UAV Control Handover Through UTM Hosting Commands
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) traffic management (UTM) systems lack the ability to enable or disable communication between UAVs and their controllers, preventing effective management and control of UAVs accessing communications networks.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a method where the UTM sends a hosting command to network devices to initiate handover of control devices, allowing the UTM to manage UAVs and controllers through the communications network by indicating the need to hand over control and providing necessary information for the handover process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the UTM system monitors and identifies UAVs and controllers through the communications network, then the regulatory capability is improved, but the ability to enable or disable communication and control between UAVs and controllers is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having the UTM system pre-establish hosting commands and control device handover mechanisms before communication issues arise. The UTM proactively manages control device handovers between controllers and UAVs, enabling it to enable or disable communication as needed while maintaining regulatory oversight through the communications network.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces the UTM as an intermediary mediator between controllers, UAVs, and the communications network. The UTM's hosting command mechanism acts as a mediating layer that enables the system to both monitor communications and control enable/disable states, resolving the contradiction between regulatory capability and communication control versatility.
2Extent of automation
If the UTM sends hosting commands to initiate control device handover, then the control capability over UAVs is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing the UTM hosting command mechanism to perform multiple functions: it monitors communications, initiates control device handovers, enables or disables communication, and maintains regulatory oversight. This multi-functional approach consolidates complexity into a single universal system rather than requiring separate mechanisms for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements self-service through automated hosting command processing where the UTM system automatically manages control device handovers between controllers and UAVs without requiring manual intervention. The system self-regulates communication enablement and disablement through automated hosting command execution, reducing operational complexity while maintaining high automation.
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AI summary
A method for control of an unmanned aerial vehicle includes: determining, by UTM, that a control device of an unmanned aerial vehicle UAV is to be handed over; and sending, by the UTM, a hosting command to a network device, to enable the network device to indicate, according to the hosting command, that the UAV is to hand over the control device of the UAV, where the hosting command is used to hand over the control device of the UAV, and the hosting command includes indication information used for handing over the control device of the UAV and information about the UAV. In this way, the UTM controls a connected UAV and a control device of the UAV by using a communications network.