Flying Camera Image-Based Flight Control for Easier Operation
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing flying camera systems require extensive training for manipulating both the flying body and the camera, making it difficult for users to perform imaging operations efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A control device and method that utilize an image display unit to acquire and display images from a flying body's camera, converting user operations on the images into flight instructions for the flying body, enabling instantaneous control of the flying body and camera.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a proportional control system is used to manipulate the flying body and camera, then imaging control is achieved, but extensive training is required for operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an image display unit as an intermediary between the user and the flying body control system. The user interacts with the displayed image rather than directly controlling the flying body's movement and camera operations, simplifying the control interface and reducing the learning curve while maintaining precise imaging control
2Ease of operation
If separate manipulation of flying body and camera is required, then precise control is achieved, but operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control of the flying body and camera into a unified system. By displaying the captured image and receiving user input on the displayed image, the system simultaneously controls both the flying body's flight and the camera's imaging operations, reducing operational complexity while maintaining precise control capability
Data Source
AI summary
There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.