Display control method for controlling two unmanned aerial vehicles at one station and two seats

Abstract

The invention discloses a display control method for controlling two unmanned aerial vehicles in one-station double seats, the double seats comprise a seat A and a seat B, and the current seat is the seat A or the seat B; the login mode of the current seat is selected for login; establishing connection between the current seat and the corresponding airplane according to the airplane number; if the operation right of the current airplane is controlled by the other seat, the current seat is distributed with the monitoring right; otherwise, the operation right is distributed to the current seat; and if the current seat wants to have the control right, judging whether the current seat has a right robbing right in the current login mode, if so, performing right robbing operation on the current seat to enable the current seat to have the control right, and at the moment, changing the control right of the other seat into the monitoring right. The two unmanned aerial vehicles can be reasonably controlled only by configuring two seats, and a flight seat mode and a task seat mode are integrated; the two seats have high degree of freedom, can be switched between a flight mode and a task mode respectively, and can mutually grab the control right of a single unmanned aerial vehicle, so that the flight safety is guaranteed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the technical field of ground command and control stations, specifically relating to a display and control method for controlling two UAVs from a single station with two seats. Background Technology

[0002] In the field of ground control station design, the current technical approach is to establish separate flight monitoring and mission monitoring stations. Each aircraft requires one flight monitoring station and one mission monitoring station. The flight monitoring station is primarily responsible for monitoring the aircraft's flight status to ensure safe and smooth flight. The mission monitoring station is mainly responsible for tracking, scheduling, and monitoring the workflow to ensure that the mission proceeds smoothly according to the predetermined plan and standards. If simultaneous control of two aircraft is required, two sets of flight monitoring and mission monitoring stations are needed, significantly increasing the spatial layout and cost pressures within the station.

[0003] For example, Chinese patent CN112214030A discloses a method for one-stop control of two UAVs. It sets up two sets of flight monitoring seats and two sets of mission monitoring seats. One set of flight monitoring seats and one set of mission monitoring seats form a crew, each completing the full mission command and control of one UAV; the two crews cooperate to complete the full mission command and control of two UAVs. Each monitoring seat displays the dual-aircraft situation; the central area of ​​the head-up display shows the parameters and images of the master aircraft, while the edge area displays the selected flight parameters of the other monitored aircraft. Control commands are only valid for the master aircraft, supporting one-stop dual-aircraft display and control. The situation information of both aircraft is presented clearly. However, this control method requires four sets of seats, necessitating more computer seats, screens, and operators, significantly increasing usage costs and dispersing control. Furthermore, controlling only one aircraft wastes two seat resources, resulting in low resource utilization.

[0004] Chinese patent CN116592849A discloses a single-station, dual-drone UAV area mapping system, relating to the fields of UAVs and surveying technology. It includes a ground control station and two multi-rotor UAVs. The ground control station comprises a ground data terminal, a ground antenna, and a ground control terminal. The multi-rotor UAVs are equipped with onboard data terminals and onboard antennas. Remote control and telemetry data are transmitted between the multi-rotor UAVs and the ground control station via a data link consisting of an onboard data terminal and a ground data terminal. The data link uses a time-division multiple access (TDMA) method. The ground control station controls both multi-rotor UAVs to operate simultaneously, with each UAV performing different tasks. This system uses a single ground control station to simultaneously monitor and control two multi-rotor UAV platforms carrying different payloads, mapping a specific area in a fully programmed manner. However, this system only simplifies the division of the ground station into a ground antenna, a ground data terminal, and a ground control terminal, without describing the control logic method for the ground control station's control unit; it only describes the data flow from the ground antenna to the ground control terminal. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a display and control method for controlling two drones from a single station with two seats, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems.

[0006] This invention is mainly achieved through the following technical solutions: A method for controlling two drones from a single station with two control positions, wherein the two control positions are position A and position B, includes the following steps: Step S1: Log in by selecting the login mode for the current seat through the login interface and enter the corresponding interface; the current seat is seat A or seat B; Step S2: Establish a connection between the current seat and the corresponding aircraft based on the aircraft number; Step S3: If the current aircraft's operational control is controlled by another seat, the current seat is assigned monitoring rights and proceeds to step S4; otherwise, the current seat is assigned operational rights and proceeds to step S5. Step S4: If the current seat wants to have control, it is determined whether the current seat has the right to seize control in the current login mode. If so, the current seat performs the right-seizing operation to gain control. At this time, the control of the other seat is changed to the monitoring right. Step S5: If the current seat switches login mode, proceed to step S3.

[0007] To better realize the present invention, in step S1, the login mode of the current seat includes flight seat mode and mission seat mode.

[0008] To better implement the present invention, further, in step S1, the login mode includes flight seat mode A, flight seat mode B, mission seat mode A and mission seat mode B, wherein seat A integrates flight seat mode A and mission seat mode A; and seat B integrates flight seat mode B and mission seat mode B.

[0009] To better realize the present invention, further, in step S3, if two seats are connected to the same aircraft number and monitor the same aircraft, then the two seats are respectively assigned control rights and monitoring rights.

[0010] To better realize the present invention, further, in step S3, if two seats are connected to two different aircraft numbers and each controls one aircraft, then one station with two seats controls two aircraft, and the two seats are respectively assigned control rights or monitoring rights.

[0011] To better implement the present invention, in step S4, the current seat has the right to preempt rights in both flight seat mode and mission seat mode.

[0012] To better realize the present invention, in step S4, if another seat fails, the current seat performs a takeover operation to obtain control.

[0013] The beneficial effects of this invention are as follows: (1) In the dual-seat configuration described in this invention, each seat can select to enter either flight mode or mission mode through the login interface, and confirm the aircraft number controlled by the seat based on the selected aircraft number. If the two seats are connected to different aircraft numbers, a single seat can monitor a single aircraft in both flight mode and mission mode. If the two seats are connected to the same aircraft number, the two seats can monitor the current aircraft's flight status and mission status respectively. However, to avoid control confusion, only one seat has control over the same status of the same aircraft, while the other seat only has monitoring rights. Control can be obtained by seizing control rights.

[0014] (2) This invention enables a control station to control two UAVs with only two seats, integrating the flight seat mode and the mission seat mode into one unit. This effectively reduces the overall station area and cost, significantly improving the simplification and centralization of seat attributes. It also reduces the number of station staff required, greatly lowering labor costs. Compared to the traditional one-station-to-two-UAV solution, this invention reduces two seat resources, improving seat integration, reducing the space occupied by seats within the station, and significantly lowering the overall station cost.

[0015] (3) The present invention can realize a highly flexible control scheme by using aircraft number selection, mode switching function and power grab function. It can independently select any seat to control any aircraft according to user needs. It can switch to the required mode at any time through mode switching function, and can seize and switch control through power grab function, ultimately realizing dual-seat control of dual aircraft.

[0016] (4) This invention has strong backward compatibility. It can meet the requirements of controlling two UAVs while also being compatible with using two seats to control a single UAV. The two seats have a high degree of freedom and can switch between flight mode and mission mode respectively. They can also compete for control of a single UAV. That is, the two seats can serve as backups for each other in flight mode or mission mode. If one seat fails, the other seat can take over control to ensure flight safety. Alternatively, the two seats can be used in the usual way, with one seat as the flight seat and the other as the mission seat. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a flowchart of the display and control method for controlling two drones from a single station with two seats according to the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0018] Example 1: A method for controlling two drones from a single station with two control seats is disclosed, which monitors the two drones with an extremely streamlined hardware architecture and sophisticated control logic. In this invention, each control seat can select either flight mode or mission mode via a login interface, and confirm the drone number controlled by the selected seat based on the drone number.

[0019] If two seats are connected to different aircraft numbers, a single seat can monitor a single aircraft in both flight and mission modes. If two seats are connected to the same aircraft number, the two seats can monitor the current flight status and mission status of the aircraft respectively. However, in order to avoid control confusion, only one seat has control over the same status of the same aircraft, while the other seat only has monitoring rights. Control can be obtained by seizing control.

[0020] The login modes include: Flight Seat Mode A, Flight Seat Mode B, Mission Seat Mode A, and Mission Seat Mode B.

[0021] The aircraft number is obtained based on information sent by the aircraft. The logic for selecting the aircraft number and making the connection is as follows: Two seats can be connected to the same aircraft number to monitor the same aircraft, as shown in Table 1. For example, one scenario is that seat A has control of aircraft number 1 in flight mode, and seat B has monitoring control of aircraft number 1 in flight mode.

[0022] Alternatively, two seats can be connected to control two different aircraft numbers, each controlling one aircraft, achieving the effect of one station with two seats controlling two aircraft, as shown in Table 2. For example, seat A has control of aircraft number 1 in flight mode, and seat B has control of aircraft number 2 in flight mode.

[0023] Table 1. Two-seat control of an aircraft Table 2. Dual-seat control of two aircraft Preferably, such as Figure 1 As shown, the specific steps are as follows: (1) Enter the login interface; (2) Select the login mode. After selecting, click Login. The corresponding interface will be displayed according to the seat type selected during login. If you select the flight seat mode, the flight interface will be displayed. If you select the mission seat mode, the mission interface will be displayed. (3) Confirm the aircraft number and select the aircraft to be controlled for connection: (4) Automatically prioritize control rights when connecting to an aircraft: Determine whether there are other seats that have control rights over the aircraft connected to the current seat in the current seat login mode. If so, the current seat will only have the monitoring rights of the current seat login mode for this aircraft number by default; if not, the current seat will have control rights over the aircraft corresponding to this aircraft number by default. (5) The current seat has the right-grabbing function in both flight seat mode and mission seat mode. If two seats are connected to the same drone, the seat with the monitoring right will grab the right-grabbing operation and then the seat will have the control right. If the other seat in the station was originally in the control right, it will now become the monitoring right. (6) Mode switching: Regardless of whether you choose flight seat mode or mission seat mode when logging in, you can switch modes through the mode switching function. After the current seat is switched to mode, it will be judged whether there is a seat that has control over the aircraft in the switched mode. If there is no seat that has control over the aircraft, then the current seat will have control over the aircraft in the switched mode. Otherwise, it will only have monitoring rights.

[0024] Note: If the seat is already under control, the attempt to grab the seat will be invalid. You can switch modes and then decide whether to grab the seat based on whether you have control after switching.

[0025] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way. Any simple modifications or equivalent changes made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for controlling two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from a single station with two control seats, wherein the two control seats include seat A and seat B, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: Step S1: Log in by selecting the login mode for the current seat through the login interface and enter the corresponding interface; the current seat is seat A or seat B; Step S2: Establish a connection between the current seat and the corresponding aircraft based on the aircraft number; Step S3: If the current aircraft's operational control is controlled by another seat, the current seat is assigned monitoring rights and proceeds to step S4; otherwise, the current seat is assigned operational rights and proceeds to step S5. Step S4: If the current seat wants to have control, it is determined whether the current seat has the right to seize control in the current login mode. If so, the current seat performs the right-seizing operation to gain control. At this time, the control of the other seat is changed to the right of monitoring. Step S5: If the current seat switches login mode, proceed to step S3.

2. The method for controlling two UAVs from a single station with two seats according to claim 1, characterized in that, In step S1, the login mode for the current seat includes flight seat mode and mission seat mode.

3. The method for controlling two UAVs from a single station with two seats according to claim 2, characterized in that, In step S1, the login modes include Flight Seat Mode A, Flight Seat Mode B, Mission Seat Mode A, and Mission Seat Mode B. Seat A integrates Flight Seat Mode A and Mission Seat Mode A; Seat B integrates Flight Seat Mode B and Mission Seat Mode B.

4. A method for controlling two UAVs from a single station with two seats according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, In step S3, if two seats are connected to the same aircraft number and monitor the same aircraft, then the two seats are respectively assigned control and monitoring rights.

5. The method for controlling two UAVs from a single station with two seats according to claim 4, characterized in that, In step S3, if two seats are connected to two different aircraft numbers and each controls one aircraft, then one station with two seats controls two aircraft, and the two seats are respectively assigned control rights or monitoring rights.

6. A method for controlling two UAVs from a single station with two seats according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, In step S4, the current seat has the right to preempt rights in both flight seat mode and mission seat mode.

7. The method for controlling two UAVs from a single station with two seats according to claim 6, characterized in that, In step S4, if another seat malfunctions, the current seat will perform a takeover operation to gain control.

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