UAV Course Marking With Real-Time Navigation Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing navigation systems rely on physical course markings which are not environmentally friendly and can cause inconvenience when not allowed, necessitating a system for navigation without such markings.
Innovation Solution
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is used to provide navigation instructions to vehicles by obtaining course information, identifying nearby markers, and displaying instructions on a screen or using streamers/banners, allowing navigation without physical markers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If physical course markings (ribbons, pin flags, turn signs) are used to mark waypoints, then navigation guidance is provided to vehicle drivers, but environmental damage occurs and resources are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces physical mechanical course markings (ribbons, pin flags, turn signs) with an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) that provides navigation guidance through visual displays and audio signals. This substitution eliminates the need for physical markers that cause environmental damage while maintaining reliable navigation guidance for vehicle drivers through the drone's onboard display screen and speaker system.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If physical course markings are not used due to environmental considerations, then environmental protection is improved, but navigation convenience deteriorates as drivers may miss waypoints
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an unmanned aerial vehicle as an intermediary between the absence of physical course markings and the need for navigation guidance. The drone hovers near the vehicle and provides real-time navigation information through its display screen and audio signals, acting as a mobile intermediary that delivers waypoint information without requiring physical markers on the ground, thus protecting the environment while maintaining navigation convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The drone carries its own navigation data, display screen, and audio signaling system, making it a self-sufficient navigation assistant. It independently identifies upcoming waypoints from the course information and provides guidance without relying on external physical markers, enabling environmental protection while ensuring navigation convenience through its autonomous operation.
3Ease of operation
If physical course markings are deployed along the course route, then waypoint identification is facilitated, but resource consumption and waste increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent substitutes physical course markings that consume resources (ribbons, pin flags, turn signs) with a digital navigation system based on an unmanned aerial vehicle. The drone provides waypoint identification through electronic displays and audio signals, eliminating the need for physical materials that are consumed and discarded, thus reducing resource loss while maintaining ease of waypoint identification.
Solution Approach 2:
The drone creates a virtual copy of the course information and displays it on its onboard screen, replacing the need for physical replicas (ribbons, flags, signs) along the course. This digital copying approach provides waypoint identification without consuming physical materials, reducing resource waste while maintaining navigation effectiveness.
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AI summary
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed. The UAV may include a UAV transceiver configured to receive course information associated with a course. The UAV may further include a UAV processor that may be configured to obtain the course information from the UAV transceiver. Responsive to obtaining the course information, the UAV processor may determine a UAV position in the course, and identify a course marker, from a plurality of course markers, in proximity to the UAV position based on the course information. The UAV processor may then determine navigation instructions associated with the course marker for a vehicle to navigate the course based on the course information. The UAV may be configured to move in proximity to a vehicle front portion and display the navigation instructions.