Multi-Drone Control Target Identification by Selection Flight Track
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Solution Overview
Problem
In scenarios where multiple drones are controlled using a single remote controller, it is difficult for the operator to visually identify the drone currently under control, leading to potential errors and accidents, especially when the operator needs to check the controller while flying multiple drones.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device and control system that includes a communication section for receiving selection signals from the controller and a data processing section that performs movement control, allowing the drone to confirm if it is selected as a control target and move accordingly along a selected-device identification track, such as forward/rearward or leftward/rightward horizontal flight, enabling the operator to identify the controlled drone without looking away from it.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If identification colors are displayed on both the operator terminal and color display boards on robots, then the control target robot can be identified, but the operator must check both the terminal and robots, causing eyes to be taken off the flying objects
Solution Approach 1:
An optical signal transmission system is introduced as an intermediary between the controller and the mobile device. The controller transmits identification information through optical signals (such as LED lights) that are directly visible to the operator, eliminating the need to check both the terminal display and the robot simultaneously. This mediator enables direct visual confirmation of the control target without diverting attention from the flying object.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a single remote controller is used to control multiple drones, then control versatility is improved, but it becomes difficult to visually confirm which drone is currently under control
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs color changes in optical signals (such as different colored LED lights) to represent different control states and identification information. Each mobile device can display distinct colors or color patterns that correspond to its identification, allowing the operator to easily distinguish which device is currently selected as the control target among multiple devices being controlled by a single remote controller.
3Measurement precision
If the operator checks the controller display to identify the control target, then identification accuracy is improved, but the operator takes eyes off the drones, creating safety risks
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device itself provides the identification information through its own optical signals (such as onboard LEDs), eliminating the need for the operator to shift attention to the controller display. The device serves itself by displaying its identification status directly in the visual field of the operator, maintaining both high identification accuracy and continuous visual monitoring of the flying object.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein is a mobile device including a communication section that performs communication with a controller which selectively transmits control signals to a plurality of mobile devices, and a data processing section that performs movement control of the own device. The data processing section confirms whether or not an own-device selection signal which indicates that the own device is selected as a control target device has been received from the controller and, upon confirming reception of the own-device selection signal, performs movement control to cause the own device to move in accordance with a selected-device identification track which indicates that the own device is selected as the control target device.