Verification method and apparatus

Abstract

A method includes performing a flight suitability verification on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system, determining a handling measure of the UAV system according to a verification result, and controlling the UAV system to follow the handling measure to satisfy safety requirements and obtain safe operations of the UAV. The UAV system includes a UAV and a ground station. The flight suitability verification is performed on at least one of a plurality of verification items. The verification items includes an operator-independent setting of the UAV system and an operator-independent setting of data associated with safe operations.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 performing a flight suitability verification on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system including a UAV and a ground station, the flight suitability verification being performed on at least one of a plurality of verification items, and the verification items including an operator-independent setting of the UAV system and an operator-independent setting of data associated with safe operations;   determining a handling measure of the UAV system according to a verification result; and   controlling the UAV system to follow the handling measure to satisfy safety requirements and obtain safe operations of the UAV.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the flight suitability verification is performed on the plurality of verification items. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein at least two of the plurality of verification items correspond to different handling measures. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein performing the flight suitability verification includes performing a periodic flight suitability verification on the UAV system. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein performing the flight suitability verification includes performing the flight suitability verification on the UAV system based on:
 a latest verification time, and   at least one of real-time time information or real-time position information, the at least one of real-time time information or real-time position information being captured via a sensor.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein performing the flight suitability verification includes:
 obtaining the real-time time information of the UAV system;   comparing the real-time time information with the latest verification time; and   performing the flight suitability verification on the UAV system in response to a difference between the real-time time information and the latest verification time being longer than a preset time interval.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein performing the flight suitability verification on the UAV system in response to the difference between the real-time time information and the latest verification time being longer than the preset time interval includes:
 allocating a first preset time interval for one of the verification items, and performing the flight suitability verification on the one of the verification items in response to a difference between the real-time time information and a latest verification time of the one of the verification items being longer than the first preset time interval; or   allocating a second preset time interval for two or more of the verification items, and performing the flight suitability verification on the two or more of the verification items in response to a difference between the real-time time information and a latest verification time of the two or more of the verification items being longer than the second preset time interval.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein performing the flight suitability verification includes:
 obtaining the real-time time information and the real-time position information of the UAV system;   obtaining a time interval between the real-time time information and the latest verification time;   determining a verification-needed item from the verification items based on the time interval and the real-time position information; and   performing the flight suitability verification on the verification-needed item.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the operator-independent setting of the UAV system includes at least one of a UAV firmware version, a ground station firmware version, a remote controller firmware version, or a UAV operation parameter setting. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the operator-independent setting of the data associated with safe operations includes a setting of at least one of a long-term flight restriction database, a temporary flight restriction database, a navigation database, or a flight management database; or   the at least one of the verification items further includes at least one of a UAV configuration, a UAV model, whether the UAV system is in a system blacklist, or whether a UAV operator is in an operator blacklist.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining a redundancy verification item of the UAV and the ground station according to the verification items; and   comparing a latest verification time of the redundancy verification item corresponding to the UAV with a latest verification time of the redundancy verification item corresponding to the ground station to determine a latest verification result of the redundancy verification item.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 determining the handling measure of the UAV system according to the verification result includes performing at least one of a flight restriction, a flight prohibition, a warning, a mandatory firmware upgrade, a mandatory database upgrade, a mandatory hardware upgrade, an operator restriction, a user type restriction, or a mandatory return to factory to the UAV system.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 notifying, according to the verification result, an operator of whether a current UAV system status is suitable for flight through at least one of a status indicator light, a sound, a voice, a touch, or a user warning and indication circuit in the ground station.   
     
     
         14 . A system comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 perform a flight suitability verification on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system including a UAV and a ground station, the flight suitability verification being performed on at least one of a plurality of verification items, and the verification items including an operator-independent setting of the UAV system and an operator-independent setting of data associated with safe operations; 
 determine a handling measure of the UAV system according to a verification result; and 
 cause the UAV system to follow the handling measure to satisfy safety requirements and obtain safe operations of the UAV. 
   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the flight suitability verification is performed on the plurality of verification items. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein at least two of the plurality of verification items correspond to different handling measures. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform the flight suitability verification on the UAV system based on:
 a latest verification time, and   at least one of real-time time information or real-time position information, the at least one of real-time time information or real-time position information being captured via a sensor.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
 obtain the real-time time information of the UAV system;   compare the real-time time information with the latest verification time; and   perform the flight suitability verification on the UAV system in response to a difference between the real-time time information and the latest verification time being longer than a preset time interval.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
 obtain the real-time time information and the real-time position information of the UAV system;   obtain a time interval between the real-time time information and the latest verification time;   determine a verification-needed item from the verification items based on the time interval and the real-time position information; and   perform the flight suitability verification on the verification-needed item.   
     
     
         20 . An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system comprising:
 a UAV;   a ground station; and   a system arranged at the UAV, the ground station, or a server, the online verification system including:
 a processor; and 
 a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 perform a flight suitability verification on the UAV system, the flight suitability verification being performed on at least one of a plurality of verification items, and the verification items including an operator-independent setting of the UAV system and an operator-independent setting of data associated with safe operations; 
 determine a handling measure of the UAV system according to a verification result; and 
 cause the UAV system to follow the handling measure to satisfy safety requirements and obtain safe operations of the UAV.