Drone Observation Notifications for Assigned Viewing Areas

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Solution Overview

Problem

Operators and visual observers of drones lack clear information on when to visually observe drones within designated areas, as existing technologies do not effectively determine and notify responsible observation areas or periods, leading to difficulties in adhering to regulations and ensuring safe drone operation.

Innovation Solution

A notification method and device that processes drone and terminal positional information to determine responsible observation areas or periods, notifying operators and observers through a system that includes a processor and memory, ensuring they understand when to visually observe the drone by providing timely and accurate data on these areas or periods.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If visual observers are deployed to expand drone flight areas, then the drone can fly in larger areas, but operators and observers lack clear information on when to visually observe the drone

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedrone flight areaVSAvoidobservation timing information

Core Design Contradiction:

Area of stationary objectVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The notification device determines responsible observation areas and periods in advance before the drone flight, and notifies operators and visual observers of when they need to observe the drone. This preliminary notification ensures that observers have clear information about observation timing before the flight begins, resolving the information loss problem while enabling expanded flight areas.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Area of stationary object

If multiple visual observers are deployed, then more areas can be covered, but it becomes difficult to coordinate observation responsibilities among multiple observers

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveobservable areaVSAvoidcoordination complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Area of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The notification device divides the total observation area into multiple responsible observation areas, each assigned to a specific visual observer. It also determines responsible observation periods for each observer. This segmentation approach allows multiple observers to cover larger areas systematically while simplifying coordination, as each observer has clearly defined responsibilities rather than overlapping or ambiguous duties.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11599110B2Notification method, notification device, and terminal

Publication Date: 2023.03.07 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORP OF AMERICA

AI summary

A notification method includes determining, on the basis of positional information regarding a drone and positional information regarding a plurality of terminals carried by an operator who visually observes and operates the drone and one or more visual observers who visually observe the drone, at least either responsible observation areas, which are areas in which the operator and the one or more visual observers are to visually observe the drone, or responsible observation periods, which are periods for which the operator and the one or more visual observers are to visually observe the drone, and notifying the plurality of terminals of at least either the responsible observation areas or the responsible observation periods.