Wireless Control System for UAV Power and Visual Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless control systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) lack efficient communication and control mechanisms, particularly in terms of real-time visual information display, flight control setting adjustments, and power management, which hinders seamless operation and extended flight times.
Innovation Solution
A wireless control system equipped with a touch-sensitive display, multiple radio frequency transceivers, and a processor that communicates with UAVs to display real-time visual information, adjust flight control settings, and manage power consumption, enabling automated takeoff and video recording capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If real-time visual information display and control mechanisms are added to wireless control systems, then user interaction and monitoring capability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the visual information display, control interface, and communication functions into a single integrated wireless control system with a touch-sensitive display. This merging of functions allows real-time monitoring and control while maintaining a unified device architecture, resolving the contradiction between improved user interaction and increased device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless control system is designed to perform multiple functions including visual information display, flight control adjustment, and power management through a single device. This multi-functionality approach enables the system to provide comprehensive control capabilities without requiring separate dedicated devices for each function, thereby improving ease of operation while managing device complexity through consolidation.
2Duration of action of moving object
If automated flight control and power management features are implemented, then flight time is extended and operation is simplified, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automated power management features that allow the UAV to monitor and regulate its own power consumption without continuous manual intervention. The system automatically adjusts power distribution to critical components based on flight conditions, enabling extended flight times while reducing the complexity burden on the operator and consolidating control functions within the UAV's autonomous systems.
3Loss of information
If real-time communication and control mechanisms are added to UAV systems, then monitoring capability is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless control system implements periodic transmission of visual information and control signals rather than continuous real-time streaming. This periodic communication approach maintains adequate monitoring capability by updating displays and control parameters at optimized intervals, thereby reducing energy consumption associated with constant data transmission while preserving essential visual information flow.
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AI summary
A system including: an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a wireless control system. The UAV includes one or more sensors, and a UAV communication subsystem. The one or more sensors configured to capture contextual information associated with capture of visual information. The UAV communication subsystem includes a UAV radio frequency transceiver configured to communicate with a network. The wireless control system includes a housing, a wireless communication subsystem, a flight control setting component, a power component, and a processor. The power component configured to obtain a current power consumption of a power source of the UAV. The processor is configured to: obtain visual information; display the visual information; and communicate with the flight control setting component. The processor communicates with the power component to obtain the current power consumption and effectuate presentation of a power display field including a first portion and a second portion.