Mobile Object Search Prioritization Using Abnormality Attributes

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Solution Overview

Problem

In scenarios where multiple mobile objects are flying in airspace, there is a risk of multiple objects falling due to battery drain or mechanical failure, making it challenging to quickly and efficiently search for and prioritize fallen objects.

Innovation Solution

A search assistance device and system that acquires abnormality notification information from mobile objects, specifies the attributes of search targets based on stored attribute information, and calculates a search priority using predetermined rules to assist in the prioritization and location of fallen objects.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If multiple mobile objects are monitored simultaneously, then the coverage and comprehensiveness of search operation is improved, but the time required to locate and prioritize fallen objects increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of mobile objects monitoredVSAvoidsearch time
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-defining priority rules and attributes before abnormalities occur. Mobile objects are pre-tagged with attributes such as cargo type, flight purpose, and area sensitivity. When an abnormality occurs, the pre-established rules immediately apply to these attributes, enabling instant priority calculation without requiring complex real-time analysis of multiple objects.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes parameters by transforming the search problem from analyzing multiple objects simultaneously to evaluating a single priority value. By converting diverse object attributes (cargo, location, purpose) into a standardized priority score based on pre-defined rules, the system enables rapid comparison and selection of the most critical object to search, significantly reducing search time even when many objects are monitored.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If automatic control and different flying places are used for mobile objects, then the risk of collision is reduced, but the complexity of managing and tracking multiple mobile objects increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecollision avoidanceVSAvoidmanagement complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Mobile objects perform self-service by autonomously transmitting their own attribute information and abnormality notifications to the management device. Each mobile object independently provides its own data (position, cargo, flight purpose), eliminating the need for complex centralized tracking and manual data collection, thereby reducing management complexity while maintaining reliable monitoring.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Measurement precision

If detailed attribute information is collected for each mobile object, then the accuracy of search prioritization is improved, but the amount of data to be processed increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprioritization accuracyVSAvoiddata volume
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the essential attributes needed for prioritization (cargo type, flight purpose, area sensitivity) from the complete set of mobile object data. By selectively taking out only the relevant information required for priority calculation according to pre-defined rules, the system achieves accurate prioritization without processing unnecessary data, thus maintaining low data volume while ensuring high prioritization accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS20250036149A1Search assistance device, search assistance system, search assistance method, and computer-readable storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.01.30 NEC CORP
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AI summary

One purpose of the present invention is to provide a search assistance device, etc., capable of assisting in searching for a mobile object. A search assistance device according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises an acquisition means that acquires abnormality notification information transmitted from a mobile object in which an abnormality has occurred among a plurality of mobile objects, a specification means that specifies an attribute of a search target, which is the mobile object that has transmitted the abnormality notification information, on the basis of attribute information that relates to the attributes of mobile objects and is stored in a storage means; and a calculation means that calculates a search priority level according to the attribute of the search target on the basis of a predetermined rule.