WO2021035612A1 - Management method, device, and system for unmanned aerial vehicle, unmanned aerial vehicle, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a management method, device, and system for an unmanned aerial vehicle, an unmanned aerial vehicle, and a storage medium. The method comprises: receiving a control instruction sent by an external device communicatively connected to the management device; and calling, according to the control instruction, a target functional component of the plurality of functional components to execute a work task indicated by the control instruction. By means of the method, the development efficiency and the integration efficiency of the unmanned aerial vehicle are improved.

Description

UAV management method, equipment, UAV, system and storage medium Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of control technology, in particular to a management method, equipment, unmanned aerial vehicle, system and storage medium of an unmanned aerial vehicle.

Background technique

In the existing UAV products, in order to meet the customization needs of external users, the flight controller of the UAV provides the only SDK interface that can communicate with the external equipment customized by the external user, and the external user can use the software development The Software Development Kit (SDK) develops customized drone control programs on external devices. The external devices carried on the drone can send control instructions to the flight controller through the SDK interface, and the flight controller can coordinate externally. Other functional components on the man-machine realize the function of the drone. Due to the limited functions of the flight controller, this SDK development model has limited expansion capabilities and low integration, thereby reducing development efficiency. Therefore, how to more effectively improve the development efficiency of UAV SDK applications is of great significance.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention provides a management method, equipment, unmanned aerial vehicle, system and storage medium of an unmanned aerial vehicle, which improves the development efficiency and integration efficiency of an unmanned aerial vehicle.

In the first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a management device for a drone. The drone includes a plurality of functional components. The plurality of functional components include at least a flight controller, which is carried on the drone. The external device on the machine communicates with the management device through a general interface, the general interface is used to connect different types of external devices, the management device includes: a memory and a processor, wherein,

The memory is used to store a computer program;

The processor is configured to execute the computer program and, when executing the computer program, implement the following steps:

Receiving a control instruction sent by an external device communicatively connected with the management device;

According to the control instruction, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a management system for an unmanned aerial vehicle, including: a management device and a plurality of functional components, wherein the plurality of functional components include at least a flight controller, and the management device uses a common interface Communicating with an external device carried on the drone, and the universal interface is used to connect different types of external devices;

The management device is configured to receive a control instruction sent by an external device communicatively connected with the management device; call a target functional component of the multiple functional components according to the control instruction;

The target functional component among the multiple functional components is used to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a management method of a drone, which is applied to a management device of a drone. The drone includes a plurality of functional components, wherein the plurality of functional components include at least a flight The controller, the external device carried on the drone is communicatively connected with the management device through a universal interface, the universal interface is used to connect different types of external devices, the method includes:

Receiving a control instruction sent by an external device communicatively connected with the management device;

According to the control instruction, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a plurality of functional components, wherein the multiple functional components include at least a flight controller, which is carried on the outside of the drone. The device communicates with the drone through a universal interface, the universal interface is used to connect different types of external devices, and the drone includes:

Fuselage: The power system configured on the fuselage is used to provide flight power for the UAV;

The processor is configured to receive a control instruction sent by an external device communicatively connected with the drone; according to the control instruction, call a target functional component of the multiple functional components to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium that stores a computer program that implements the method described in the third aspect when the computer program is executed by a processor.

The embodiment of the present invention can receive a control instruction sent by an external device that is in communication with the management device, and according to the control instruction, call a target functional component among a plurality of functional components to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction, thereby improving the development efficiency of the drone And integration efficiency.

Description of the drawings

In order to explain the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art more clearly, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some of the present invention. Embodiments, for those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative work, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an application development framework of an unmanned aerial vehicle management system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a management system for drones provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a method for managing drones according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a management device for a drone provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The following clearly describes the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the case of no conflict, the following embodiments and features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.

The UAV management method provided in the embodiment of the present invention may be executed by the UAV. The management device may be a component of the drone, that is, the drone includes the management device. In some embodiments, the drone includes multiple functional components, wherein the multiple functional components include at least a flight controller, and the management device communicates with an external device carried on the drone through a universal interface. Communication connection, and the universal interface is used to connect different types of external devices. The management device and the multiple functional devices can form a management system of the drone, that is, the management system can include the management device and the multiple functional components, and the management method of the drone can be controlled by all The management system is executed, and further, the management method may be executed by the management device. In other embodiments, the UAV management method can also be applied to other movable devices, such as robots that can move autonomously, unmanned vehicles, unmanned ships and other movable devices.

In one embodiment, the application development framework of the management system of the drone is shown in FIG. 1, which is a schematic structural diagram of the application development framework of the management system of the drone provided by an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the drone includes a management device 110 and multiple functional components; in some embodiments, the multiple functional components include at least a flight controller 1111, and the multiple functional components also include cloud One or more of the station 12, battery device 13, photographing device 1112 (for example, RGB camera), navigation device 1114 (for example, satellite positioning receiver), and visual perception device 1113 (for example, visual odometer). The battery device 13 includes a battery management module. The management device 110 includes a universal interface for communication and connection with the external device 15, the universal interface is used to connect different types of external devices, and the universal interface may be an SDK interface. In some embodiments, each functional component is configured with a communication interface for communication connection with the management device 110, such as an SDK interface. In some embodiments, the external device 15 is a device customized by an external user. The external device 15 can be carried on the drone during use, and is communicatively connected with the management device 110 through the universal interface. A drone control program is preset on the external device 15, and when the drone control program is executed by the external device, the external device 15 sends a drone control instruction to the management device 110 through the universal interface. The management device 110 receives the control instruction sent by the external device 15 communicatively connected with the management device 110, and according to the control instruction, calls a target functional component of the plurality of functional components to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.

In some embodiments, the management device 110 may perform two-way communication with each functional component through the SDK interface configured by each functional component, and the management device 110 may send a call instruction to call the function component through the SDK interface configured by the target functional component according to the control instruction. The target functional component among the multiple functional components executes the work task indicated by the control instruction. In some embodiments, the management device 110 is also used to obtain data collected by various functional components, such as sensor data, flight status data, fault information, and other data. Further, in some cases, the management device 110 may send to the external device 15 data collected by a target function part of the plurality of function components.

In one embodiment, the control instruction sent by the external device 15 is generated by the external device 15 by calling a function instruction in a preset function instruction library 14. Specifically, an application program developed by an external user (such as a developer) can be run on the external device 15, such as SDK application A and SDK application B as shown in FIG. 1. When the application program is on the external device 15 When running, the application program can call the function instructions in the preset function instruction library 14 to generate control instructions, and send the generated control instructions to the management device 110. The management device 110 may receive the control instruction sent by the external device 15, and call various functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction. The preset function instruction library 14 is the SDK library set 14. The SDK library set 14 may include one or more of flight control SDK, camera control SDK, vision SDK, navigation SDK, and data acquisition SDK. It can be understood that different types of SDKs in the SDK library set 14 can instruct different target functional components among the multiple functional components to perform work tasks.

In an embodiment, the management device 110 may be an SDK management device, and the management device 110 may provide external devices with several functions such as identity verification, authority management and control, security intermediary, multi-link access, traffic monitoring and balancing.

In an embodiment, the management device 110 may be used to perform identity verification on the external device 15 that sends the control instruction, and the identity verification function of the management device 110 is used to verify the identity information of the external device 15. In an implementation manner, after receiving the control instruction sent by the external device 15 through the management device 110, the management device 110 may verify the identity information of the external device 15 that initiated the control instruction. Through this implementation method, the purpose of uniformly monitoring the operation behavior of external devices can be achieved, and developers of external devices can be prevented from using drones to conduct activities that endanger public safety.

In one embodiment, the authority control function of the management device 110 is used to centrally control the control authority of different external devices 15 and selectively open the UAV SDK function. In one embodiment, after the management device 110 successfully verifies the identity information of the external device 15 that initiated the control instruction, it can also perform the calling authority of the external device 15 that initiated the control instruction to invoke the corresponding target functional component among the multiple functional components. verification. Through this implementation manner, it is possible to prevent unauthorized external devices from invoking functional components, and to improve the safety of the management of the drone.

In one embodiment, the security intermediary function of the management device 110 is used to isolate the core security environment of the drone from the SDK isolation environment, so as to prevent illegal operations of external devices such as SDK applications from affecting the normal operation of the entire system.

In one embodiment, the multi-link access function of the management device 110 is used to allow external devices such as SDK applications to access through multiple underlying link interfaces, such as remote SDK applications through a network interface.

In one embodiment, the traffic monitoring and balancing function of the management device 110 is used to reasonably allocate the interface traffic of each external device and perform a reasonable balancing operation.

The following is a schematic description of the UAV management system provided by the embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.

Please refer to Fig. 2 for details. Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an unmanned aerial vehicle management system provided by an embodiment of the present invention. The management system of the drone includes: a management device 21 and multiple functional components, wherein the multiple functional components include at least a flight controller, and the management device 21 communicates with the drone 22 through a universal interface. The universal interface is used to connect different types of external devices. Among them, the unmanned aerial vehicle 22 and the management device 21 can establish a communication connection through a wireless communication connection. Among them, in some specific scenarios, a communication connection between the drone 22 and the management device 21 may also be established through a wired communication connection. The UAV 22 may be a rotary-wing UAV, for example, a four-rotor UAV, a six-rotor UAV, an eight-rotor UAV, or a fixed-wing UAV. The drone 22 includes a power system 221, and the power system 221 is used to provide power for the drone 22 to fly.

In one embodiment, the management device in the management system of the drone can receive a control instruction sent by an external device that is communicatively connected with the management device, and according to the control instruction, call a target functional component of the multiple functional components to execute the control instruction Instructed work tasks. In some embodiments, the control instruction is generated by an external device by calling a function instruction in a preset function instruction library. In some embodiments, the work task may include any one or more of flying tasks, photographing tasks, pan/tilt control tasks, sensor data collection tasks, and the like.

Taking FIG. 1 as an example, the management device 110 can receive a control instruction sent to the management device 110 from an external device 15 that is in communication with the management device 110. After the management device 110 receives the control instruction, if it is managed by the drone The device 110 determines from the multiple functional components that the target functional component corresponding to the control instruction is the flight controller 1111, and the management device 110 may call the flight controller 1111 to execute the flight task corresponding to the control instruction.

In one embodiment, the control instruction may be used to request to call the pan-tilt, and the management device may call the pan-tilt to execute the work task corresponding to the control instruction according to the received control instruction.

Taking FIG. 1 as an example, the external device 15 sends a control instruction to the management device 110. After receiving the control instruction, the management device 110 can call the pan/tilt 12 through the management device 110 to execute the pan/tilt control task corresponding to the control instruction. .

In an embodiment, the control instruction may be used to request the invocation of the battery device, and the management device may invoke the battery device according to the received control instruction to execute the work task corresponding to the control instruction.

Taking FIG. 1 as an example, the external device 15 sends a control instruction to the management device 110. After receiving the control instruction, the management device 110 can determine the battery device 13 corresponding to the control instruction through the management device 110, and The battery device 13 is called to execute the battery management task corresponding to the control instruction.

The following is a schematic description of the drone management method provided by the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 3 for details. FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a method for managing drones according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method can be applied to a drone management device for execution, and the drone includes multiple functions. Component, wherein the multiple functional components include at least a flight controller, an external device carried on the drone is communicatively connected with the management device through a universal interface, and the universal interface is used to connect different types of external equipment, The specific explanation is as described above. Specifically, the method of the embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps.

S301: Receive a control instruction sent by an external device communicatively connected with the management device.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the management device may receive a control instruction sent by an external device that is communicatively connected with the management device. In some embodiments, the management device may be provided on an unmanned aerial vehicle, the unmanned aerial vehicle including a plurality of functional components, wherein the plurality of functional components include at least a flight controller. In some embodiments, the multiple functional components further include one or more of a pan/tilt, a camera, a navigation device, a visual perception device, a battery device, and the like.

In some embodiments, the control instruction may be generated by an external device by calling a function instruction in a preset function instruction library. In some embodiments, the preset function instruction library is the SDK library set 14 described in FIG. 1.

Figure 1 can be used as an example for illustration. The control instruction can be any one or more functions of the external device 15 calling the flight control SDK141, camera control SDK142, vision SDK143, navigation SDK144, data acquisition SDK145 in the SDK library set 14 The instructions are generated.

S302: According to the control instruction, call a target functional component of the multiple functional components to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the management device may call a target functional component among the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction. In some embodiments, the work task includes one or more of a flight task, a photographing task, a pan/tilt control task, a sensor data collection task, and the like.

In an embodiment, the control instruction includes one or more sub-control instructions, wherein the management device calls a target functional component of the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to perform the work task indicated by the control instruction At the time, the target functional component corresponding to each of the one or more sub-control instructions can be determined, and the corresponding target functional component of the multiple functional components can be invoked according to each sub-control instruction to execute the The work task indicated by each sub-control instruction.

Figure 1 can be used as an example for illustration. Assume that the control command includes two sub-control commands, and the two sub-control commands are generated by the external device 15 by calling the function commands of the flight control SDK141 in the SDK library set 14, and the external device 15 Generated by calling the function instructions of the camera control SDK142 in the SDK library set 14, it can be determined that the target functional components are the flight controller 1111 corresponding to the function instructions of the flight control SDK141, and the shooting device 1112 corresponding to the function instructions of the camera control SDK142 . The management device may respectively call the flight controller 1111 to execute the flight task indicated by the corresponding sub-control instruction according to the two sub-control instructions, and call the photographing device 1112 to execute the photographing task indicated by the corresponding sub-control instruction.

In an embodiment, the target functional component may be any one of multiple functional components. In an implementation manner, the target functional component may be a pan/tilt. Taking FIG. 1 as an example, assuming that the control instruction acquired by the management device 110 is used to indicate the work task is a pan/tilt control task, the management device 110 may follow The control instruction determines that the pan-tilt 12 is a target functional component. In one embodiment, the target functional component may be the battery device 13. Taking FIG. 1 as an example, assuming that the control instruction acquired by the management device 110 is used to indicate the work task is a charging task, the management device 110 may According to the control instruction, it is determined that the battery device 13 is the target functional component.

In one embodiment, before invoking the target functional component of the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to perform the work task indicated by the control instruction, the management device may also verify the identity information of the external device. When the information verification fails, the management device may refuse to respond to the control instruction. When the authentication of the identity information is successful, the management device may call a target functional component among the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to perform the work task indicated by the control instruction.

In one embodiment, when verifying the identity information of the external device, the management device may obtain the identity information of the external device, and pre-store the identity information of the external device with the drone or with the UAV. The reference identity information pre-stored in the control terminal of the drone communication connection is matched, and when it is matched, it is determined that the identity information verification is successful; otherwise, it is determined that the identity information verification fails. In some embodiments, the identity information of the external device includes but is not limited to a device identification; in some embodiments, the device identification includes but is not limited to any one or more characters such as numbers, letters, and words.

Taking FIG. 1 as an example for description, assuming that the external device 15 sends to the management device 110 a control instruction generated by calling the function instruction of the camera control SDK142 in the SDK library set 14, the management device 110 can obtain the identity information of the external device 15, and The identity information of the external device 15 is matched with the reference identity information pre-stored by the drone. If it matches, it can be determined that the identity information of the external device 15 is successfully verified. If it does not match, it can be determined that the identity information of the external device 15 has failed. .

In one embodiment, the reference identity information of each external device can be stored in the server. When verifying the identity information of the external device, the management device can obtain the identity information of the external device and transmit the identity information to the server. The identity information to enable the server to verify the identity information. The management device may obtain verification feedback information of the identity information transmitted by the server, and determine whether the identity information is successfully verified according to the verification feedback information.

Take Fig. 1 as an example for description. Assuming that the external device 15 sends to the management device 110 a control instruction generated by calling the function instruction of the camera control SDK142 in the SDK library set 14, the management device can obtain the identity information of the external device 15 and connect the external The identity information of the device 15 is sent to the server, so that the server verifies the identity information of the external device 15. If the management device 110 obtains the feedback information of the successful verification of the identity information transmitted by the server, it can determine that the identity information of the external device 15 is successfully verified.

In one embodiment, before invoking the target functional component of the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to perform the work task indicated by the control instruction, the management device may also verify the use authority of the external device to obtain the external device. Device identity information, determine the type of control instruction, and determine whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction based on the identity information; when the external device does not have the use authority, refuse to respond to the The control instruction; when the external device has the use authority, according to the control instruction, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to perform the work task indicated by the control instruction.

In one embodiment, when the target functional component among the multiple functional components is invoked according to the control instruction to perform the work task indicated by the control instruction, the management device may combine the type of the control instruction and the identity information Matching with the reference type and reference identity information pre-stored by the drone or the control terminal that is in communication with the drone; when matching, it is determined that the external device has the right to use the type of control instruction, Otherwise, it is determined that the external device does not have the right to use the type of control instruction.

Taking FIG. 1 as an example for description, assuming that the external device 15 sends to the management device 110 a control instruction generated by calling the function instruction of the camera control SDK142 in the SDK library set 14, the management device 110 can obtain the identity information of the external device 15 and the control The type of instruction is a shooting control instruction, and the identity information of the external device 15 and the shooting control instruction are matched with the reference type and reference identity information pre-stored in the drone. If they match, it can be determined that the external device 15 has the shooting control instruction. If it does not match, it can be determined that the external device 15 does not have the permission to use the shooting control instruction.

In an embodiment, when the target functional component among the multiple functional components is called according to the control instruction to perform the work task indicated by the control instruction, the management device may transmit the type of the control instruction and the type of the control instruction to the server. Identity information, so that the server verifies the type of the control instruction and the identity information. The management device may obtain the verification feedback information of the type of the control instruction and the identity information transmitted by the server, and determine whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the verification feedback information. In some embodiments, the type of the control instruction includes, but is not limited to, any one or more types of control instructions such as shooting control instructions, flight control instructions, pan/tilt control instructions, navigation control instructions, and power control instructions.

Taking FIG. 1 as an example for illustration, assuming that the external device 15 sends to the management device 110 a control instruction generated by calling the function instruction of the camera control SDK142 in the SDK library set 14, the management device 110 can obtain the identity information of the external device 15 and the control The type of the command is a shooting control command, and the identity information of the external device 15 and the shooting control command are sent to the server, so that the server can verify the shooting control command and the identity information. If the management device 110 obtains the feedback information of the successful verification of the shooting control instruction and the identity information transmitted by the server, it can be determined that the external device 15 has the right to use the shooting control instruction. If the management device 110 obtains the shooting control transmitted by the server The instruction and the feedback information that the verification of the identity information fails, it can be determined that the external device 15 does not have the right to use the shooting control instruction.

The embodiment of the present invention can receive a control instruction sent by an external device communicatively connected with a management device, and according to the control instruction, call a target functional component of a plurality of functional components to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction. Through this implementation, the development efficiency and integration efficiency of the UAV are improved.

Please refer to FIG. 4 as an example for description. FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a management device for a drone provided by an embodiment of the present invention. The drone includes a plurality of functional components, and the plurality of functional components are at least It includes a flight controller, and an external device carried on the UAV communicates with the management device through a universal interface. The universal interface is used to connect different types of external devices. The management device includes a memory 401 and a processor 402. And data interface 403;

The memory 401 may include a volatile memory (volatile memory); the memory 401 may also include a non-volatile memory (non-volatile memory); the memory 401 may also include a combination of the foregoing types of memories. The processor 402 may be a central processing unit (CPU). The processor 402 may further include a hardware chip. The above-mentioned hardware chip may be an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), or a combination thereof. The above-mentioned PLD may be a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or any combination thereof.

The data interface 403 is used for data transmission between the drone and external equipment.

The processor 402 is configured to call the program, and when the program is executed, it is configured to perform the following operations:

Receiving a control instruction sent by an external device communicatively connected with the management device;

According to the control instruction, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.

Further, the multiple functional components further include one or more of a pan-tilt, a camera, a navigation device, and a power supply device.

Further, the work task may include one or more of a flight task, a photographing task, a pan/tilt control task, and a sensor data collection task.

Further, the control instruction is generated by the external device by calling a function instruction in a preset function instruction library.

Further, the control instruction includes one or more sub-control instructions, wherein:

When the processor 402 invokes the target functional component among the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction, it is specifically configured to:

Determine the target functional component corresponding to each sub-control instruction in the one or more sub-control instructions;

According to each sub-control instruction, the corresponding target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to execute the work task indicated by each sub-control instruction.

Further, the processor 402 is further configured to:

Verify the identity information of the external device;

When the authentication of the identity information fails, refuse to respond to the control instruction;

When the processor 402 invokes the target functional component among the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction, it is specifically configured to:

When the authentication of the identity information is successful, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.

Further, when the processor 402 verifies the identity information of the external device, it is specifically configured to:

Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

Matching the identity information of the external device with reference identity information pre-stored by the drone or a control terminal communicatively connected with the drone;

When there is a match, it is determined that the authentication of the identity information is successful; otherwise, it is determined that the authentication of the identity information has failed.

Further, when the processor 402 verifies the identity information of the external device, it is specifically configured to:

Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

Transmitting the identity information to the server so that the server can verify the identity information;

Obtain verification feedback information for the identity information transmitted by the server, and determine whether the identity information is successfully verified according to the verification feedback information.

Further, the processor 402 is further configured to:

Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

Determine the type of the control instruction;

Determining, according to the identity information, whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction;

When the external device does not have the use authority, refuse to respond to the control instruction;

When the processor 402 invokes the target functional component among the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction, it is specifically configured to:

When the external device has the use authority, according to the control instruction, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.

Further, when the processor 402 determines whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the identity information, it is specifically configured to:

Matching the type of the control instruction and the identity information with the reference type and the reference identity information pre-stored by the drone or a control terminal that is communicatively connected with the drone;

When it matches, it is determined that the external device has the right to use the control instruction of the type; otherwise, it is determined that the external device does not have the right to use the control instruction of the type.

Further, when the processor 402 determines whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the identity information, it is specifically configured to:

Transmitting the type of the control instruction and the identity information to the server, so that the server verifies the type of the control instruction and the identity information;

Obtain verification feedback information of the type of the control instruction and the identity information transmitted by the server, and determine whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the verification feedback information.

The embodiment of the present invention can receive a control instruction sent by an external device communicatively connected with a management device, and according to the control instruction, call a target functional component of a plurality of functional components to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction. Through this implementation, the development efficiency and integration efficiency of the UAV are improved.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides an unmanned aerial vehicle, the unmanned aerial vehicle includes a plurality of functional components, wherein the plurality of functional components at least include a flight controller, characterized in that the drone carried on the unmanned aerial vehicle The external device is communicatively connected with the UAV through a universal interface. The universal interface is used to connect different types of external equipment. The UAV includes: a fuselage: a power system configured on the fuselage for The man-machine provides the power to move; the processor is used to perform the following steps:

Receiving a control instruction sent by an external device that is in communication with the drone;

According to the control instruction, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.

Further, the multiple functional components further include one or more of a pan-tilt, a camera, a navigation device, and a power supply device.

Further, the work task may include one or more of a flight task, a photographing task, a pan/tilt control task, and a sensor data collection task.

Further, the control instruction is generated by the external device by calling a function instruction in a preset function instruction library.

Further, the control instruction includes one or more sub-control instructions, wherein:

When the processor invokes the target functional component among the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction, it is specifically configured to:

Determine the target functional component corresponding to each sub-control instruction in the one or more sub-control instructions;

According to each sub-control instruction, the corresponding target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to execute the work task indicated by each sub-control instruction.

Further, the processor is also used for:

Verify the identity information of the external device;

When the authentication of the identity information fails, refuse to respond to the control instruction;

When the processor invokes the target functional component among the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction, it is specifically configured to:

When the authentication of the identity information is successful, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.

Further, when the processor verifies the identity information of the external device, it is specifically configured to:

Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

Matching the identity information of the external device with reference identity information pre-stored by the drone or a control terminal communicatively connected with the drone;

When there is a match, it is determined that the authentication of the identity information is successful; otherwise, it is determined that the authentication of the identity information has failed.

Further, when the processor verifies the identity information of the external device, it is specifically configured to:

Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

Transmitting the identity information to the server so that the server can verify the identity information;

Obtain verification feedback information for the identity information transmitted by the server, and determine whether the identity information is successfully verified according to the verification feedback information.

Further, the processor is also used for:

Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

Determine the type of the control instruction;

Determining, according to the identity information, whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction;

When the external device does not have the use authority, refuse to respond to the control instruction;

When the processor invokes the target functional component among the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction, it is specifically configured to:

When the external device has the use authority, according to the control instruction, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.

Further, when the processor determines whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the identity information, it is specifically configured to:

Matching the type of the control instruction and the identity information with the reference type and the reference identity information pre-stored by the drone or a control terminal that is communicatively connected with the drone;

When it matches, it is determined that the external device has the right to use the control instruction of the type; otherwise, it is determined that the external device does not have the right to use the control instruction of the type.

Further, when the processor determines whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the identity information, it is specifically configured to:

Transmitting the type of the control instruction and the identity information to the server, so that the server verifies the type of the control instruction and the identity information;

Obtain verification feedback information of the type of the control instruction and the identity information transmitted by the server, and determine whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the verification feedback information.

The embodiment of the present invention can receive a control instruction sent by an external device communicatively connected with a management device, and according to the control instruction, call a target functional component of a plurality of functional components to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction. Through this implementation, the development efficiency and integration efficiency of the UAV are improved.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the method described in the embodiment of the present invention is implemented, and the The device in the corresponding embodiment of the present invention will not be repeated here.

The computer-readable storage medium may be an internal storage unit of the device described in any of the foregoing embodiments, such as a hard disk or memory of the device. The computer-readable storage medium may also be an external storage device of the device, such as a plug-in hard disk equipped on the device, a smart memory card (Smart Media Card, SMC), or a Secure Digital (SD) card. , Flash Card, etc. Further, the computer-readable storage medium may also include both an internal storage unit of the device and an external storage device. The computer-readable storage medium is used to store the computer program and other programs and data required by the device. The computer-readable storage medium can also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or will be output.

The above-disclosed are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, which of course cannot be used to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, equivalent changes made according to the claims of the present invention still fall within the scope of the present invention.

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1. A management device for an unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a plurality of functional components. The multiple functional components include at least a flight controller. The interface is in communication connection with the management device, the general interface is used to connect different types of external devices, and the management device includes: a memory and a processor, wherein,

   The memory is used to store a computer program;

   The processor is configured to execute the computer program and, when executing the computer program, implement the following steps:

   Receiving a control instruction sent by an external device communicatively connected with the management device;

   According to the control instruction, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.
2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the multiple functional components further include one or more of a pan-tilt, a camera, a navigation device, and a power supply device.
3. The device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the work task may include one or more of a flight task, a photographing task, a pan/tilt control task, and a sensor data collection task.
4. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control instruction is generated by the external device by calling a function instruction in a preset function instruction library.
5. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control instruction includes one or more sub-control instructions, wherein:

   When the processor invokes the target functional component among the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction, it is specifically configured to:

   Determine the target functional component corresponding to each sub-control instruction in the one or more sub-control instructions;

   According to each sub-control instruction, the corresponding target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to execute the work task indicated by each sub-control instruction.
6. The device according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein the processor is further configured to:

   Verify the identity information of the external device;

   When the authentication of the identity information fails, refuse to respond to the control instruction;

   When the processor invokes the target functional component among the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction, it is specifically configured to:

   When the authentication of the identity information is successful, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.
7. The device according to claim 6, wherein when the processor verifies the identity information of the external device, it is specifically configured to:

   Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

   Matching the identity information of the external device with reference identity information pre-stored by the drone or a control terminal communicatively connected with the drone;

   When there is a match, it is determined that the authentication of the identity information is successful; otherwise, it is determined that the authentication of the identity information has failed.
8. The device according to claim 6, wherein when the processor verifies the identity information of the external device, it is specifically configured to:

   Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

   Transmitting the identity information to the server so that the server can verify the identity information;

   Obtain verification feedback information for the identity information transmitted by the server, and determine whether the identity information is successfully verified according to the verification feedback information.
9. The device according to any one of claims 1-8, the processor is further configured to:

   Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

   Determine the type of the control instruction;

   Determining, according to the identity information, whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction;

   When the external device does not have the use authority, refuse to respond to the control instruction;

   When the processor invokes the target functional component among the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction, it is specifically configured to:

   When the external device has the use authority, according to the control instruction, the target function component of the plurality of function components is called to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.
10. The device according to claim 9, wherein, when the processor determines whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the identity information, it is specifically configured to:

    Matching the type of the control instruction and the identity information with the reference type and the reference identity information pre-stored by the drone or a control terminal that is communicatively connected with the drone;

    When it matches, it is determined that the external device has the right to use the control instruction of the type; otherwise, it is determined that the external device does not have the right to use the control instruction of the type.
11. The device according to claim 9, wherein, when the processor determines whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the identity information, it is specifically configured to:

    Transmitting the type of the control instruction and the identity information to the server, so that the server verifies the type of the control instruction and the identity information;

    Obtain verification feedback information of the type of the control instruction and the identity information transmitted by the server, and determine whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the verification feedback information.
12. An unmanned aerial vehicle management system, which is characterized by comprising: a management device and a plurality of functional components, wherein the plurality of functional components include at least a flight controller, and the management device is connected to the drone via a universal interface. Communication connection with external devices on the man-machine, and the universal interface is used to connect different types of external devices;

    The management device is configured to receive a control instruction sent by an external device communicatively connected with the management device; call a target functional component of the multiple functional components according to the control instruction;

    The target functional component among the multiple functional components is used to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.
13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the multiple functional components further include one or more of a pan-tilt, a photographing device, a navigation device, and a power supply device.
14. The system according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the work task may include one or more of a flight task, a photographing task, a pan/tilt control task, and a sensor data collection task.
15. The system according to any one of claims 12-14, wherein the control instruction is generated by the external device by calling a function instruction in a preset function instruction library.
16. The system according to any one of claims 12-15, wherein the control instruction includes one or more sub-control instructions, wherein:

    When the management device invokes the target functional component among the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction, it is specifically used to:

    Determine the target functional component corresponding to each sub-control instruction in the one or more sub-control instructions;

    According to each sub-control instruction, the corresponding target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to execute the work task indicated by each sub-control instruction.
17. The system according to any one of claims 12-16, wherein the management device is further configured to:

    Verify the identity information of the external device;

    When the authentication of the identity information fails, refuse to respond to the control instruction;

    When the management device invokes the target functional component among the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction, it is specifically used for:

    When the authentication of the identity information is successful, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.
18. The system according to claim 17, wherein when the management device verifies the identity information of the external device, it is specifically used for:

    Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

    Matching the identity information of the external device with reference identity information pre-stored by the drone or a control terminal communicatively connected with the drone;

    When there is a match, it is determined that the authentication of the identity information is successful; otherwise, it is determined that the authentication of the identity information has failed.
19. The system according to claim 17, wherein when the management device verifies the identity information of the external device, it is specifically used to:

    Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

    Transmitting the identity information to the server so that the server can verify the identity information;

    Obtain verification feedback information for the identity information transmitted by the server, and determine whether the identity information is successfully verified according to the verification feedback information.
20. The system according to any one of claims 12-19, wherein the management device is further configured to:

    Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

    Determine the type of the control instruction;

    Determining, according to the identity information, whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction;

    When the external device does not have the use authority, refuse to respond to the control instruction;

    When the management device invokes the target functional component among the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction, it is specifically used for:

    When the external device has the use authority, according to the control instruction, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.
21. The system according to claim 20, wherein when the management device determines whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the identity information, it is specifically used for:

    Matching the type of the control instruction and the identity information with the reference type and the reference identity information pre-stored by the drone or a control terminal that is in communication with the drone;

    When it matches, it is determined that the external device has the right to use the control instruction of the type; otherwise, it is determined that the external device does not have the right to use the control instruction of the type.
22. The system according to claim 20, wherein when the management device determines whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the identity information, it is specifically used for:

    Transmitting the type of the control instruction and the identity information to the server, so that the server verifies the type of the control instruction and the identity information;

    Obtain verification feedback information of the type of the control instruction and the identity information transmitted by the server, and determine whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the verification feedback information.
23. An unmanned aerial vehicle management method, characterized in that it is applied to an unmanned aerial vehicle's management equipment. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a plurality of functional components, wherein the multiple functional components at least include a flight controller, which is carried in the The external device on the drone is communicatively connected with the management device through a universal interface, the universal interface is used to connect different types of external devices, and the method includes:

    Receiving a control instruction sent by an external device communicatively connected with the management device;

    According to the control instruction, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.
24. The method according to claim 23, wherein the multiple functional components further include one or more of a pan-tilt, a camera, a navigation device, and a power supply device.
25. The method according to claim 23 or 24, wherein the work task may include one or more of a flight task, a photographing task, a pan/tilt control task, and a sensor data collection task.
26. The method according to any one of claims 23-25, wherein the control instruction is generated by the external device by calling a function instruction in a preset function instruction library.
27. The method according to any one of claims 23-26, wherein the control instruction includes one or more sub-control instructions, wherein:

    The invoking a target functional component of the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction includes:

    Determine the target functional component corresponding to each sub-control instruction in the one or more sub-control instructions;

    According to each sub-control instruction, the corresponding target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to execute the work task indicated by each sub-control instruction.
28. The method according to any one of claims 23-27, wherein the method further comprises:

    Verify the identity information of the external device;

    When the authentication of the identity information fails, refuse to respond to the control instruction;

    The invoking the target functional component of the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction includes:

    When the authentication of the identity information is successful, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.
29. The method according to claim 28, wherein the verifying the identity information of the external device comprises:

    Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

    Matching the identity information of the external device with reference identity information pre-stored by the drone or a control terminal communicatively connected with the drone;

    When there is a match, it is determined that the authentication of the identity information is successful; otherwise, it is determined that the authentication of the identity information has failed.
30. The method according to claim 28, wherein the verifying the identity information of the external device comprises:

    Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

    Transmitting the identity information to the server so that the server can verify the identity information;

    Obtain verification feedback information for the identity information transmitted by the server, and determine whether the identity information is successfully verified according to the verification feedback information.
31. The method according to any one of claims 23-30, wherein the method further comprises:

    Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

    Determine the type of the control instruction;

    Determining, according to the identity information, whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction;

    When the external device does not have the use authority, refuse to respond to the control instruction;

    The invoking a target functional component of the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction includes:

    When the external device has the use authority, according to the control instruction, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.
32. The method according to claim 31, wherein the determining whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the identity information comprises:

    Matching the type of the control instruction and the identity information with the reference type and the reference identity information pre-stored by the drone or a control terminal that is communicatively connected with the drone;

    When it matches, it is determined that the external device has the right to use the control instruction of the type; otherwise, it is determined that the external device does not have the right to use the control instruction of the type.
33. The method according to claim 31, wherein the determining whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the identity information comprises:

    Transmitting the type of the control instruction and the identity information to the server, so that the server verifies the type of the control instruction and the identity information;

    Obtain verification feedback information of the type of the control instruction and the identity information transmitted by the server, and determine whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the verification feedback information.
34. An unmanned aerial vehicle including multiple functional components, wherein the multiple functional components include at least a flight controller. The UAV connection, the universal interface is used to connect different types of external devices, and the UAV includes:

    Fuselage: The power system configured on the fuselage is used to provide flight power for the UAV;

    The processor is configured to receive a control instruction sent by an external device communicatively connected with the drone; according to the control instruction, call a target functional component of the multiple functional components to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.
35. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 34, wherein the multiple functional components further include one or more of a pan/tilt, a camera, a navigation device, and a power supply device.
36. The drone according to claim 34 or 35, wherein the work task may include one or more of a flight task, a photographing task, a pan/tilt control task, and a sensor data collection task.
37. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to any one of claims 34-36, wherein the control instruction is generated by the external device by calling a function instruction in a preset function instruction library.
38. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to any one of claims 34-37, wherein the control instruction includes one or more sub-control instructions, wherein:

    When the processor invokes the target functional component among the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction, it is specifically configured to:

    Determine the target functional component corresponding to each sub-control instruction in the one or more sub-control instructions;

    According to each sub-control instruction, the corresponding target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to execute the work task indicated by each sub-control instruction.
39. The drone according to any one of claims 34-38, wherein the processor is further configured to:

    Verify the identity information of the external device;

    When the authentication of the identity information fails, refuse to respond to the control instruction;

    When the processor invokes the target functional component among the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction, it is specifically configured to:

    When the authentication of the identity information is successful, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.
40. The drone according to claim 39, wherein when the processor verifies the identity information of the external device, it is specifically configured to:

    Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

    Matching the identity information of the external device with reference identity information pre-stored by the drone or a control terminal communicatively connected with the drone;

    When there is a match, it is determined that the authentication of the identity information is successful; otherwise, it is determined that the authentication of the identity information has failed.
41. The drone according to claim 39, wherein when the processor verifies the identity information of the external device, it is specifically configured to:

    Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

    Transmitting the identity information to the server so that the server can verify the identity information;

    Obtain verification feedback information for the identity information transmitted by the server, and determine whether the identity information is successfully verified according to the verification feedback information.
42. The drone according to any one of claims 34-41, the processor is further configured to:

    Acquiring the identity information of the external device;

    Determine the type of the control instruction;

    Determining, according to the identity information, whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction;

    When the external device does not have the use authority, refuse to respond to the control instruction;

    When the processor invokes the target functional component among the multiple functional components according to the control instruction to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction, it is specifically configured to:

    When the external device has the use authority, according to the control instruction, the target functional component of the multiple functional components is called to execute the work task indicated by the control instruction.
43. The drone according to claim 42, wherein the processor is specifically configured to: when determining whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the identity information:

    Matching the type of the control instruction and the identity information with the reference type and the reference identity information pre-stored by the drone or a control terminal that is communicatively connected with the drone;

    When it matches, it is determined that the external device has the right to use the control instruction of the type; otherwise, it is determined that the external device does not have the right to use the control instruction of the type.
44. The drone according to claim 42, wherein the processor is specifically configured to: when determining whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the identity information:

    Transmitting the type of the control instruction and the identity information to the server, so that the server verifies the type of the control instruction and the identity information;

    Obtain verification feedback information of the type of the control instruction and the identity information transmitted by the server, and determine whether the external device has the use authority of the type of control instruction according to the verification feedback information.
45. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein the computer program implements the method according to any one of claims 23 to 33 when the computer program is executed by a processor.

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