Automated Drone Surveillance for Dark Spot Coverage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing security systems for unmanned air vehicles, such as recreational drones, face challenges with cumbersome installation and static camera locations, which can lead to dark spots that intruders can exploit, and require end-users to be physically present for system adjustments and data manipulation.
Innovation Solution
An automated drone security system that includes a drone equipped with sensors and an imaging device for surveillance, capable of executing flight operations, storing, and transmitting data to a server assembly, with a user computing device for remote control and management, featuring flight and security control logic, collision avoidance, and video feed systems for continuous aerial coverage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If static cameras are installed in fixed locations, then installation is simplified, but surveillance coverage is reduced due to dark spots that intruders can exploit
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by transitioning from static fixed cameras to dynamic mobile drones that can move and reposition themselves. The drone flies autonomously to capture images from multiple locations and angles, eliminating dark spots while maintaining simplified installation since no complex mounting structures are needed.
2Measurement precision
If end-users manually adjust system settings and camera locations, then control precision is improved, but user convenience deteriorates due to the need for physical presence at the camera location
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling the drone to autonomously navigate, position itself, and capture images without requiring user intervention. The system automatically processes images and sends notifications, allowing users to control the system remotely via mobile device while maintaining precise control through automated algorithms.
3Reliability
If multiple cameras are deployed to eliminate dark spots, then surveillance coverage is improved, but system complexity and installation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the surveillance function into discrete image capture tasks performed by a single drone at multiple locations. Instead of installing multiple fixed cameras simultaneously, one drone sequentially visits different positions to capture comprehensive coverage, simplifying the system to a single mobile unit.
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AI summary
An automated drone security system for surveilling a location includes one or more drones with onboard sensors and an imaging device for measuring surveillance data. The surveillance data may include images, telemetry data, infrared data, or other detectable information of the location. Drones may be capable of executing one or multiple flight operations as well as storing and transmitting the surveillance data to a server assembly operable for coordinating the drone and receiving the surveillance data. A drone dock may be included for drone launching, landing, and/or storing the drones. A user computing device may be in communication with the server assembly and the drone(s), the user computing device being capable of receiving user input and displaying surveillance data from the drone. Flight operations associated with surveilling the location may be automatically and/or manually controlled by the user computing device and/or or the server assembly in connection with the location.