Drone Flight Path Control Using Building Sound Conditions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Uninhabited airborne vehicles operating near buildings can cause discomfort to inhabitants due to noise, and existing control methods do not effectively mitigate this issue.
Innovation Solution
A control apparatus that acquires sound information from rooms along a building's outer wall and adjusts the flight path of the vehicle to move along the building's outer wall, avoiding rooms where inhabitants are likely to feel uncomfortable with the noise, by using indoor devices such as sound source devices and sensors to gather data and a control unit to determine optimal flight paths.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the uninhabited airborne vehicle flies in the vicinity of a building, then the vehicle can perform delivery or other operations, but the noise made by the vehicle causes discomfort to people in the building
Solution Approach 1:
The control apparatus acquires sound information from rooms along the outer wall before the vehicle arrives, and pre-determines a flight path that avoids rooms with low sound volumes. This preliminary action allows the vehicle to perform deliveries while minimizing noise discomfort to inhabitants by routing around quiet rooms where people are more likely to be affected by the noise.
2Manufacturing precision
If the vehicle moves closer to the building for delivery, then delivery accuracy is improved, but noise impact on inhabitants increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control apparatus determines the flight path based on local sound conditions in each room along the outer wall. By identifying specific rooms with low sound volumes and routing the vehicle to avoid those particular locations, the system achieves localized noise management while maintaining delivery accuracy at the target location.
3Loss of time
If the vehicle follows a direct flight path, then operation time is reduced, but noise discomfort to inhabitants increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control apparatus uses sound information feedback from rooms along the outer wall to dynamically determine the optimal flight path. By incorporating real-time or pre-acquired sound data, the system adjusts the vehicle's route to avoid quiet rooms, achieving a balance between operation time and noise discomfort reduction.
Data Source
AI summary
A control apparatus is equipped with a control unit. The control unit acquires information on a sound in at least one room arranged along an outer wall of a building. The control unit moves an uninhabited airborne vehicle along the outer wall of the building, based on the information on the sound.