Drone Imaging Terminal for Targeted Detail Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
The communication speed between a drone and its control terminal can be a bottleneck when generating detailed three-dimensional models from high-resolution images, especially since wireless communication is not suitable for transmitting large amounts of data quickly, and equipping the drone with high-speed communication modules increases costs.
Innovation Solution
A computer program that enables a terminal controlling an unmanned flying device to acquire images, receive user designations of object parts, and set operations to capture more detailed images of those parts, allowing for efficient inspection without the need for high-speed communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If high-speed, large-capacity wireless communication module is mounted to achieve fast transmission of high-resolution images, then communication speed is improved, but device cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the imaging task into two stages: first capturing an overview image to identify the object, then capturing detailed images only of specific parts of interest. This segmentation reduces the total data volume that needs to be transmitted, allowing standard communication modules to suffice without requiring expensive high-speed communication equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different imaging qualities to different regions: a lower-resolution overview image for the entire scene and high-resolution detailed images only for designated parts of interest. This local quality approach reduces overall data transmission requirements while maintaining high detail where needed, eliminating the need for expensive high-speed communication modules.
2Measurement precision
If many high-resolution images are transmitted to generate detailed three-dimensional model, then model detail is improved, but communication bandwidth requirement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary detailed information by first capturing an overview image, identifying the specific object of interest, then capturing detailed images only of that designated part. This extraction approach obtains the required model detail while minimizing the quantity of images and data that need to be transmitted.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of capturing excessive high-resolution images of the entire scene, the system performs partial action by capturing detailed images only of the designated part of interest after initial overview capture. This reduces the total number of high-resolution images needed while still achieving detailed three-dimensional modeling of the target object.
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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.