Remote 3D Site Visualization for Micro-Trenching Route Planning
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high cost and inefficiency of fiber network installations due to lack of optimal planning and construction methods in fiber optic network deployment.
Innovation Solution
Utilizing remote visualization techniques through cameras and UAVs to capture photographs, create 3D models, and perform virtual site inspections for determining optimal fiber cable routes and verifying installations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional physical site inspections and third-party audits are used for fiber network installation planning and verification, then installation accuracy and reliability can be ensured, but installation costs increase and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates digital 3D models and virtual replicas of installation sites using photogrammetry and LiDAR technologies. These digital copies replace physical site inspections, allowing planners to perform detailed route planning, identify potential issues, and verify installations remotely without traveling to the actual site, thereby maintaining accuracy while improving efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical physical inspection methods with optical and digital technologies including aerial cameras, ground-based cameras, LiDAR scanners, and photogrammetry processing. This substitution eliminates the need for physical presence at installation sites while providing more comprehensive and precise measurement data
2Measurement precision
If traditional physical site inspections are conducted for fiber network installation planning, then detailed network planning can be achieved, but installation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates comprehensive digital 3D models of installation areas using aerial and ground-based camera systems along with LiDAR technology. These digital copies enable detailed network routing planning, identification of optimal paths, and detection of potential installation issues without requiring physical site visits, thereby providing high-level planning detail while eliminating travel and time costs
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs all site surveying, modeling, and route planning before actual installation begins. By completing detailed network planning in advance using remote visualization technologies, the system identifies the optimal installation route and potential challenges beforehand, preventing costly changes during actual installation and reducing overall project costs
3Productivity
If remote visualization technologies are used for fiber network installation planning and verification, then installation costs are reduced and efficiency is improved, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a multi-functional integrated system that combines aerial cameras, ground-based cameras, LiDAR scanners, photogrammetry processing, 3D modeling, and virtual inspection capabilities into a single comprehensive platform. This universal system performs multiple functions including site surveying, route planning, installation verification, and documentation, reducing the need for multiple separate systems and simplifying overall system management
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a centralized processing system that acts as an intermediary between data collection devices (cameras, LiDAR) and end-users (planners, inspectors). This intermediary handles complex tasks including photogrammetry processing, 3D model generation, route optimization algorithms, and virtual inspection rendering, isolating system complexity from users while providing simplified interfaces for interaction
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Reduces installation costs by enabling detailed network planning and optimization, eliminating the need for physical site inspections and third-party audits.
Implementation Method 1
causing one or more cameras to capture a plurality of photographs of an installation area
Implementation Method 2
causing an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to fly a flight path over the installation area and capture the plurality of photographs
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and method for performing micro-trenching include causing one or more cameras to capture a plurality of photographs of an installation area; obtaining the plurality of photographs and causing processing of the plurality of photographs to provide one or more remote visualizations of the installation area; utilizing the one or more remote visualizations to determine an optimal route for micro-trenching fiber cables; and performing the micro-trenching based on the determined optimal route.