UAV Flight Route Control for Odor-Aware Waste Collection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) collecting garbage from balconies can emit unpleasant odors, potentially disturbing residents, as existing systems do not effectively mitigate odor exposure during collection and transport.
Innovation Solution
A control device and method that utilize odor intensity sensors to determine flight routes for UAVs, ensuring they maintain a greater distance from residential areas when collecting odor-intensive waste, thereby reducing odor exposure to residents.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the UAV flies close to the balcony to collect garbage, then the collection efficiency is improved, but the odor exposure to residents increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the flight route adjustable and adaptive. The control device dynamically determines the flight route based on real-time conditions including odor intensity detected by sensors, wind direction, and residential locations. The UAV can change its flight path during operation to maintain optimal distance from residences while still completing garbage collection, resolving the contradiction between collection efficiency and odor exposure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of flight route based on multiple factors including odor intensity, wind direction, and residential distribution. By adjusting flight route parameters dynamically rather than using a fixed path, the system can optimize the balance between collection efficiency and minimizing odor impact on residents.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the UAV flies away from residential areas to reduce odor impact, then the comfort of residents is improved, but the collection time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes flight route parameters based on odor intensity levels and residential locations. When odor intensity is high and residences are nearby, the flight route automatically adjusts to maintain greater distance, accepting some time increase to protect resident comfort. When odor intensity is low or residences are far away, the route can be more direct, reducing collection time.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic route adjustment allows the UAV to adapt its flight path in real-time based on detected conditions. This dynamic approach optimizes the trade-off between collection time and odor impact by being conservative only when necessary (high odor intensity near residences) and efficient when conditions permit.
3Ease of operation
If the UAV uses a fixed flight route, then the operation simplicity is maintained, but the ability to avoid odor exposure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The UAV system performs self-service by autonomously determining and adjusting its own flight route based on sensor data and environmental conditions. The control device automatically processes information about odor intensity, wind direction, and residential locations to generate optimal flight paths without requiring manual intervention, maintaining operational simplicity while avoiding odor exposure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by using sensors to detect odor intensity and other environmental parameters during flight, then using this feedback information to adjust the flight route in real-time. This closed-loop control maintains operational simplicity while effectively responding to changing conditions to minimize odor exposure.
Data Source
AI summary
The control device includes a control unit that is configured to control an unmanned aerial vehicle that collects a collection object. The control unit acquires information that indicates an odor intensity of the collection object to be collected, and determines a flight route of the unmanned aerial vehicle after the unmanned aerial vehicle picks up the collection object located at a collection point, based on the information that indicates the odor intensity of the collection object.