Lighting Assembly UAV Traffic Management via Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems lack effective methods for managing and communicating with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in urban environments, particularly in terms of altitude control, air traffic management, and ensuring safety and privacy concerns, as UAVs operate without real-time human supervision.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system using lighting assemblies with integrated communications stations that transmit and receive messages to and from UAVs, providing altitude instructions, navigation adjustments, and safety information, while also logging routes and validating registration, to manage UAV traffic and alleviate privacy concerns.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If unmanned aerial vehicles operate autonomously without real-time human supervision, then productivity and operational efficiency are improved, but safety and privacy concerns worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a communication system where lighting assemblies transmit altitude information to UAVs and receive identification data, creating a feedback loop that enables autonomous operation while maintaining safety oversight. The system continuously monitors and communicates with UAVs to ensure they operate within designated air corridors.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting assembly acts as an intermediary device between ground control and UAVs. It provides real-time communication and monitoring capabilities, serving as a distributed control point that enables autonomous operation while maintaining safety through continuous environmental awareness and communication.
2Ease of operation
If lighting assemblies are used for communication with UAVs, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting assembly is designed to perform multiple functions: traditional illumination and UAV communication/monitoring. By integrating communication transmitters, receivers, and computation units into existing lighting infrastructure, the system avoids requiring dedicated communication devices, thereby reducing overall system complexity while enhancing operational capability.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer-implemented method of communicating with an unmanned aerial vehicle includes transmitting a first message via a communications transmitter of a lighting assembly for receipt by an unmanned aerial vehicle. The first message includes an identifier associated with the lighting assembly, and the lighting assembly is located within a proximity of a roadway. The method also includes receiving a second message from the unmanned aerial vehicle via a communications receiver of the lighting assembly. The second message includes an identifier associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle. The method further includes transmitting a third message via the communications transmitter of the lighting assembly for receipt by the unmanned aerial vehicle. The third message includes an indication of an altitude at which the unmanned aerial vehicle should fly.