Drone Imaging Feedback for In-Flight Failure Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

In aerial photographing systems using drones, conventional methods fail to notify the mobile unit whether imaging has successfully occurred, leading to unnecessary re-imaging attempts and increased costs and time due to undetected failed imaging attempts.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device and method that enables the imaging device to notify the mobile unit of successful or failed imaging by analyzing imaging results, including focus, storage capacity, and predetermined conditions, allowing for immediate re-imaging during flight without user intervention.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional imaging notification methods are used, then the system is simple and easy to operate, but imaging failures cannot be detected leading to redundant flights

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveimaging success detectionVSAvoidnotification system

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The imaging device sends imaging result information back to the control device, enabling the system to detect whether imaging was successful. This feedback mechanism allows the control device to receive notifications about imaging failures and automatically trigger re-imaging operations, resolving the issue of undetected imaging failures without requiring complex manual intervention systems.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The control device automatically performs re-imaging operations based on the imaging result feedback received from the imaging device. This self-service capability eliminates the need for manual user intervention to detect and correct imaging failures, allowing the system to autonomously identify failed imaging attempts and execute corrective actions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Loss of time

If manual checking of imaging results is performed after all imaging is completed, then the notification system remains simple, but time is lost due to inability to perform immediate re-imaging

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvere-imaging delayVSAvoidimaging operation efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of timeVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The control device receives imaging result information in real-time during the imaging process and performs re-imaging operations immediately when failures are detected. This preliminary action approach allows the system to address imaging failures during the imaging mission itself rather than waiting until all imaging is completed, significantly reducing re-imaging delays and improving operational efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Loss of substance

If re-imaging is performed without knowing imaging failure status, then the operation process remains simple, but costs increase due to redundant flights

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvere-imaging costsVSAvoidimaging control process

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The imaging result information is fed back to the control device, enabling intelligent decision-making about re-imaging operations. The control device can now determine whether re-imaging is actually needed based on the received feedback, avoiding redundant re-imaging flights and associated costs while maintaining an operationally simple process for the user.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP3595286B1Information-processing device, information-processing method, and information-processing program

Publication Date: 2022.03.16 SONY GROUP CORP

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AI summary

An information processing device that operates in an imaging device mounted on a mobile unit, and notifies the mobile unit of failed imaging, when imaging performed by the imaging device has failed.