Abstract: A gimbal servo control method includes obtaining a predicted flight trajectory of an aircraft within a preset time period from a current time, and adjusting an attitude of a gimbal carried by the aircraft according a predicted velocity direction of the aircraft at a point of the predicted flight trajectory.

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.

Abstract: A method for controlling a movable object is described. The method may include controlling the movable object to move with a variable speed along one or more directions; collecting sensing data from one or more sensors onboard the movable object during the movement along the one or more directions, wherein the one or more sensors do not include a magnetic sensor; and determining a correspondence between a local coordinate system and a global coordinate system based on the sensing data.

Abstract: A method, an electronic device, and a system for controlling cooperative operations of unmanned aerial vehicles are disclosed. The method includes: determining a plurality of sub-area blocks in a target area block, where a corresponding to-be-performed task is set for each sub-area block; for the sub-area block, determining, from a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles that participate in task execution of the target area block, a target unmanned aerial vehicle for performing the to-be-performed task corresponding to the sub-area block; and when location information of the target unmanned aerial vehicle meets an operating condition, sending the to-be-performed task corresponding to the sub-area block to the target unmanned aerial vehicle, so that the target unmanned aerial vehicle performs the to-be-performed task.

Abstract: A method for synchronizing data collected by one or more sensors of an aerial vehicle includes: generating, by a controller of the aerial vehicle, one or more time stamps each representing a clock time of the controller; sending instruction information to one or more sensors external to the aerial vehicle; receiving a plurality of data packets returned from the one or more external sensors corresponding to a number of first clock times; obtaining data collected by a built-in sensor at a number of second clock times; and analyzing, according to the data packets returned by the external sensors and the data collected by the built-in sensor, a flight state of the aerial vehicle. The instruction information carries the one or more time stamps and directs the one or more external sensors to perform data collection. Each second clock time is the same as a corresponding first clock time.

Abstract: A method for data transmission includes receiving a data transmission request from a transmitting terminal, establishing a communication link between a controller of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and the transmitting terminal in response to the data transmission request, receiving, by the controller of the UAV, target data from the transmitting terminal over the communication link, and forwarding the target data to a receiving terminal including in response to the controller receiving the target data that includes the state data of the onboard device from the onboard device, forwarding, through the controller of the UAV, the state data to a ground control apparatus for the ground control apparatus to analyze the state data to determine the operational state of the onboard device and to take over control of the UAV in response to the operational state being abnormal.

Abstract: A method for synchronizing data collected by one or more sensors of an aerial vehicle includes: generating, by a controller of the aerial vehicle, one or more time stamps each representing a clock time of the controller; sending instruction information to one or more sensors external to the aerial vehicle; receiving a plurality of data packets returned from the one or more external sensors corresponding to a number of first clock times; obtaining data collected by a built-in sensor at a number of second clock times; and analyzing, according to the data packets returned by the external sensors and the data collected by the built-in sensor, a flight state of the aerial vehicle. The instruction information carries the one or more time stamps and directs the one or more external sensors to perform data collection. Each second clock time is the same as a corresponding first clock time.

Abstract: A method for data transmission includes receiving, by a controller of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), target data from a transmitting terminal. The transmitting terminal includes a ground control apparatus or an onboard device of the UAV. The onboard device is connected with the UAV via a universal interface of the UAV. The universal interface is configured to connect onboard devices of various types. The method further includes forwarding the target data to a receiving terminal. The receiving terminal includes the ground control apparatus or the onboard device, and the receiving terminal is different from the transmitting terminal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a return flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UVA). The method includes controlling the UAV to fly to a predetermined cruising altitude, and controlling the UAV to return horizontally at the predetermined cruising altitude based on a first predetermined horizontal speed control value when determining that a remaining power of the UVA is less than or equal to a predetermined return flight power threshold; and controlling the UAV to perform a forced landing and the return flight based on the first predetermined horizontal speed control value and a predetermined descent speed control value when determining that the remaining power of the UAV is less than or equal to a predetermined descent power threshold in the process of the horizontal return at the predetermined cruising altitude.

Abstract: A control method includes obtaining a flight parameter of an aircraft during flight, where the flight parameter is configured to control an operation component carried by the aircraft and includes at least one of a flight time parameter or a flight distance parameter; and controlling the operation component to operate in response to at least one of the flight time parameter satisfying a time requirement included in a control condition or the flight distance parameter satisfying a distance requirement included in the control condition.

Abstract: A control request is received from a target device. In response to the control request, a controller of the flight device calls and runs a preset virtual control program to direct the flight device to operate in a virtual control mode. A callable interface corresponding to the preset virtual control program is configured as a preset interface. In response to receiving control data through the preset interface in the virtual control mode, the preset virtual control program is executed to convert the control data into a control instruction of a remote controller of the flight device for controlling the flight device.

Abstract: A method of data synchronization for an aerial vehicle includes a controller of the aerial vehicle generating one or more time stamps each representing a clock time of the controller, sending instruction information to one or more sensors of the aerial vehicle, the instruction information carrying the one or more time stamps and directing the one or more sensors to perform data collection, and receiving one or more data packets returned from the one or more sensors. Each of the one or more data packets carries one of the one or more time stamps and includes data collected by one of the one or more sensors in response to the instruction information.

Abstract: A method of controlling a flight device includes receiving, by a controller of the flight device, a control request from a target device for requesting a control of the flight device, receiving control data sent from the target device, and converting the control data into an executable instruction for controlling the flight device.

Abstract: A mobile device control method includes receiving a photographing command, turning off, in response to the photographing command, a light source affecting a photographing effect, and performing a photographing operation according to the photographing command.

Abstract: A gimbal servo control method includes obtaining a predicted flight trajectory of an aircraft within a preset time period from a current time, and adjusting an attitude of a gimbal carried by the aircraft according a predicted velocity direction of the aircraft at a point of the predicted flight trajectory.

Abstract: A control method for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes receiving a plurality of control instructions from a plurality of control devices, and executing a control operation according to the plurality of control instructions.

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.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an UAV control method. The method includes collecting status information of an UAV during a launch process, the launch process including at least a first time period during which the UAV has not been launched and is under constraint, and a second time period during which the UAV has been launched and is free of constraint; identifying one or more launch actions based on the status information; and controlling movements of the UAV in the second time period based on the identified launch actions.

Abstract: A method for controlling a movable object is described. The method may include controlling the movable object to move with a variable speed along one or more directions; collecting sensing data from one or more sensors onboard the movable object during the movement along the one or more directions, wherein the one or more sensors do not include a magnetic sensor; and determining a correspondence between a local coordinate system and a global coordinate system based on the sensing data.

Abstract: A flight simulation method includes obtaining a flight simulator start command transmitted by a flight simulation control terminal and starting a flight simulator in response to the flight simulator start command. The flight simulation method also includes generating multi-sensor simulation data based on pre-set multi-sensor model parameters and ground truth simulation data output by the flight simulator. The flight simulation method also includes fusing the multi-sensor simulation data to generate simulated multi-sensor fused data. The flight simulation method further includes generating a flight simulation control command based on the simulated multi-sensor fused data.