On-Demand UAV Dispatching for Shared Aerial Task Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high cost and maintenance requirements of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) create a barrier to their widespread use, leading to a poor user experience, as individuals must purchase and maintain the UAVs themselves.
Innovation Solution
A UAV dispatching method and system that allows users to lease UAVs on demand, utilizing a server and base stations to control available UAVs to perform tasks in specified areas, collecting data which is then sent to the user's terminal device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users purchase and maintain their own UAVs, then they can use the UAVs for various tasks, but the cost and maintenance requirements create a barrier to widespread use
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service through automated dispatching and management. The server automatically assigns UAVs to users based on task requirements, and the system handles maintenance scheduling and fleet management without requiring users to directly own or maintain UAVs. This transforms UAV usage from a ownership model to a service model.
Solution Approach 2:
The server-based dispatching system serves multiple functions: it manages the entire UAV fleet, assigns tasks to appropriate UAVs, coordinates base stations for charging and maintenance, and handles user requests. This multi-functional system replaces the need for individual users to manage their own UAVs, making the technology accessible to more users.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users purchase UAVs, then they can perform aerial tasks, but the high purchase cost and maintenance expenses reduce user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as an intermediary between users and the UAV fleet. Instead of users directly purchasing and managing UAVs, they request services through the server, which then allocates appropriate UAVs from the fleet. This intermediary system abstracts away the complexity and cost of UAV ownership while maintaining task execution capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a virtual representation of UAV availability and status through the server's fleet management. Users interact with a digital model of the UAV fleet rather than physical UAVs directly, allowing them to access aerial task capabilities without the financial burden of actual ownership. The server maintains a digital inventory that mirrors the physical UAV fleet state.
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AI summary
An aerial vehicle dispatching method includes obtaining an aerial vehicle use request, determining a flight task according to the aerial vehicle use request, the flight task including a target flight area, in response to the flight task, determining a target aerial vehicle from a plurality of aerial vehicles, controlling the target aerial vehicle to perform the flight task in the target flight area, controlling the target aerial vehicle to obtain sensing data in the target flight area while performing the flight task, and sending the sensing data to a terminal device.