Verification method and apparatus

1. An online verification method comprising:

capturing, via a sensor, at least one of real-time time information or real-time position information;

performing, by a processor, a flight suitability verification, based on a latest verification time obtained from at least one of a memory of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a memory of a ground station, or a server and based on the at least one of the real-time time information or the real-time position information, on a UAV system including the UAV and the ground station, the flight suitability verification being performed on at least one of a plurality of verification items, and the verification items including a setting of the UAV system and a setting of data associated with safe operations; and

determining, by the processor, 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 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.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the setting of the data associated with safe operations includes 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.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein 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.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the flight suitability verification includes performing a periodic flight suitability verification on the UAV system.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein performing the periodic 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 periodic 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:

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; and

the flight restriction includes at least one of a height restriction, a range restriction, an additional flight restriction in certain area, a speed restriction, a flight time restriction or a flight trip number restriction, a control mode restriction, or a configuration setting restriction.

10. 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.

11. An online verification system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

perform a flight suitability verification, based on a latest verification time obtained from a least one of a memory of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a memory of a ground station, or a server and based on at least one of real-time time information or real-time position information, on a UAV system including the UAV and the ground station, the at least one of the real-time time information or the real-time position information being captured via a sensor, the flight suitability verification being performed on at least one of a plurality of verification items, and the verification items including a setting of the UAV system and a setting of data associated with safe operations; and

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.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the 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.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the setting of the data associated with safe operations includes 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.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein 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.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform a periodic flight suitability verification on the UAV system.

16. The system of claim 15 , 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.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

allocate a first preset time interval for one of the verification items, and perform 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

allocate a second preset time interval for two or more of the verification items, and perform 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.

18. The system of claim 15 , 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

performing the flight suitability verification on the verification-needed item.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein:

the instructions further cause the processor to:

perform 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; and

the flight restriction includes at least one of a height restriction, a range restriction, an additional flight restriction in certain area, a speed restriction, a flight time restriction or a flight trip number restriction, a control mode restriction, or a configuration setting restriction.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

notify, 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.

21. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system comprising:

a UAV;

a ground station; and

an online verification 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, based on a latest verification time obtained from at least one of a memory of the UAV, a memory of the ground station, or the server and based on at least one of real-time time information or real-time position information, on the UAV system, the at least one of the real-time information or the real-time position information being captured via a sensor, the flight suitability verification being performed on at least one of a plurality of verification items, and the verification items including a setting of the UAV system and a setting of data associated with safe operations; and

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.