Imaging Apparatus Tour Route Priority Control for Overlap Resolution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional imaging apparatuses struggle with setting and managing multiple tour routes that overlap in operation periods, making it difficult for users to avoid abnormalities and efficiently manage their operations.
Innovation Solution
An imaging apparatus equipped with an imaging unit, a change unit, a storage unit, a control unit, and a priority order setting unit that allows for automatic prioritization and management of tour conditions, enabling the apparatus to handle overlapping tour routes by setting a predetermined priority order for tour operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple tour routes are set with overlapping operation periods, then the versatility and functionality of the imaging apparatus is improved, but the complexity of managing and setting these routes increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically determining priority orders and detecting overlaps between tour routes before execution. The priority order setting unit pre-establishes the hierarchy of multiple tour routes, and the control unit pre-detects any temporal overlaps, allowing the system to resolve conflicts automatically without requiring user intervention during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing tour routes to automatically manage their own conflicts through the built-in priority order mechanism. When overlaps are detected, the system automatically determines which route to execute based on pre-set priorities, eliminating the need for manual conflict resolution and reducing management complexity.
2Reliability
If manual setting of non-overlapping tour operations is required, then operational reliability is maintained, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to troublesome and difficult setting procedures
Solution Approach 1:
The priority order setting unit performs preliminary action by pre-establishing the execution hierarchy of multiple tour routes. This allows the system to maintain operational reliability through automatic conflict resolution while significantly improving ease of operation, as users no longer need to manually ensure non-overlapping schedules.
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit provides feedback by automatically detecting when tour routes overlap in time and triggering the priority order determination mechanism. This feedback loop ensures operational reliability is maintained through automatic conflict resolution while improving ease of operation, as the system actively monitors and manages route conflicts without user intervention.
3Ease of operation
If automatic priority order setting is implemented for overlapping tour conditions, then the ease of operation is improved by reducing user effort, but the device complexity increases due to additional control mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit performs multiple functions: it controls the change unit for imaging position adjustment, detects overlaps between tour routes, determines priority orders, and executes the appropriate tour conditions. This multi-functionality improves ease of operation by consolidating multiple tasks into a single intelligent controller, while the added complexity is justified by the significant reduction in user burden.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing the control unit to automatically manage tour route conflicts through built-in overlap detection and priority order determination. This eliminates the need for manual conflict resolution, significantly improving ease of operation while the self-service capability is implemented through integrated control logic rather than separate complex subsystems.
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AI summary
An apparatus includes at least one imaging unit, a change unit configured to change an imaging position at which the imaging unit performs an imaging operation, a storage unit configured to store a plurality of tour conditions each including the imaging position, a control unit configured to control the change unit based on the plurality of tour conditions, and a priority order setting unit configured to set, based on a predetermined priority order, a tour condition to be used for the control of the change unit. Each of the plurality of tour conditions further includes a period for controlling the change unit, and the priority order setting unit automatically sets a tour condition to be performed in a case where the plurality of tour conditions overlaps each other in the period for controlling the change unit.