Method for controlling aircraft, device, and aircraft

Abstract

A method for controlling an aircraft includes determining photographing information related to a photographing object, controlling the aircraft to fly to a photographing location based on the photographing information, controlling, according to a predetermined image composition rule, a photographing device carried by the aircraft to adjust imaging of the photographing object at the photographing location to satisfy the predetermined image composition rule, and capturing an image of the photographing object in response to the imaging of the photographing object satisfying the predetermined image composition rule. The photographing information indicates an occupying scope of the photographing object in an image-to-be-captured.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for controlling an aircraft, comprising:
 determining photographing information related to a photographing object, the photographing information indicating an occupying scope of the photographing object in an image-to-be-captured;   controlling the aircraft to fly to a photographing location based on the photographing information;   controlling, according to a predetermined image composition rule, a photographing device carried by the aircraft to adjust imaging of the photographing object at the photographing location to satisfy the predetermined image composition rule; and   capturing an image of the photographing object in response to the imaging of the photographing object satisfying the predetermined image composition rule.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 obtaining an image of the photographing object; and   determining the photographing object based on the image.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining a flight path of the aircraft when the imaging device captures the image of the photographing object,   wherein controlling the imaging device carried by the aircraft to capture the image of the photographing object comprises controlling the imaging device to capture the image of the photographing object when the aircraft flies along the flight path.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein determining the flight path of the aircraft when the imaging device captures the image of the photographing object comprises determining the flight path of the aircraft based an input received from an external device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein determining the flight path of the aircraft when the imaging device captures the image of the photographing object comprises determining the flight path of the aircraft based on a user action to be identified by the aircraft. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein determining the flight path of the aircraft when the imaging device captures the image of the photographing object comprises:
 detecting a motion of the aircraft through a motion sensor of the aircraft;   obtaining first motion data output from the motion sensor; and   determining the flight path based on the first motion data.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein controlling, according to the predetermined image composition rule, the photographing device carried by the aircraft to adjust imaging of the photographing object at the photographing location to satisfy the predetermined image composition rule comprises:
 controlling the composition of the photographing device by adjusting at least one of a flight attitude of the aircraft, a motion of the gimbal of the photographing device, or a focal length of the photographing device, such that the photographing object is in a position satisfying the predetermined composition rule.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the photographing information comprises:
 at least one of a large scene, a medium scene, or a small scene; or   at least one of a whole body image, a greater-than-half-body image, a half body image, a chest image, a head-and-shoulder image, or a big-head image.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein controlling the aircraft to fly to the photographing location based on the photographing information comprises:
 searching for and identifying the photographing object through the imaging device of the aircraft;   in response to searching for and identifying the photographing object, detecting whether an occupying scope of the photographing object in an image to be captured is consistent with the occupying scope indicated by the photographing information; and   determining the photographing location to be a current location of the aircraft when the occupying scope of the photographing object in the image to be captured is consistent with the occupying scope indicated by the photographing information.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein when the photographing object includes multiple main bodies, controlling the aircraft to fly to the photographing location based on the photographing information comprises determining the photographing location of the aircraft based on a number of the main bodies and the photographing information. 
     
     
         11 . A device, comprising:
 a memory configured to store instructions; and   a processor configured to execute the instructions to:
 determine photographing information related to a photographing object, the photographing information indicating an occupying scope of the photographing object in an image-to-be-captured; 
 control the aircraft to fly to a photographing location based on the photographing information; 
 control, according to a predetermined image composition rule, a photographing device carried by the aircraft to adjust imaging of the photographing object at the photographing location to satisfy the predetermined image composition rule; and 
 capture an image of the photographing object in response to the imaging of the photographing object satisfying the predetermined image composition rule. 
   
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 obtain an image of the photographing object; and   determine the photographing object based on the image.   
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 determine a flight path of the aircraft when the imaging device captures the image of the photographing object,
 wherein to control the imaging device carried by the aircraft to capture the image of the photographing object, the processor is further configured to control the imaging device to capture the image of the photographing object when the aircraft flies along the flight path. 
   
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein to determine the flight path of the aircraft when the imaging device captures the image of the photographing object, the processor is further configured to determine the flight path of the aircraft based an input received from an external device. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein to determine the flight path of the aircraft when the imaging device captures the image of the photographing object, the processor is further configured to determine the flight path of the aircraft based on a user action to be identified by the aircraft. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein to determine the flight path of the aircraft when the imaging device captures the image of the photographing object, the processor is further configured to:
 detect a motion of the aircraft through a motion sensor of the aircraft;   obtain first motion data output from the motion sensor; and   determine the flight path based on the first motion data.   
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein to control, according to the predetermined image composition rule, the photographing device carried by the aircraft to adjust imaging of the photographing object at the photographing location to satisfy the predetermined image composition rule the processor is further configured to:
 control the composition of the photographing device by adjusting at least one of a flight attitude of the aircraft, a motion of the gimbal of the photographing device, or a focal length of the photographing device, such that the photographing object is in a position satisfying the predetermined composition rule.   
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the photographing information comprises:
 at least one of a large scene, a medium scene, or a small scene; or   at least one of a whole body image, a greater-than-half-body image, a half body image, a chest image, a head-and-shoulder image, or a big-head image.   
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein to control the aircraft to fly to the photographing location based on the photographing information, the processor is further configured to:
 search for and identify the photographing object through the imaging device of the aircraft;   in response to searching for and identifying the photographing object, detect whether an occupying scope of the photographing object in an image to be captured is consistent with the occupying scope indicated by the photographing information; and   determine the photographing location to be a current location of the aircraft when the occupying scope of the photographing object in the image to be captured is consistent with the occupying scope indicated by the photographing information.   
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein when the photographing object includes multiple main bodies, to control the aircraft to fly to the photographing location based on the photographing information, the processor is further configured to determine the photographing location of the aircraft based on a number of the main bodies and the photographing information.