Patents by Inventor Tie SU

Tie SU 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: 12215818
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a handheld gimbal control method and a handheld gimbal. The method includes: acquiring an input signal (S301); and performing a first control operation triggered by a first trigger signal in response to the input signal being a predetermined first trigger signal, where the first control operation is used to control the yaw axis motor disposed on the handheld gimbal to start and continue to work so as to enable the imaging device carried by the handheld gimbal to start and continue a rolling rotation (S302). The control method relieves a user from pressing the control button on the handle at all times, thereby improving the flexibility of user operation and user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tie Su, Wenlin Xie
  • Patent number: 12177556
    Abstract: A photographing control method includes receiving a photographing parameter for a trajectory point from a control terminal, obtaining mobile-platform attitude data for the trajectory point, establishing a correspondence relationship between the photographing parameter for the trajectory point and the mobile-platform attitude data for the trajectory point, and, in response to detecting that a current operation attitude of a mobile platform matches the mobile-platform attitude data for the trajectory point, controlling a photographing device of the mobile platform to perform photographing according to the photographing parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi Hao, Tie Su
  • Publication number: 20240118594
    Abstract: A gimbal control method includes obtaining a measured working parameter of a gimbal, where the gimbal includes an axial arm and a motor configured to drive the axial arm to rotate. The method further includes in response to the measured working parameter satisfying a preset condition: determining that an external force is applied to the gimbal, the external force being not applied by a controller; and stopping the gimbal to operate based on a first working parameter, the first working parameter being obtained when the gimbal is controlled by the controller without applying the external force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yan WANG, Tie SU
  • Patent number: 11852958
    Abstract: A gimbal control method includes obtaining a working parameter of a gimbal, where the gimbal includes an axial arm and a motor configured to drive the axial arm to rotate to drive a photographing device mounted on the gimbal to move in one or more directions. The method further includes obtaining a working parameter of the gimbal when the gimbal is controlled by a remote controller; and in response to the measured working parameter being greater than the working parameter of the gimbal when the gimbal is controlled by the remote controller, controlling the motor to drive the axial arm to rotate to a target attitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI OSMO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yan Wang, Tie Su
  • Publication number: 20230392744
    Abstract: A gimbal for supporting a load includes at least three rotatably coupled driving axis assemblies, an angle sensor, and a controller. Each driving axis assembly includes a driving device and a joint arm configured to rotate when driven by the driving device. The angle sensor is configured to detect a joint angle of a driving device of at least one of the driving axis assemblies. The controller is configured to control the gimbal in a two-axis mode, in response to detecting that the joint angle of the driving device of the at least one of the driving axis assemblies is within a predetermined value range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Tie SU, Paul PAN
  • Patent number: 11748968
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a target tracking method and system, a readable storage medium, and a mobile platform. The method includes: obtaining a user's trigger operation on an operation button, and generating a trigger instruction based on the trigger operation to generate a candidate target box; displaying, based on the trigger operation, the candidate target box in a current frame of picture displayed on a display interface to correspond to the feature portion of the predetermined target; obtaining, based on the displayed candidate target box, a box selection operation performed by the user on the operation button, and generating a box selection instruction based on the box selection operation to generate a tracking target box, where the box selection instruction is used to determine that the candidate target boxes is a tracking target box; and tracking the target based on the tracking target box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng Xiong, Lijun Xue, Tie Su
  • Patent number: 11739881
    Abstract: A gimbal control method includes determining a current state of a follow-configuration button, determining a current follow coefficient based on the current state of the follow-configuration button, and controlling a gimbal to follow a target object according to the current coefficient. The follow-configuration button corresponds to a plurality of states, and each state corresponds to a different follow coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tie Su
  • Patent number: 11732835
    Abstract: A gimbal for supporting a load includes at least three rotatably coupled driving axis assemblies and a controller. Each driving axis assembly includes a driving device and a joint arm configured to rotate when driven by the driving device. The controller is configured to control the gimbal to limit a rotation of a first driving axis assembly, and adjust positions of a second driving axis assembly and a third driving axis assembly, respectively, relative to the load, such that the gimbal maintains a forward orientation of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tie Su, Paul Pan
  • Patent number: 11662817
    Abstract: A method of controlling a gimbal includes receiving angular velocity information transmitted by a somatosensory controller, the angular velocity information including an angular velocity of the somatosensory controller in a geodetic coordinate system, determining a target attitude of the gimbal according to the angular velocity information, and controlling the gimbal according to the target attitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tie Su, Yi Hao
  • Patent number: 11592138
    Abstract: A gimbal includes a first shaft assembly, a second shaft assembly, and a third shaft assembly. The first shaft assembly includes a first shaft arm and a first motor arranged at a first end of the first shaft arm. The second shaft assembly includes a second shaft arm and a second motor arranged at a first end of the second shaft arm and fixedly connected to a second end of the first shaft arm that is distal from the first motor. The third shaft assembly includes a third shaft arm configured to carry a load and a third motor arranged at an end of the third shaft arm and fixedly connected to a second end of the second shaft arm that is distal from the second motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tie Su, Paul Pan
  • Publication number: 20220205583
    Abstract: A gimbal control method includes determining a current state of a follow-configuration button, determining a current follow coefficient based on the current state of the follow-configuration button, and controlling a gimbal to follow a target object according to the current coefficient. The follow-configuration button corresponds to a plurality of states, and each state corresponds to a different follow coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventor: Tie SU
  • Patent number: 11346495
    Abstract: A control method for a non-orthogonal gimbal includes obtaining an actual attitude of the gimbal, determining a target attitude of the gimbal according to the actual attitude of the gimbal and an angle between a first rotation axis of a first drive motor and a second rotation axis of a second drive motor, determining an attitude error according to the actual attitude and the target attitude, and controlling one or more of a plurality of drive motors according to the attitude error to cause the gimbal to approach the target attitude. The gimbal includes the plurality of drive motors including the first drive motor, the second drive motor, and the third drive motor. The gimbal further includes a base, a first axis arm, a second axis arm, and a third axis arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tie Su, Zihan Chen
  • Publication number: 20220124240
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a target tracking method and system, a readable storage medium, and a mobile platform. The method includes: obtaining a user's trigger operation on an operation button, and generating a trigger instruction based on the trigger operation to generate a candidate target box; displaying, based on the trigger operation, the candidate target box in a current frame of picture displayed on a display interface to correspond to the feature portion of the predetermined target; obtaining, based on the displayed candidate target box, a box selection operation performed by the user on the operation button, and generating a box selection instruction based on the box selection operation to generate a tracking target box, where the box selection instruction is used to determine that the candidate target boxes is a tracking target box; and tracking the target based on the tracking target box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng XIONG, Lijun XUE, Tie SU
  • Patent number: 11280447
    Abstract: A gimbal includes a follow-configuration button, a memory storing gimbal control instructions, and a processor configured to call the gimbal control instructions to detect whether the follow-configuration button is triggered and adjust a follow parameter of the gimbal for following a target object in response to the follow-configuration button being triggered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tie Su
  • Publication number: 20220043328
    Abstract: A control method for a gimbal includes determining an angular velocity of a base of the gimbal and controlling a movement response speed of the gimbal according to the angular velocity of the base to control the gimbal to assist following and capturing a moving target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Tie SU, Paul PAN
  • Patent number: 11194231
    Abstract: A method includes determining an actual orientation of a base of an apparatus, obtaining a target orientation of a payload support of the apparatus, and determining target angular displacements of the payload support about gimbal axes of a plurality of pivoted supports of the apparatus based on the actual orientation of the base and the target orientation of the payload support. The payload support is mounted to the base through the plurality of pivoted supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: SZ DJI OSMO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tie Su, Paul Pan
  • Publication number: 20210364895
    Abstract: A gimbal control method includes obtaining a working parameter of a gimbal, where the gimbal includes an axial arm and a motor configured to drive the axial arm to rotate to drive a photographing device mounted on the gimbal to move in one or more directions. The method further includes obtaining a working parameter of the gimbal when the gimbal is controlled by a remote controller; and in response to the measured working parameter being greater than the working parameter of the gimbal when the gimbal is controlled by the remote controller, controlling the motor to drive the axial arm to rotate to a target attitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Yan WANG, Tie SU
  • Patent number: 11156905
    Abstract: A control method for a gimbal is provided. The control method includes determining an acceleration of a base of the gimbal and controlling a movement response speed of the gimbal according to the acceleration of the base to allow an attitude adjustment of a camera of the gimbal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SZ DJI OSMO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tie Su, Paul Pan
  • Publication number: 20210293378
    Abstract: A method of controlling a handheld gimbal includes obtaining an input instruction, and selecting one follow mode from a plurality of follow modes for following movement of an input device or a handheld member of the handheld gimbal based on the input instruction. The plurality of follow modes have different following speeds, and include a rapid follow mode. The method further includes controlling movement of the handheld gimbal using the selected one follow mode to follow the movement of the input device or the handheld member. In response to the rapid follow mode being selected, the movement of the handheld gimbal is controlled according to a sum of a first speed and a second speed. The first speed and the second speed are determined based on different information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Tie SU, Paul PAN
  • Publication number: 20210263394
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a handheld gimbal and a handheld gimbal. The method for controlling a handheld gimbal includes: upon rotation of a handheld gimbal, obtaining current attitude information of a photographing device and current attitude information of a handle; according to the current attitude information of the photographing device and the current attitude information of the handle, obtaining target attitude information of the photographing device; according to the current attitude information of the photographing device and the target attitude information, controlling a shaft joint of the handheld gimbal to rotate so that the attitude of the photographing device follows the attitude of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Tie SU, Yi HAO