UAV Flight Area Control for Autonomous Cruising and Target Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) require high user input for real-time flight status control, leading to poor automatic flight capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A method and control device that transmit flight area control parameters, flight path parameters, and feature information to the UAV, enabling it to autonomously cruise within pre-set areas, detect targets, and adjust flight paths as needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If real-time flight control commands are sent from control device to UAV, then flight status can be adjusted in real time, but user control requirements increase and automatic flight capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-setting flight area control parameters, flight path parameters, and search target feature information before the UAV mission. The control device transmits these parameters in advance, allowing the UAV to autonomously execute predefined cruising patterns and target detection tasks without requiring real-time user intervention, thereby improving automatic flight capability while maintaining reliable control through pre-configured parameters
2Manufacturing precision
If user provides continuous control input for flight status, then flight precision can be maintained, but operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the UAV to autonomously determine its own flight path and adjust its flight status based on pre-transmitted control parameters. The UAV automatically cruises within the specified flight area, follows the predefined flight path, and detects search targets using provided feature information, eliminating the need for continuous user control input while maintaining flight precision through algorithmic self-regulation
3Extent of automation
If flight area control parameters are pre-set and transmitted, then automatic cruising capability improves, but control device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the flight control functionality into distinct parameter categories: flight area control parameters (defining the operational boundary), flight path parameters (specifying the cruising trajectory), and search target feature information (enabling target detection). This segmentation allows the control device to transmit structured, modular parameter sets that enhance automatic cruising capability while organizing complexity into manageable, functionally-separated components
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method, apparatus and system for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle, belonging to the field of aircraft technology. The method includes: receiving (201) a flight area control parameter transmitted by a control device; determining (202,404) a flight area based on the flight area control parameter; and cruising (203) within the flight area. invention