METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AND MONITORING THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV)

摘要

The embodiments herein disclose a method and a remote control for controlling and monitoring surrounding areas of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) by an operator with a remote control comprising a flight display. The embodiments disclose a surprising advantageously effect for the purposes of controlling and monitoring the surroundings of a UAV by combining the image captured by a UAV camera with a transparently overlaid positional and navigation map providing a perception enabling the operator to have a complete overall view of the situation, utilizing a common screen section of a flight display and thereby not having to shift eye view. Viewing images and positional and navigation information in the way described has shown not to interfere with each other, rather on the contrary.

主权项

1. A method for controlling, and monitoring surrounding areas of, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) by an Operator with a remote control, comprising:
providing a flight display, and a UAV equipped with a camera and a positioning device providing an image of surrounding areas and positioning data of an operating field of the UAV, wirelessly transmitted to a remote control; displaying the image captured by the camera on the flight display; providing a transparent layer upon the image comprising a cardinal-oriented map of a range of the operating field including at least a cardinal point, a UAV symbol oriented on the flight display relative to the cardinal point corresponding to a real compass direction of the UAV provided by the positioning device; and a waypoint symbol positioned relative to the UAV symbol corresponding in distance and direction to a real geographical relation between the UAV and the waypoint.