Drone Navigation Control for Virtual and Physical Impact Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing drones lack the ability to actively react to impacts with objects, either virtual or physical, which limits their application in interactive gaming scenarios where physical interaction is desired.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that adapt the navigation parameters of a drone based on impacts with virtual or physical objects, simulating a ball-like behavior by adjusting the drone's trajectory through virtual, real, or hybrid impact setups, using a navigation program to mimic impacts and stabilize flight.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If existing drones are equipped with physical protections such as bumpers to sustain physical impacts, then the drone can withstand physical impacts, but the drone reacts passively by just bouncing off the solid object without generating additional information or adapting its trajectory
Solution Approach 1:
The navigation program continuously monitors the drone's position and trajectory, detects when an impact occurs with a virtual or physical object, and automatically adjusts navigation parameters in response. This closed-loop feedback system enables the drone to actively react to impacts by generating new trajectory information rather than merely bouncing passively off objects.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces passive mechanical bumpers with an active software-based navigation system that processes impact information and dynamically adjusts flight parameters. Instead of relying solely on physical protection mechanisms, the system uses computer processing to detect impacts and generate appropriate trajectory responses, substituting mechanical reaction with intelligent control.
2Reliability
If the drone follows a pre-programmed flight path with obstacle avoidance, then the drone can navigate safely, but the drone cannot provide satisfying results in applications where impact between drone and object is needed, such as in a game
Solution Approach 1:
The navigation program dynamically adjusts its behavior based on the situation. During normal operation, it follows pre-programmed trajectories for safe navigation. When an impact is detected with a virtual or physical object, the system dynamically switches to impact response mode, calculating new trajectories that simulate ball-like behavior. This dynamic adaptability allows the drone to transition between safe navigation and active impact applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes navigation parameters depending on the operational context. When impacting virtual objects in a game scenario, the navigation program modifies trajectory parameters to simulate realistic ball physics rather than following standard obstacle avoidance patterns. This parameter adaptation enables the same drone to perform both safe navigation and impact-based gaming functions.
3Productivity
If the navigation program calculates and updates the trajectory regularly to bypass obstacles, then the drone avoids obstacles, but the drone cannot mimic ball-like behavior when impacting virtual or physical objects
Solution Approach 1:
The navigation program incorporates impact detection as a feedback trigger that interrupts the regular trajectory calculation cycle. When an impact with a virtual or physical object is detected, the system receives feedback information about the impact event and responds by calculating a new trajectory that simulates ball-like behavior, rather than simply bypassing the object as a standard obstacle would be handled.
Data Source
AI summary
The present relates to a method for operating a drone (1) navigating within an arena (18) delimited by boundaries (19), the navigation of the drone (1) in the arena (18) being ruled by a navigation program setting the navigation parameters of the drone (1) to ensure the drone (1) follows a calculated trajectory. The setting of the navigation parameters of the drone (1) in the navigation program depends on the object impacting the drone (1). The setting step comprises implementing a virtual impact setup in the navigation program for adjusting the navigation parameters of the drone (1) to an impact between the drone (1) and a virtual object, and implementing a real impact setup in the navigation program for adjusting the navigation parameters of the drone (1) to an impact between the drone (1) and a physical object.