AR Drone Flight Display for Position and Orientation Awareness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Human operators face challenges in maintaining situational awareness while flying drones due to the need to visually track the drone and operate a remote controller, especially in long distances or low light conditions, which can lead to hazardous situations and increased operational costs when a spotter is required.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus with an augmented reality display that superimposes drone position, orientation, and other aviation data onto the operator's field of view, using a head-mounted display to enhance situational awareness without the need for a spotter, by integrating real-time data from the drone and external sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the operator looks at the drone in the air, then visual contact is maintained, but the operator cannot operate the remote controller effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a third dimension by using augmented reality to overlay drone position information in the operator's field of view. This allows the operator to maintain visual contact with the drone while keeping hands on the controller, effectively adding a visual layer that provides drone location without requiring the operator to look up at the sky.
2Loss of information
If the operator looks at the remote controller display, then control information is visible, but situational awareness of the drone position is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control information display with the operator's view of the physical environment by projecting drone position indicators directly into the field of view. This combination allows the operator to see both the remote controller and drone position simultaneously without switching attention between separate displays and the physical drone location.
3Reliability
If a spotter is used to maintain visual contact, then operator safety is improved, but operational costs and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the operator to self-monitor drone position and maintain situational awareness through the augmented reality display, eliminating the need for an external spotter. The system provides self-contained visual feedback about drone location, allowing the operator to independently maintain safety without additional personnel.
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AI summary
Apparatus, method, and software for assisting human operator in flying drone using remote controller. The apparatus includes an internal data communication interface configured to receive data from the remote controller, an augmented reality display configured to display the data, one or more memories including computer program code, and one or more processors to cause the apparatus to: superimpose, on the augmented reality display, a target symbol indicating a position of the drone while the human operator is looking towards the drone; and superimpose, on the augmented reality display, an orientation symbol indicating an orientation of the drone while the human operator is looking towards the drone.