Drone Route Generation for User-Specified Flight Plan Formats
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for generating drone routes do not effectively cater to user requests, often requiring users to manually create flight plans in predetermined formats.
Innovation Solution
A route generation device that acquires departure and destination location information, generates multiple candidate routes, and outputs route information in a format that satisfies predetermined conditions, such as shortest distance or lowest power consumption, according to a predetermined format.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If one route is determined in accordance with preset settings, then the route generation process is simple and fast, but the route may not satisfy user requests or requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic route generation by allowing users to input specific requirements (departure location, destination, conditions) and generating multiple candidate routes that adapt to these varying parameters. The system dynamically adjusts route options based on user-specified conditions rather than using fixed preset routes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameters of route generation from fixed preset values to variable user-input parameters. By accepting user inputs for departure location, destination, and specific conditions, the system generates routes that satisfy these parameter requirements while still maintaining efficient processing through automated format conversion.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple candidate routes are generated to satisfy user requests, then the route selection becomes more accurate, but the processing complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the route generation process into distinct functional modules: a generation unit that creates multiple candidate routes based on user inputs, and a processing unit that independently handles format conversion and condition verification. This segmentation reduces overall system complexity by dividing tasks into manageable, specialized components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing unit that acts as a mediator between the route generation unit and the user. This processing unit handles the complex tasks of verifying conditions, selecting appropriate routes, and converting outputs to predetermined formats, thereby shielding the user from system complexity while maintaining high adaptability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple candidate routes are generated and processed, then the user gets more route options, but the time required for route presentation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing the processing unit with predetermined formats and condition criteria before route generation begins. This allows the processing unit to quickly verify and convert route information without performing complex operations after generation, thereby reducing overall presentation time while maintaining multiple route options.
Data Source
AI summary
To enable a route that satisfies a request of a user who operates an unmanned aerial vehicle to be presented in a style according to a predetermined format, the present invention involves: acquiring departure location information indicating the departure location of an unmanned aerial vehicle and destination location information indicating the destination location thereof; generating a plurality of candidate routes from the departure location to destination location of the unmanned aerial vehicle; executing processing for outputting route information indicating candidate routes that satisfy a predetermined condition among the plurality of generated candidate routes; and outputting the route information in a style that enables output of the routes, which are indicated by the candidate routes that satisfy the predetermined condition, according to the predetermined format.