UAV Flight Clearance Management via Dynamic Server Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing method for loading clearance files into unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is limiting their large-scale application due to manual registration and installation processes, which restricts flexibility in flight routes and increases safety risks in sensitive areas.
Innovation Solution
A flight control method and apparatus that determines a specific flight zone for the UAV, sends application information to a server for flight clearance, and receives instructions to enter the zone, allowing for dynamic route changes and improved flexibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual registration and installation of clearance files is used, then flight control can be implemented, but flexibility of flight routes is restricted and large-scale application is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The UAV automatically determines its current flight zone and sends clearance application information to the server without manual intervention. The system self-services by autonomously managing the clearance application process, eliminating the need for manual registration and installation of clearance files.
Solution Approach 2:
The server pre-stores clearance information for multiple flight zones. When the UAV needs to enter a flight zone, the system quickly retrieves and validates the pre-stored clearance information, enabling rapid clearance decisions without manual intervention.
2Reliability
If manual registration method is used, then flight clearance can be managed, but safety risks in sensitive areas increase due to limited scalability
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements real-time feedback by continuously monitoring the UAV's position and comparing it with authorized flight zones. The server receives real-time location data and provides immediate feedback on whether the UAV is operating within authorized areas, enabling rapid response to safety violations.
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary between the UAV and the clearance management system. It automatically validates clearance information, monitors flight zones, and enforces safety restrictions, providing a scalable automated safety management mechanism that handles multiple UAVs simultaneously.
3Ease of operation
If clearance file is manually installed in flight control apparatus, then flight control is achieved, but real-time clearance management is not possible
Solution Approach 1:
The clearance management system transitions from a static manual installation approach to a dynamic automated process. The UAV's clearance status is continuously updated in real-time based on its current position and authorized flight zones, enabling flexible route changes without manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical process of installing clearance files is replaced with an automated electronic system. The UAV communicates with the server through electronic data exchange, allowing instant updates and changes to clearance information without physical file installation.
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AI summary
The present disclosure includes a flight control method and apparatus. An example includes determining, when an unmanned aerial vehicle is flying, a specific flight zone to be entered by the unmanned aerial vehicle, where a flight clearance is required for the unmanned aerial vehicle to enter the specific flight zone. Application information and information about the specific flight zone is sent to a server, where the application information is used to apply for the flight clearance to enter the specific flight zone, and the information about the specific flight zone is used to indicate the specific flight zone. A flight instruction is sent when a flight clearance sent by the server is received, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle enters the specific flight zone according to the flight instruction.