Drone Imaging Terminal for Two-Stage 3D Inspection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The communication speed between a drone and its control terminal is a bottleneck when generating detailed three-dimensional models, as wireless communication is not suitable for transmitting large amounts of data quickly, leading to increased costs if high-speed, large-capacity wireless communication modules are used.
Innovation Solution
A computer program that controls an unmanned flying device with imaging functions, allowing for the acquisition of images, designation of specific object parts, and subsequent detailed imaging of those parts, reducing the need for high communication performance and thus costs by generating three-dimensional models in two stages: an outline and a detailed model.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If high-speed, large-capacity wireless communication modules are used to transmit large amounts of image data quickly, then communication speed is improved, but device cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the imaging process into two distinct stages: a first operation for capturing overall images at lower resolution, and a second operation for capturing detailed images of specific areas at higher resolution. This segmentation allows the system to transmit only necessary high-resolution data, reducing overall communication volume and enabling the use of lower-cost communication modules while still achieving detailed inspection goals.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by performing detailed imaging only on specifically designated areas of the target object rather than the entire object. The terminal identifies areas of interest from the first operation's images and directs the drone to capture detailed images only of those specific regions, thereby reducing the total amount of high-resolution data that needs to be transmitted and processed.
2Manufacturing precision
If many high-resolution images are transmitted to generate detailed three-dimensional models, then model detail is improved, but communication data volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and transmits only the essential data needed for detailed modeling. By using the first operation's images to identify specific areas of interest, the system extracts only the relevant high-resolution images from the second operation that are necessary for creating detailed three-dimensional models of those specific areas, rather than transmitting all captured images.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs partial action by generating detailed three-dimensional models only for specifically designated areas rather than for the entire target object. This selective approach reduces the quantity of high-resolution images needed for model generation, thereby reducing communication data volume while maintaining model detail for the areas that require it.
3Manufacturing precision
If detailed three-dimensional models of entire objects are generated, then inspection detail is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the three-dimensional modeling process into two stages: first, generating an overall model from the first operation's images to identify areas of interest, and second, generating detailed models only for those specific areas using images from the second operation. This segmentation significantly reduces processing time compared to generating detailed models of entire objects, while still providing inspection detail where needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by performing detailed three-dimensional model generation only for specifically designated areas of the target object rather than for the entire object. This approach maintains inspection detail for critical areas while dramatically reducing the overall processing time required.
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AI summary
A terminal that controls an unmanned flying device equipped with an imaging function, the terminal comprising: a function of acquiring information for setting a first operation of the unmanned flying device so that an object is imaged; a function of acquiring an image acquired as a result of the unmanned flying device performing the first operation from the unmanned flying device; a function of using the image to receive a designation of a part of the object from a user; and a function of setting a second operation of the unmanned flying device so that an image of the designated part of the object that is more detailed than the image of the designated part of the object acquired in the first operation is acquired.