Quantitative Transverse Slope Disaster Mapping with Polar Coordinates

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current research on geological disasters in slopes primarily focuses on longitudinal positions, neglecting transverse positions, which hinders effective analysis and construction planning.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that quantitatively characterize the development positions of geological disasters by simplifying a target slope into a triangle, assigning angle and distance ratio attributes to terrain points, and plotting disaster points in a polar coordinate system using a transformation coefficient.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If current research focuses on longitudinal positions of disasters, then longitudinal position analysis is improved, but transverse position analysis is neglected

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelongitudinal position analysisVSAvoidtransverse position information
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces transverse position analysis as a new dimension alongside the existing longitudinal position analysis. By using polar coordinate system with angle attributes and distance ratio attributes, the method expands the analysis from one dimension (longitudinal) to two dimensions (both longitudinal and transverse), thereby resolving the contradiction by adding missing dimensional information without sacrificing existing analysis capabilities

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Device complexity

If slope is simplified into triangle for analysis, then calculation complexity is reduced, but geometric accuracy may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveanalysis calculation complexityVSAvoidgeometric accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the complex slope geometry into a triangular framework with three vertices (A, B, C) and uses terrain points within this triangle for analysis. This segmentation approach simplifies the overall slope into manageable geometric elements while maintaining sufficient accuracy for disaster position characterization, resolving the contradiction between computational simplicity and geometric accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Measurement precision

If angle attribute transformation is applied, then transverse position characterization is improved, but calculation steps increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransverse position characterizationVSAvoidcalculation steps
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the initial angle attribute into a target angle attribute using a predetermined transformation coefficient. This parameter change enables accurate characterization of transverse positions while maintaining a systematic calculation approach. The transformation coefficient is derived from the triangle's geometric properties, ensuring that the additional calculation step serves a clear analytical purpose rather than being merely computational complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS12437475B1Method and device for quantitatively characterizing development positions of geological disasters in slopes, and electronic device
Publication Date: 2025.10.07 INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
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AI summary

Provided are a method and device for quantitatively characterizing development positions of geological disasters in slopes, and an electronic device. The method includes: acquiring a slope boundary of a target slope, and constructing a triangle matching the slope boundary, three vertices of the triangle are A, B and C respectively; acquiring, based on the triangle, slope terrain points within a range of triangle; assigning preset attribute information to each slope terrain point Di of the slope terrain points, the preset attribute information of each slope terrain point Di at least includes an angle attribute of each slope terrain point Di and a distance ratio attribute of each slope terrain point Di; and screening out disaster points from the slope terrain points, and plotting and displaying, based on angle attributes and distance ratio attributes of the disaster points, the disaster points in a preset area in a polar coordinate system.