so as to adjust the center of gravity of the gimbal. The operation of the balancing motor may be controlled based on the first electrical signal parameter to make the gimbal in a balanced state in an adjustment direction of the balancing motor.

Abstract: An aircraft control system and control method are disclosed. The system comprises a remote control apparatus with a first control rod and a flight controller associated with an aircraft. The first control rod is configured to move in a first movement direction to control a motion of the aircraft in a first motion direction when an external force is applied on the first control rod and after a withdrawal of the external force, the first control rod returns to a preset position. The remote control apparatus operates to generate one or more control signals corresponding to the withdrawal of the external force. The flight controller controls the aircraft to maintain a flight state based on said control signals and one or more state signals, which are generated based on a measurement of the flight state by a flight controller associated with the aircraft state measurement sensors carried by the aircraft.

Abstract: A laser-based measurement device includes a laser transmitter; a laser receiver; an optical device configured to guide a laser beam emitted by the laser transmitter out of the laser-based measurement device and guide the laser beam reflected by an external environment in the laser receiver; and a driving device including a first magnetic member connected to the optical device and a second magnetic member. The driving device is configured to drive the optical device to vibrate through interaction between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member, to change a guiding direction of the laser beam passing through the optical device.

Abstract: A locking apparatus comprises a sliding member, and a first memory alloy wire configured to engage the sliding member to exert a first force to move the sliding member in a first sliding direction to a locked position when electrical energy is applied to the first memory alloy wire. The locking apparatus further comprises a second memory alloy wire configured to exert a second force to engage the sliding member to move the sliding member in a second sliding direction to an unlocked position when electrical energy is applied to the second memory alloy wire. The apparatus further comprises a position limiting structure. When the sliding member is moved to the locked position, the position limiting structure holds the sliding member at the locked position. When the sliding member is moved to the unlocked position, the position limiting structure holds the sliding member at the unlocked position.

Abstract: Automatic terrain evaluation of landing surfaces, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A representative method includes receiving a request to land a movable object and, in response to the request, identifying a target landing area on a landing surface based on at least one image of the landing surface obtained by the movable object. The method can further include directing the movable object to land at the target landing area.

Abstract: A method of controlling a gimbal may comprise obtaining a capturing position of a target object in a captured image, the capturing position being determined by means of an image capturer, the image capturer being a camera having a manual lens or an automatic lens, and the image capturer being communicatively connected to the gimbal; determining, based on the capturing position, control parameters for a following operation on the target object; and controlling the gimbal according to the control parameters to achieve the following operation of the target object.

Abstract: A method for tracking a maximum temperature point includes acquiring a first pair of coordinates of a maximum temperature point in a current frame of image sensed by an infrared camera, determining a rotation angle of a gimbal equipped with the infrared camera according to the first pair of coordinates of the maximum temperature point in the current frame of image and a pair of coordinates of a target position of the maximum temperature point in a subsequent frame of image, and controlling the gimbal to rotate according to the rotation angle, so as to adjust the maximum temperature point in the subsequent frame of image captured by the infrared camera to be located at the target position.

Abstract: A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) includes obtaining depth data of one or more obstacles in a flight space. The method also includes determining information of an obstacle that triggers an obstacle avoidance operation based on the depth data. The method further includes transmitting the information of the obstacle to a control terminal of the UAV.

Abstract: A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes receiving locking instruction information for locking the UAV; remotely controlling, based on the locking instruction information, a remote control device of the UAV to lock the UAV; and remotely controlling, after controlling the remote control device to lock the UAV, the remote control device to unlock the UAV.

Abstract: A system of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a first body of the UAV capable of flying, a second body detachably attached to the first body and capable of being a stabilizer, and a power supply system capable of powering the first body and the second body. The system further includes one or more sensors, at least one processor, and at least one storage medium storing instructions. When executed, the instructions in the at least one storage medium instruct the processor to receive sensor data from the one or more sensors.

Abstract: A control method for a mobile robot includes: obtaining indication information of a target object, wherein the indication information includes position information of the target object in a reference image output by a photographic apparatus of a mobile robot; determining the position information of the target object according to the indication information; and controlling, according to the position information of the target object, the mobile robot to move around the target object. With the provided control methods and apparatuses, devices, and storage media, the mobile robot may move around the target object without needing to move to a circling center to record a position of the circling center.

Abstract: A sensor system can comprise a detector with a plurality of units, wherein the detector is configured to generate a first set of electrical signals based on received photon energy of a light beam that is reflected back from a first plurality of points on one or more objects, in a first configuration. Additionally, the detector is configured to generate a second set of electrical signals based on received photon energy of a light beam that is reflected back from a second plurality of points on one or more objects in a second configuration, wherein the first configuration and the second configuration are with a predetermined correlation. Furthermore, the detector can determine distance to each of the first plurality of points and the second plurality of points on the one or more objects based on the first set of electrical signals and the second set of electrical signals.

Abstract: An auxiliary focusing method, device and system. When a user uses an image capturer to photograph a target scene, an auxiliary focus image can be generated based on depth information of objects in the target scene, and the auxiliary focus image can visually display the depth distribution of the objects in the target scene and a corresponding position of a focus point of the image capturer in the target scene, so that the user can intuitively understand the current position of the focus point from the auxiliary focus image and adjust the position of the focus point according to the depth distribution of the objects, so that an object of interest to the user can be clearly imaged.

Abstract: A return flight control method includes obtaining return-flight-evaluation information in a return flight mode, controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to return to an alternate landing area in response to that the return-flight-evaluation information satisfies a preset requirement, and controlling the UAV to return to a return point in response to that the return-flight-evaluation information does not satisfy the preset requirement.

Abstract: A wearable device and its control method, a gesture recognition method, a movable platform control system and a storage medium are provided. The control method may include acquiring key point information of a gesture action of a target user, recognizing an input instruction based upon the key point information, and generating a control instruction based upon the input instruction and executing a task operation according to the control instruction.