Multi-Sensor Drone Gate for Accurate Passage Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing drone game systems face challenges in accurately detecting whether a drone has passed through a gate, leading to scoring errors and limiting the development of drone soccer into e-sports, as the detection relies heavily on visual judgment rather than automated sensors.
Innovation Solution
A multi-detection sensor gate with a ring-shaped structure equipped with proximity sensors, pass detection sensors, and a detection signal transmitter that wirelessly transmits signals to a main controller for image and sound output, ensuring accurate detection and real-time broadcasting of the drone's passage through the gate.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a single detection sensor is used to detect drone passage through a gate, then the device complexity is reduced, but the measurement precision and reliability of detection are insufficient leading to frequent errors
Solution Approach 1:
The detection system is segmented into multiple independent sensors positioned at different locations around the gate (front, rear, left, right sides). Each sensor independently detects drone passage from its specific viewpoint, and the results are combined to achieve comprehensive and accurate detection, resolving the contradiction between measurement precision and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple detection sensors are nested within the gate structure itself, with sensors integrated into the front, rear, and side panels of the gate frame. This nesting approach allows multiple detection functions to be housed within a single structural unit, improving measurement precision while minimizing the increase in overall device complexity.
2Reliability
If multiple detection sensors are deployed around the gate, then the reliability of detecting whether the drone has passed is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gate structure is designed to serve multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as both the physical barrier defining the goal area and as the housing for multiple detection sensors. The gate's front, rear, and side panels all function as mounting positions for sensors, making the gate structure universal and multi-functional, thereby improving detection reliability without proportionally increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The detection system merges the gate structure with the sensor network, combining what would traditionally be separate components (gate frame and detection system) into a single integrated unit. This merging reduces the overall number of discrete components and simplifies installation while maintaining high detection reliability through multiple sensor positions.
3Productivity
If automated sensor detection is implemented, then the productivity and accuracy of scoring is improved, but the device complexity and cost increase compared to visual judgment
Solution Approach 1:
The detection system is designed to be self-sufficient, with each sensor independently detecting drone passage and the system automatically processing the signals to determine scoring events. The gate and sensors work autonomously without requiring external manual intervention or complex centralized control, enabling high scoring efficiency while keeping the system relatively simple and cost-effective.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a drone-passing multiple detection sensor gate comprising: a gate having a ring-like structure through which a drone can pass during flight; a first sensor, disposed on the front or the inner front of the gate, for detecting whether the drone approaches the gate or passes through the front side of the gate; a second sensor, disposed on the inner rear of the gate, for detecting whether the drone sensed by the first sensor passes through the rear side of the gate; a detection signal transmitter, disposed inside or on a surface of the gate, for receiving, from the first sensor and the second sensor, the detection signal indicating whether the drone approaches or passes through the gate, and wirelessly transmitting the detection signal. In addition, the present invention provides a drone game system using a multiple detection sensor gate.