UAV Landing Port Allocation Under Dynamic Reservation Status
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for managing multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and take-off and landing facilities lack the ability to dynamically direct each UAV to the most suitable facility based on reservation status and usage priority, leading to inefficient flight plans and facility utilization.
Innovation Solution
A control method that determines a target position for each UAV and dynamically adjusts the landing facility based on the reservation status and usage priority of multiple take-off and landing facilities, allowing for real-time changes to optimize flight efficiency and facility usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple UAVs jointly use a take-off and landing facility with reservation management, then safety at the facility is ensured, but flight efficiency is reduced due to rigid reservation constraints
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by enabling the target position to change from a fixed reserved facility to a dynamically selected facility. The management device determines the final target position based on real-time reservation status, allowing the system to adapt between safety (using reserved facilities) and efficiency (selecting alternative facilities when reservations are unavailable), thus resolving the contradiction between rigid reservation constraints and flight efficiency.
2Device complexity
If UAVs strictly follow pre-reserved take-off and landing facilities, then facility utilization is simplified, but suitability of facility selection is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback by having the management device check the reservation status of the originally reserved facility and, if unavailable, select an alternative facility based on usage priority. This feedback mechanism allows the system to maintain simple reservation management while adapting to actual facility availability, thereby improving suitability without significantly increasing complexity.
3Device complexity
If the target position is determined before flight based on reserved facility, then flight planning is simplified, but flight efficiency is lowered when reservation status changes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by determining the target position before the UAV enters a specific area, but with the flexibility to update this position based on reservation status. The management device performs preliminary facility selection while maintaining the ability to adjust the target position before the UAV arrives, thus simplifying flight planning while preserving efficiency when reservations change.
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AI summary
In an unmanned aerial vehicle system S, a target position Pt to which UAV 1a is headed among a plurality of UAVs 1 is determined on the basis of a position of each of a plurality of ports 2, and the UAV 1a is controlled to fly toward the target position Pt. And then, a port 2x to be used for landing of the UAV 1a is determined on the basis of a reservation status of each of the plurality of ports 2 by the other UAV 1 different from the UAV 1a among the plurality of the UAVs 1 while the UAV 1a is flying toward the target position Pt, and the UAV 1a is controlled to fly toward the determined port 2x.