UAV Battery Selection by Charge and Weight for Flight Range
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) manage battery charge only during flight, leading to potential power insufficiency when using batteries with insufficient remaining charge, resulting in inefficient energy consumption due to the need for larger capacity batteries to ensure delivery, which increases weight and energy consumption.
Innovation Solution
A battery installation system that acquires remaining charge and weight information for multiple batteries, along with location and package details, to select the lightest battery with sufficient charge for the specific flight requirements, optimizing energy efficiency by preventing wasteful energy consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If large capacity batteries are used to ensure sufficient remaining charge for flight, then the reliability of reaching the movement destination is improved, but the weight of the battery is increased, causing energy consumption efficiency to deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary management of battery remaining charge before flight, acquiring remaining charge information in advance and selecting appropriate batteries based on calculated consumption amounts. This prevents the need to over-provision battery capacity, allowing use of smaller, lighter batteries that maintain sufficient charge for the specific flight task, thereby improving energy efficiency while ensuring reliability.
2Reliability
If batteries with larger capacity are used to prevent power insufficiency, then the reliability of completing the flight is improved, but the weight of the battery is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The system calculates the battery consumption amount before flight based on flight parameters and acquires remaining charge information in advance. This preliminary assessment enables selection of the minimum necessary battery capacity, preventing over-provisioning. As a result, lighter batteries with just sufficient capacity can be used, reducing battery weight while maintaining power sufficiency for the flight.
3Use of energy by moving object
If various types of batteries are prepared and selected based on flight requirements, then energy consumption efficiency is improved, but the complexity of battery management is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically acquires remaining charge information from battery management units, calculates the required battery consumption amount based on flight parameters, and selects appropriate batteries without manual intervention. This automated self-service approach handles the complexity of managing various battery types internally, while users simply benefit from the optimized energy efficiency without bearing the burden of manual battery management complexity.
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AI summary
Remaining charge acquisition means of a battery installation system acquires remaining charge information on a remaining charge of each of a plurality of batteries which are installable in an unmanned aerial vehicle. Battery weight acquisition means acquires battery weight information on a weight of each battery. Location acquisition means acquires location information on a movement destination of the unmanned aerial vehicle. Selection means selects, based on the remaining charge information, the battery weight information, and the location information, from among the plurality of batteries, a battery having a remaining charge equal to or more than a battery consumption amount for moving to the movement destination. Processing execution means executes processing for installing the battery selected by the selection means in the unmanned aerial vehicle.