Autonomous Camera Vehicle Dispatch for Intrusion Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current home security systems are outdated, with cumbersome designs, subpar user experiences, and inefficient video surveillance setups that require extensive wiring and obtrusive camera installations, failing to effectively address the growing demand for residential security solutions.
Innovation Solution
A security system featuring distributed sensor units and an autonomous camera vehicle that communicates with a central station to detect potential intrusions, dispatching the vehicle along an optimal path for clear video capture and streaming data to a user's device via cloud services, utilizing advanced sensor technologies and wireless communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional CCTV cameras are mounted on houses for video surveillance, then security monitoring is provided, but the observation angles are less than optimal and the installation is obtrusive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces autonomous camera vehicles (drones) as intermediaries between the security system and the property. These vehicles fly autonomously to optimal vantage points to capture surveillance footage, eliminating the need for obtrusive fixed camera mounts on houses while achieving superior observation angles from aerial positions.
2Reliability
If video surveillance systems are installed with extensive wiring and mounting, then security coverage is provided, but the installation process becomes complex and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical installation system (extensive wiring, physical mounting of cameras on structures) with an autonomous aerial vehicle system. The camera vehicle flies autonomously using electronic navigation and control, eliminating the need for complex physical installation infrastructure while maintaining reliable security coverage through mobile surveillance capabilities.
3Measurement precision
If autonomous camera vehicle is dispatched to inspect potential intrusions, then accurate video capture is achieved, but response time and navigation complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary actions by pre-mapping the property terrain and pre-calculating optimal flight paths and vantage points before intrusions occur. When an intrusion is detected, the autonomous camera vehicle can quickly navigate to the pre-determined optimal position, reducing response time while ensuring high-quality video capture from the best possible angle.
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AI summary
A security system for monitoring a property includes a plurality of sensor units disposed at different locations throughout the property, an autonomous vehicle that travels throughout the property and contains a camera, and a central station, in communication with the sensor units and the autonomous vehicle, that dispatches the autonomous vehicle to a location corresponding to an unknown object detected by at least some of the sensor units and determined by a processing module of the central station to be a potential intrusion, wherein the autonomous vehicle provides video data of the potential intrusion to the central station. The autonomous vehicle may be a flying vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may be dispatched to a vantage point that is clear of any obstacles and provides an unobstructed view of the location of the potential intruder. A user of the device may approve dispatching the autonomous vehicle.