UAV Flight Route Display with End Time Arrival Point
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems lack the capability to autonomously plan and display flight routes that adhere to time zone restrictions, specifically preventing flight after a designated end time, which is crucial for regulatory compliance and safe operation.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that accept input for a departure point and waypoints, displaying a flight route that includes an end time arrival point within a permitted time zone, allowing users to set routes that ensure the UAV returns before the end time, and preventing flight beyond this time by distinguishing between flyable and non-flyable routes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the UAV autonomously flies along a predetermined flight route without time zone consideration, then the flight operation is simple and flexible, but the UAV may fly after the end time of the permitted time zone, causing regulatory non-compliance and safety issues
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary calculation of the end time arrival point before the UAV executes the flight route. By computing where the UAV will be at the end time and displaying this information to the user in advance, the system enables proactive route adjustment to ensure compliance with time zone restrictions, preventing late-time unauthorized flights before they occur
Solution Approach 2:
The control device acts as an intermediary between the user and the UAV's autonomous flight system. It receives the predetermined flight route, calculates the end time arrival point, and provides feedback to the user about whether the route complies with time zone restrictions. This intermediary function bridges the gap between simple autonomous flight and regulatory compliance without requiring complex modifications to the UAV itself
2Loss of information
If the system displays detailed flight route information including end time arrival point, then the user can set compliant routes, but the information processing and display complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the critical compliance information (end time arrival point and its relationship to the end time of the permitted time zone) from the complete flight route data and presents it to the user. By focusing on this specific extracted information rather than displaying all route details, the system provides necessary compliance feedback without overwhelming the user with excessive information processing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different information display qualities to different parts of the flight route. The end time arrival point receives special emphasis as it determines compliance, while other route details are displayed with standard information quality. This localized information quality approach ensures compliance information is prominent without requiring complex processing of all route information uniformly
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AI summary
A flight route generating method includes accepting, by an input, input of a departure point and a waypoint that the unmanned aerial vehicle will pass, and displaying, on a display, a flight route passing through the departure point and the waypoint, an end time arrival point at which the unmanned aerial vehicle will arrive at an end time of a time zone in which flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle is permitted.