A controller for an aerial vehicle, the aerial vehicle comprising a fuselage, fixed wings, and a multi-rotor assembly, the fixed wings disposed on both sides of the fuselage, and the multi-rotor assembly comprising at least two rotors disposed on either the fuselage or the fixed wings. The controller may comprise at least one memory storing at least one instruction set configured to control the vehicle, and at least one processor, communicatively coupled to the at least one memory. When the aerial vehicle operates, the at least one processor executes the at least one instruction set to, during cruise of the aerial vehicle, control at least a portion of the rotors of the multi-rotor assembly to actively rotate to provide a force in a vertical direction so that the multi-rotor assembly and the fixed wings together provide lift for the aerial vehicle.

A controller for an aerial vehicle, the aerial vehicle comprising a fuselage, fixed wings, and a multi-rotor assembly, the fixed wings disposed on both sides of the fuselage, and the multi-rotor assembly comprising at least two rotors disposed on either the fuselage or the fixed wings. The controller may comprise at least one memory storing at least one instruction set configured to control the vehicle, and at least one processor, communicatively coupled to the at least one memory. When the aerial vehicle operates, the at least one processor executes the at least one instruction set to, during cruise of the aerial vehicle, control at least a portion of the rotors of the multi-rotor assembly to actively rotate to provide a force in a vertical direction so that the multi-rotor assembly and the fixed wings together provide lift for the aerial vehicle.

In a vertical take-off and landing aircraft, a plurality of VTOL rotors are divided into a plurality of groups, and each VTOL rotor is included in any one of the groups. After lift is generated by wings (a front wing and a rear wing), a controller sequentially stops rotation of the plurality of VTOL rotors on a group-by-group basis.

In a vertical take-off and landing aircraft, a plurality of VTOL rotors are divided into a plurality of groups, and each VTOL rotor is included in any one of the groups. After lift is generated by wings (a front wing and a rear wing), a controller sequentially stops rotation of the plurality of VTOL rotors on a group-by-group basis.

A first attitude estimation unit 16 estimates an attitude of an UAV 1 by performing a Visual-SLAM on the basis of detection values detected by an imaging unit 14, and a second attitude estimation unit 17 estimates an attitude of the UAV 1 on the basis of detection values detected by a rotation angle detection unit 15. And then a control unit 18 controls the attitude of the UAV 1 by utilizing a first attitude estimation result from the first attitude estimation unit 16 and a second attitude estimation result from the second attitude estimation unit 17 at a ratio based on positional information of the UAV 1.

A method of acquiring sensor data on a construction site by at least one sensor of a construction robot system comprising at least one construction robot is provided, wherein a sensor is controlled using a trainable agent, thus improving the quality of acquired sensor data. A construction robot system, a computer program product, and a training method are also provided.

A method of acquiring sensor data on a construction site by at least one sensor of a construction robot system comprising at least one construction robot is provided, wherein a sensor is controlled using a trainable agent, thus improving the quality of acquired sensor data. A construction robot system, a computer program product, and a training method are also provided.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for unmanned aerial vehicle modular command priority determination and filtering system. One of the methods includes enabling control of the UAV by a first control source that provides modular commands to the UAV, each modular command being a command associated with performance of one or more actions by the UAV. Modular commands from a second control source requesting control of the UAV are received. The second control source is determined to be in control of the UAV based on priority information associated with each control source. Control of the UAV is enabled by the second control source, and modular commands are implemented.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for unmanned aerial vehicle modular command priority determination and filtering system. One of the methods includes enabling control of the UAV by a first control source that provides modular commands to the UAV, each modular command being a command associated with performance of one or more actions by the UAV. Modular commands from a second control source requesting control of the UAV are received. The second control source is determined to be in control of the UAV based on priority information associated with each control source. Control of the UAV is enabled by the second control source, and modular commands are implemented.

Disclosed are a video capturing method and apparatus using an unmanned aerial vehicle, an unmanned aerial vehicle and a storage medium. The method includes: determining a rotation speed of a gimbal according to a target flight distance of the unmanned aerial vehicle and a target rotation angle of the gimbal; determining an initial rotation angle of the gimbal according to a rotation direction and the target rotation angle of the gimbal, and controlling the gimbal to rotate from a current rotation angle to the initial rotation angle; and capturing a video of a target object from the initial rotation angle to the target rotation angle according to a flight direction and the target flight distance of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and the rotation speed and the rotation direction of the gimbal.