A method for navigating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from an initial position of the UAV towards a base position comprises A) flying the UAV to a plurality of destination positions each having a first predetermined distance from the initial position of the UAV, wherein the plurality of destination positions correspond to a plurality of trial directions with respect to the initial position, respectively; B) detecting, for each of the plurality of destination positions, a distance from the base position to the destination position when the UAV is at the destination position, thereby to obtain a plurality of detected distances corresponding to the plurality of trial directions, respectively; C) determining a return direction of the UAV on the basis of the plurality of detected distances; and D) flying the UAV a second predetermined distance along the return direction.


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    Title :

    Method and apparatus for navigating unmanned aerial vehicle


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2017-05-09


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G06F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING , Elektrische digitale Datenverarbeitung / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS



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