Aerial Imaging Plan Creation Apparatus for Efficient Object Exterior Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing aerial imaging technologies struggle to create effective plans for imaging the exterior of objects with a small number of aerially captured images, particularly in regions with undulating ground surfaces, leading to increased image numbers and processing times.
Innovation Solution
An aerial imaging plan creation apparatus and method that simulates aerial imaging using a stored plan, generates simulation images, calculates imageable and unimageable regions, and evaluates the plan based on ratio information to optimize the number of images needed for comprehensive object imaging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If imaging is performed with a large number of overlapping portions to check all houses in an imaging region, then the completeness of damage status perception is improved, but the number of aerially captured images increases and processing time extends to several ten minutes or longer
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-calculating optimal imaging positions and angles before actual aerial imaging. The system divides the imaging region into multiple regions, determines representative points for each region, and pre-calculates the optimal number and positions of imaging points. This preliminary planning allows the aerial imaging to be performed efficiently with a reduced number of images while ensuring complete damage status coverage, avoiding the need to capture excessive overlapping images.
2Productivity
If aerial imaging is performed at high flying altitude to cover large areas, then the imaging efficiency is improved, but the detailed damage status of individual houses cannot be perceived
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the large imaging region into multiple smaller sub-regions. For each sub-region, representative points are determined, and optimal imaging positions and angles are calculated specifically for that sub-region. This segmentation approach allows the system to capture detailed damage status of individual houses in each sub-region while maintaining overall imaging efficiency across the entire large area, avoiding the need to fly at low altitude for the entire region.
3Productivity
If the number of aerially captured images is reduced to decrease processing time, then the processing efficiency is improved, but the completeness of object exterior imaging may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms by evaluating the imaging plan through simulation before actual execution. The system calculates the optimal number of imaging points and positions based on the imaging region characteristics, then uses this information to guide the aerial imaging process. This feedback-driven approach ensures that the reduced number of images is strategically positioned to capture complete object exterior information, maintaining reliability while improving processing efficiency.
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AI summary
An aerial imaging plan creation apparatus includes a memory storing an aerial imaging plan that is set for aerially imaging an imaging region and that includes a flying route of a flying object and plural imaging points on the flying route, and a processor. The processor is configured to perform aerial imaging simulation of the imaging region in accordance with the aerial imaging plan stored in the memory and generate a simulation image corresponding to an actual aerially captured image through the aerial imaging simulation, for an object to be imaged in the imaging region, calculate ratio information indicating a ratio of an imageable region or a ratio of an unimageable region to an entire imaging region of the object to be imaged based on the simulation image, and evaluate the set aerial imaging plan based on the ratio information.