Drone Human Flow Measurement for Wide-Area Landing Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods require multiple fixed terminals to acquire human flow data over a wide area, making it difficult to collect data from remote locations effectively.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device and method that utilizes a mobile unit, such as a drone, to move to a set measurement area, measure human flow data, and display the data in a heat map format, allowing for efficient data collection and visualization across a wide area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a large number of fixed terminals are installed to acquire human flow data over a wide area, then the coverage area is improved, but the device complexity and installation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the static fixed terminal system into a dynamic mobile unit system. The mobile unit can move freely to different locations to collect human flow data, replacing the need for multiple fixed terminals. This dynamic approach maintains wide area coverage while significantly reducing the number of devices required.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces aerial dimension by deploying mobile units (drones) in three-dimensional space to collect data. This vertical dimension expansion allows a single mobile unit to cover a wide area by flying over different locations, eliminating the need for numerous ground-based fixed terminals.
2Ease of operation
If fixed terminals are used to measure human flow data, then data collection is simplified, but the ability to access remote places is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile unit's ability to move dynamically allows it to reach remote and inaccessible locations that fixed terminals cannot access. The system maintains operational simplicity through automated control while gaining versatility in location access.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile unit acts as an intermediary between the data collection system and remote locations. It can autonomously navigate to inaccessible areas, collect data using onboard sensors, and transmit information back to the control system, bridging the gap between fixed infrastructure and remote environments.
3Area of stationary object
If multiple mobile units are deployed to measure human flow data simultaneously, then the measurement coverage is improved, but the control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control system receives human flow data from multiple mobile units and uses this feedback to optimize their deployment and measurement strategies. The system can dynamically adjust the positions and measurement parameters of mobile units based on real-time data, improving coverage efficiency while managing control complexity through intelligent coordination.
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile unit control unit causes a communication unit to transmit user setting information supplied from an input unit and control data for controlling a mobile unit. A display control unit generates display data corresponding to the human flow data in a human flow data DB, and outputs the generated display data to a display unit. The communication unit transmits control data, measurement area information, and landing area information to the mobile unit, and receives human flow data from the mobile unit and supplies the human flow data to a control unit. The input unit sets setting information relating to human flow data measurement, in response to a user operation. The display unit performs display corresponding to the display data generated by the display control unit. The present disclosure can be applied to a human flow measurement system including a mobile unit and a terminal, for example.