Drone-Based Accident Scene Documentation via Aerial Sensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current accident reconstruction techniques require significant time, knowledge, and resources, making them costly and inefficient for documenting accident scenes, especially in hard-to-reach locations.
Innovation Solution
The use of drones equipped with sensors to quickly and accurately gather and transmit data from accident scenes, leveraging crowdsourcing and incentivized drone participation to provide aerial oversight and reconstruction data, reducing the need for extensive manual documentation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional laser scanners and total stations are used for accident documentation, then measurement precision and reliability are improved, but loss of time and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical measurement systems (laser scanners, total stations) with an aerial vehicle that carries sensors and cameras to capture accident scene data from the air, substituting ground-based mechanical documentation with aerial robotic documentation
Solution Approach 2:
The aerial vehicle acts as an intermediary between the accident scene and documentation equipment, carrying sensors and cameras to positions that provide both precision measurement capability and time efficiency by accessing the scene from above
2Measurement precision
If traditional laser scanners and total stations are used for accident documentation, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity and operational difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple documentation functions (aerial imaging, sensor data collection, GPS positioning, and data processing) into a single integrated aerial vehicle system, reducing the complexity of coordinating multiple separate devices and operators
3Productivity
If aerial vehicles are used for accident documentation, then productivity and coverage area are improved, but measurement precision may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The aerial vehicle is designed with multi-functionality, carrying both imaging sensors for broad scene coverage and precision measurement sensors (such as LIDAR or cameras with measurement capabilities) to maintain accuracy while achieving fast documentation
Data Source
AI summary
A method is disclosed for providing drone oversight at a location having high potential for a collision event. The method may include recruiting one or more drones to provide oversight at a location having high potential for a collision event, and dispatching the drones to the location. One or more servers may request from the drones buffers of sensory data corresponding to the location. In response, the servers may receive from the drones the buffers of sensory data. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed and claimed herein.