Remote UAV Flight Display with Payload Attitude Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Remote users face difficulties in visually determining the position, altitude, and flight status of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), especially at high altitudes or in complex environments, as traditional flight display panels are cockpit-based and not accessible for remote operators.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that provide flight information of UAVs to a remote display by receiving UAV state information, including attitude and payload state information, and displaying it on a remote terminal, allowing for real-time monitoring and control of UAVs equipped with payloads like image capturing devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional cockpit-based flight display panels are used, then flight information is displayed from the aircraft perspective, but remote users cannot access or discern the information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a remote display system that replicates flight information on a separate terminal located away from the UAV. The remote display panel receives and displays copied flight data (position, altitude, attitude, speed) transmitted from the UAV's onboard systems, enabling remote users to access the same information without being physically present in the cockpit.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a communication intermediary system that transmits flight information between the UAV and the remote display terminal. This intermediary communication channel (via radio frequency or other wireless means) bridges the gap between the aircraft's onboard systems and the remote user's display device, allowing information to be conveyed without direct physical connection.
2Loss of information
If flight information is displayed on a remote terminal, then remote users can monitor UAV status, but multiple information sources (UAV state, payload state, image data) need to be integrated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple information sources (UAV flight state data, payload status data, and image/camera data) into a single integrated remote display interface. The system combines these disparate data streams and presents them together on one display panel, allowing remote users to monitor all aspects of UAV operation simultaneously without needing separate systems for each information type.
Solution Approach 2:
The remote display terminal is designed as a multi-functional device that can handle and display various types of information simultaneously - flight parameters, payload status, and visual imagery. This universal display capability allows a single terminal to perform multiple monitoring functions that would otherwise require separate specialized devices.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and devices are provided for displaying flight information related to a UAV. The UAV may carry a payload via a carrier that may permit the payload to move relative to the UAV. UAV related information including UAV state information and payload state information can be provided to a remote display terminal. The UAV state information can include position information as well as attitude information of the UAV. The payload state information can include attitude information of the payload relative to the UAV. The remote display terminal can be configured to simultaneously display the UAV state information and the payload state information so as to provide the user with an intuitive, comprehensive, yet efficient user interface.