UAV Incident Image Retrieval via Nearby Drone Search
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Solution Overview
Problem
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) lack dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) functionality, making it difficult to apply existing monitoring information collection systems and complicating the acquisition of incident-related images, especially since users are often not in proximity to the UAVs.
Innovation Solution
A management device that includes an information acquisition unit, flight position determination unit, search unit, and acquisition assist processing unit to identify and assist in acquiring photographed data from other UAVs with photographing functions around the incident UAV, utilizing a blockchain network for secure data management and communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing monitoring information collection systems using DSRC are applied to UAVs, then incident monitoring capability is improved, but device complexity increases due to lack of DSRC function in UAVs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a management device as an intermediary that coordinates between multiple UAVs. This management device receives incident information from one UAV and requests photographed data from other UAVs, eliminating the need for direct DSRC communication between UAVs and reducing system complexity while maintaining incident monitoring capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables UAVs without DSRC functions to participate in incident monitoring by using alternative communication methods. The system is designed to work with UAVs that have photographing functions regardless of their communication capabilities, making the monitoring system universally applicable to different UAV types
2Ease of operation
If users are positioned away from UAVs for remote control operations, then operational flexibility is improved, but ease of acquiring incident images deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a system where UAVs automatically capture and store photographed data during flight operations without requiring user intervention. When an incident occurs, the management device can automatically retrieve this pre-captured data from the UAV or other witnessing UAVs, eliminating the need for users to manually provide images while maintaining remote operational flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The system captures photographed data in advance during normal flight operations before incidents occur. This preliminary capture of environmental data ensures that when incidents happen, the necessary visual information is already available, eliminating the need for users to be present or manually capture images at the moment of incident
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AI summary
A management device allows: an information acquisition unit to acquire information that identifies an unmanned aerial vehicle that is an investigation target; a flight position determination unit to determine a flight position of the unmanned aerial vehicle that is the investigation target at a certain point in time; a search unit to search for one or more other unmanned aerial vehicles having a photographing function and positioned around the unmanned aerial vehicle that is the investigation target at the certain point in time; and an acquisition assist processing unit to assist acquisition of photographed data taken by the one or more other unmanned aerial vehicles that are searched for. Further, the management device may perform the above processing using communications through a blockchain network to cooperate with the blockchain network.