Mobile Terminal UAV Control via Sensor Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for operating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for photography are complex and difficult for novice users, requiring skilled operations and separate interfaces for control and image transmission, which limits their accessibility for civilian applications.
Innovation Solution
A method using a mobile terminal to display an aircraft operation interface, acquire sensor data, and send operation commands to a UAV for predefined photographing tasks, allowing for automatic flight and image capture without direct user operation, using touch controls and sensor data for intuitive control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a remote control with auxiliary transmission signal is used to operate a UAV, then the UAV can be controlled to take pictures, but an image relay needs to be added to display images in real time, increasing device complexity and cost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the control function and image transmission function into a single mobile terminal device. The mobile terminal both controls the UAV flight operations and receives/displays images in real time through wireless communication, eliminating the need for separate remote control and image relay equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile terminal is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it serves as both the flight controller and the image display device. This multi-functional approach allows users to operate the UAV and view captured images on the same device, reducing overall system complexity.
2Ease of operation
If a mobile phone is used to operate a UAV with a virtual joystick, then the UAV can be controlled, but the user needs to focus on the virtual joystick and perform continuous adjustment operations, reducing ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically captures images based on flight parameters and preset conditions without requiring continuous manual intervention. The mobile terminal sends control commands to the UAV and automatically receives and displays captured images, reducing the need for continuous user adjustment operations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If separate operation interface and image transmission interface are used for UAV, then control and image functions can be independently optimized, but the user needs to use separate interfaces, increasing device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the operation interface and image transmission interface into a single integrated mobile terminal application. Users can control UAV flight and view captured images through the same interface on their mobile device, eliminating the need for separate control and display systems.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for operating an aircraft is performed by a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal displays an aircraft operation interface on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal and monitors a touch control operation applied on the aircraft operation interface. After determining that the touch control operation is detected, the mobile terminal acquires sensor data from one or more sensors of the mobile terminal and obtains an aircraft operation command according to the sensor data. Finally, the mobile terminal sends the aircraft operation command to the aircraft that is wirelessly connected to the mobile terminal. The aircraft then performs a predefined operation according to the operation command.