Relative image capture device orientation calibration

• Main Authors: Bruneau, Garance, Schmid, Lukas, Omari, Sammy, Gohl, Pascal, Murguet, Axel, Diem, Fabio
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.10.2024
• Subjects: AEROPLANES; AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; CONTROLLING; COSMONAUTICS; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; HELICOPTERS; IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; REGULATING; SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES; TRANSPORTING

Controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle may include obtaining a first image from a fixed orientation image capture device of the unmanned aerial vehicle, obtaining a second image from an adjustable orientation image capture device of the unmanned aerial vehicle, obtaining feature correlation data based on the first image and the second image, obtaining relative image capture device orientation calibration data based on the feature correlation data, the relative image capture device orientation calibration data indicating an orientation of the adjustable orientation image capture device relative to the fixed orientation image capture device, obtaining relative object orientation data based on the relative image capture device orientation calibration data, the relative object orientation data representing a three-dimensional orientation of an external object relative to the adjustable orientation image capture device, and controlling a trajectory of the unmanned aerial vehicle in response to the relative object orientation data.