UAV Course Profiling With Virtual Course Sharing Across Locations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing UAV systems face challenges in recreating and sharing course profiles across different locations, limiting the number of competitors and increasing costs and complexity in recreational and competitive settings.
Innovation Solution
A system where a UAV captures images of a course, constructs a profile, and transmits it over a communication network to a virtual reality system, allowing a second UAV to fly a virtual version of the course at a different location, incorporating both physical and virtual elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If competitors fly at the same physical location to ensure identical conditions, then course consistency is maintained, but the number of competitors is limited and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtual copies of physical race courses by capturing images and video from a first UAV, processing this data into a three-dimensional model, and transmitting it to a second UAV at a different location. This copying approach maintains course consistency across multiple venues while enabling simultaneous competitions with multiple competitors, directly resolving the contradiction between reliability and productivity.
2Reliability
If the same physical course is recreated at multiple venues, then course conditions are identical, but difficulty and expense increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical process of physically recreating courses at multiple venues with a digital information transmission system. A first UAV captures course data, processes it into a transmittable format, and sends it to a second UAV that reconstructs the course virtually. This substitution eliminates the need for complex physical setup at multiple locations while maintaining course consistency.
3Adaptability or versatility
If physical courses are recreated at different locations, then multiple competitions can occur, but costs and impracticality increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal course profile system that can be transmitted and implemented at any location with a second UAV. The processed course data from the first UAV serves multiple purposes: it can be transmitted to multiple second UAVs simultaneously, enabling competitions at numerous different locations without requiring separate physical course setups at each venue. This multi-functionality approach enhances adaptability while maintaining ease of deployment.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) course profiling are provided. A plurality of images may be captured by a UAV flying along a course at a first location. A profile may be constructed for the course based on the images captured by the UAV. The constructed course profile is transmitted over a communication network to a virtual reality system at a second location. The virtual reality system may generate a virtual environment corresponding to the course based on the constructed course profile, and a second UAV at the second location may fly along the virtual course.