UAV Gesture Control With Third-Person Visual Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control systems, particularly those using first-person view (FPV) remote control, are difficult for beginners to operate as they require familiarity with radio remote control actions such as throttle, rolling, direction, and pitch, making it challenging for users to control the UAV smoothly.
Innovation Solution
A control device for UAVs that includes a sensing device, image receiver, control transmitter, and processor, allowing users to intuitively control the UAV through a third-person view and somatosensory operations like gestures or lip movements by converting user actions into control signals transmitted to the UAV.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If FPV remote control is used to control UAV, then the control precision is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional mechanical radio remote control system with a vision-based control system. The UAV's camera captures images that are transmitted to the user's mobile device, replacing the mechanical transmitter-receiver system with an optical-digital transmission system. This allows beginners to control the UAV by simply pointing the device at the target, eliminating the need to learn complex radio control operations while maintaining precise control through image-based feedback.
2Reliability
If radio remote control operations are required for UAV control, then the control reliability is improved, but the device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex radio remote control operations from the control system and replaces them with a simplified vision-based interface. The essential function of controlling the UAV is separated from the complex mechanical operations, allowing users to control the UAV through intuitive gestures and image viewing on a mobile device, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining control reliability.
3Ease of operation
If third-person view image display is implemented, then the ease of operation is improved, but the loss of information deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the UAV's camera continuously captures and transmits real-time images to the user's mobile device. This visual feedback loop allows users to see exactly what the UAV sees and where it is positioned, compensating for the third-person view limitation by providing continuous information about the UAV's environment and status, thereby reducing information loss while maintaining ease of operation.
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AI summary
A control device for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a control method therefor are provided. The control device includes a sensing device, an image receiver, a control transmitter, a display, and a processor. The sensing device is used to sense an action of the user. The image receiver is used to receive an image including at least a part or all of the body in the UAV from a first image capturing device of the UAV. The processor uses the display to continuously present the image. The processor obtains the action by the sensing device, converts the action into the control signal corresponding to the UAV, and transmits the control signal to the UAV through the control transmitter. The UAV is controlled by the control signal transmitted by the control device.