Autonomous Mobile Body Display Control for Restricted-Area Identification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems do not effectively differentiate between autonomous moving bodies permitted and not permitted to enter restricted regions, lacking a method for nearby individuals to easily identify the classification of such bodies.

Innovation Solution

A management system that communicates with moving bodies to determine priority/subordination degrees based on individual information, using display apparatus to indicate whether an autonomous moving body is allowed to enter restricted areas, considering both geographic unit classification and priority/subordination degree.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If autonomous moving bodies use common flight rules for all UAVs, then flight safety is maintained, but the ability to distinguish between permitted and non-permitted UAVs is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveflight safetyVSAvoidclassification information
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies color changes by displaying different colored lights (red, yellow, green) on UAVs to indicate their priority levels and permission status. This allows nearby people to instantly distinguish between UAVs permitted to enter no-fly zones and those that are not, without compromising the common flight safety rules. The color-coded display system provides visual information about UAV classification while maintaining uniform operational constraints.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

2Device complexity

If no display system is used on autonomous moving bodies, then device complexity is reduced, but nearby people cannot identify the movement state or permission status

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem simplicityVSAvoidmovement state information
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs a relatively simple display system using colored lights (red, yellow, green) to communicate complex information about UAV permission status and priority levels. This approach provides effective information transmission to nearby people while adding minimal complexity to the autonomous moving body system. The color-coded indication system achieves clear communication of movement state without requiring complex display apparatus.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

3Loss of information

If priority/subordination degrees are determined and displayed, then distinction between permitted and non-permitted UAVs is enabled, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepermission status informationVSAvoiddisplay control complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses a straightforward color-coding scheme where red indicates non-permitted status, yellow indicates conditional permission, and green indicates full permission. This simple visual system effectively communicates priority/subordination degrees and permission status without requiring complex display control mechanisms. The color-based indication system reduces the complexity of information transmission while maintaining clear distinction between different UAV classifications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

Data Source

PatentUS10957208B2Mobile body management system, control method for mobile body management system, and management server for mobile body management system
Publication Date: 2021.03.23 HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

A management system that comprises a movement management part that: communicates via communication devices with a plurality of mobile bodies that include autonomous mobile bodies that comprise an autonomous control part that is for autonomous movement; and manages the movement of the plurality of mobile bodies. The autonomous mobile bodies comprise a display device that performs outward-facing display. The movement management part has a superiority determination part that, on the basis of individual information for the plurality of mobile bodies, determines a preference ranking for the movement of the plurality of mobile bodies. The autonomous mobile bodies comprise a display control part that controls the display of the display device in accordance with the preference ranking determined by the superiority determination part.