Flying Camera Touchscreen Flight Control for Reduced Training Time
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for imaging with a camera installed in a radio-controllable flying body require extensive training for manipulating the flying body and the camera, making it difficult to execute instantaneous operations.
Innovation Solution
A control device and method that includes an image display unit to acquire and display images from a flying body's imaging device, and a flight instruction generation unit to convert user operations on the displayed images into flight instructions for the flying body, enabling instantaneous maneuvering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a proportional control system is used to manipulate the flying body, then the flying body can be controlled, but extensive training is required for manipulation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an image processing unit and flight instruction generation unit as intermediaries between the user and the flying body. The user operates the image display unit (touchscreen) to directly manipulate the captured image, and the system automatically generates flight instructions based on the image manipulation operations, eliminating the need for proportional control training
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical proportional control system with an image-based control system. Instead of manipulating flight parameters directly through proportional controls, the user manipulates the captured image on the display, and the system converts these image operations into corresponding flight instructions, substituting mechanical control with visual interaction
2Measurement precision
If extensive training is provided for manipulating the flying body and camera, then control precision can be improved, but the complexity of the operation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the camera control functions with the flying body control into a unified image-based interface. The same image display unit is used for both capturing images and controlling flight, and the flight instruction generation unit integrates image manipulation operations with flight control commands, simplifying the overall system operation
Solution Approach 2:
The image display unit serves multiple functions: displaying captured images, allowing image manipulation operations, and generating flight instructions based on these operations. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate control interfaces and reduces operational complexity while maintaining precision
3Speed
If proportional control manipulation is used, then the flying body can be maneuvered, but instantaneous operation becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by continuously capturing images and displaying them in real-time on the image display unit. When the user performs an operation on the displayed image, the flight instruction generation unit immediately converts it into flight instructions, enabling instantaneous response without manual control adjustments
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AI summary
There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit.