UAV Flight and Shooting Plan Generation for Crop Disease Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) require manual input of various parameters for automatic flight and aerial photography, such as flight routes, altitudes, and camera settings, which is labor-intensive and inefficient, especially in large-scale laver and crop cultivation areas where disease detection is necessary.

Innovation Solution

An action plan making system that includes a region acceptance unit, purpose acceptance unit, and making unit to automatically generate a flight plan and shooting plan based on designated regions and purposes, simplifying the input of parameters for automatic flight and aerial shooting.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual input of flight parameters is used, then parameter accuracy can be ensured, but labor intensity increases and efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveefficiency of flight plan creationVSAvoidlabor intensity of parameter input

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically determines flight parameters (altitude, speed, camera settings) based on the shooting purpose selection, eliminating the need for manual input of each parameter. The UAV performs self-service by autonomously generating the flight plan from the selected purpose, thereby reducing labor intensity while maintaining parameter accuracy through algorithmic determination.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes parameters automatically based on the selected shooting purpose. When a purpose is selected, the system automatically adjusts flight altitude, speed, and camera settings according to pre-defined parameter sets associated with each purpose, transforming manual parameter specification into automatic parameter adaptation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Extent of automation

If automatic parameter determination is implemented, then labor is reduced, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveautomation of flight plan generationVSAvoidcomplexity of parameter determination system

Core Design Contradiction:

Extent of automationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-defining parameter sets for different shooting purposes. Before the actual flight, the system has already prepared and stored optimal parameter combinations for various purposes (e.g., aerial photography, inspection, mapping). When a purpose is selected, the corresponding pre-prepared parameters are automatically applied, simplifying the automation process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements dynamics by making the flight parameters adaptable and changeable based on the selected purpose. The parameters are not fixed but dynamically adjusted according to the shooting requirements, allowing the system to flexibly transition between different operational modes while maintaining automation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Manufacturing precision

If detailed manual parameter setting is performed, then shooting precision is improved, but time consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprecision of aerial shootingVSAvoidtime for parameter configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-configuring optimal parameter sets for different shooting purposes. Instead of manually adjusting parameters during operation, the system has already determined the best parameters in advance for each purpose category, enabling quick selection without time-consuming manual configuration while maintaining shooting precision.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables parameter changes to be made efficiently by selecting from pre-defined purpose-based parameter sets. When the shooting purpose is selected, the system automatically changes parameters to the appropriate values, achieving both precision (through optimized parameter sets) and time efficiency (through automatic selection without manual adjustment).

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11543836B2Unmanned aerial vehicle action plan creation system, method and program

Publication Date: 2023.01.03 OPTIM

AI summary

Provided are an action plan making system and method for an unmanned aerial vehicle, and a storage medium. The action plan making system (1) includes: an unmanned aerial vehicle (10), provided with an aerial shooting device; and a computer (30). A control unit of the computer (30) executes a making module (324), which makes an action plan including a flight plan and a shooting plan of the unmanned aerial vehicle (10) according to a region accepted by executing a region acceptance module (322) and a purpose accepted by executing a purpose acceptance module (323). A control unit (14) of the unmanned aerial vehicle (10) executes a control module (141), and controls the aerial shooting of a camera (17) and flying of the unmanned aerial vehicle (10) based on the action plan made by executing the making module (324) by the control unit (32) of the computer (30).