Emergency Guidance Drone for Obstruction-Aware Evacuation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing home monitoring systems lack an effective method to assist users during emergencies by navigating them safely out of the property, as they do not adequately account for obstructions and provide real-time guidance.
Innovation Solution
A drone device integrated with home monitoring systems that determines user location and optimal exit paths, avoiding obstructions, and provides emergency monitoring and communication features, such as biometric parameter measurement and alarm notification, to guide users safely out of the property.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a monitoring system detects emergencies and provides alarm notifications, then emergency detection capability is improved, but real-time guidance and navigation assistance during emergencies is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
A drone device serves as an intermediary between the monitoring system and the user during emergencies. The drone receives alarm notifications from the monitoring system, autonomously navigates to the user's location using sensor data and location information, and provides real-time guidance through visual and audio signals, thereby bridging the gap between emergency detection and active assistance
2Reliability
If the drone determines optimal exit paths avoiding obstructions, then evacuation safety is improved, but path planning complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-mapping the property layout and identifying potential obstructions before emergencies occur. During emergencies, the drone utilizes this pre-collected spatial data and real-time sensor information to rapidly compute evacuation paths, reducing the computational burden and complexity during critical moments while maintaining high safety standards
3Measurement precision
If the drone navigates to the user location using sensor data, then navigation precision is improved, but response time may be affected by complex environmental sensing
Solution Approach 1:
The drone merges multiple navigation approaches by combining GPS location data with on-board sensor data (such as cameras and distance sensors). This hybrid navigation system allows the drone to quickly locate the user using GPS while simultaneously using onboard sensors to identify obstructions and adjust the path in real-time, achieving both rapid response and high precision without significant time loss
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques are described for configuring a monitoring system to assist users during a detected emergency condition at a property. In some implementations, sensor data from one or more sensors that are located at the property are obtained by a monitoring system that is configured to monitor the property. A determination that there is an emergency condition at the property is made by the monitoring system based on the sensor data, determining. A location of a person inside the property is determined by the monitoring system based on the sensor data. A first path to the person and a second path to guide the person away from the emergency condition are determined by the monitoring system. The first path to the person and the second path to guide the person away from the emergency condition are navigated by a computing device of the monitoring system.