Flight Control for Safe UAV Passing Based on Moving Direction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for controlling the flight of multiple unmanned flying objects in the same airspace often fail to ensure safe passing operations, leading to potential collisions due to limitations in detecting and judging the feasibility of passing maneuvers based on moving directions and airspace attributes.
Innovation Solution
A flight control apparatus and system that includes detection, specification, judgment, and control units to assess the possibility of passing by determining the moving direction of other flying objects and airspace attributes, allowing for safe passing operations by adjusting flight speed or path.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a predetermined passing operation is performed to avoid collision, then collision avoidance is improved, but safety cannot be ensured in all cases due to limited detection and judgment capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The passing operation is made dynamic by adjusting flight speed and path based on real-time detection of other flying objects' moving directions. The system transitions from a fixed predetermined operation to a flexible adaptive operation that modifies parameters like speed and trajectory according to the relative motion state of detected objects, enabling safe passing in various scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters (flight speed, path) based on detected moving directions of other flying objects. By evaluating whether the relative moving direction allows safe passing, the system adjusts the passing operation parameters dynamically, transforming a rigid predetermined operation into an adaptable operation that responds to real-time conditions.
2Ease of operation
If passing operation is restricted to predetermined patterns, then control simplicity is improved, but safety cannot be ensured when relationship between flying objects varies
Solution Approach 1:
The system maintains operational simplicity through automated dynamic adjustment. The flight control apparatus automatically evaluates moving directions and determines appropriate passing operations without requiring manual intervention, preserving ease of operation while achieving adaptability through real-time parameter modifications based on detected conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by autonomously detecting other flying objects, evaluating their moving directions, and determining appropriate passing operations. The flight control apparatus independently adjusts flight speed and path without external control, enabling both simplicity for the operator and safety through automated adaptive decision-making.
3Reliability
If detection range is extended to improve collision avoidance, then safety is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential information needed for safe passing operations - specifically the moving direction of detected flying objects. Rather than processing all possible detection data, the system focuses on evaluating whether the relative moving direction permits safe passing, simplifying the detection and judgment process while maintaining safety.
Solution Approach 2:
The detection system applies local quality by focusing computational resources on evaluating the moving direction parameter that is most critical for passing safety. Instead of uniformly processing all detection data with equal complexity, the system specifically analyzes the moving direction to determine passing feasibility, optimizing the detection approach for the specific task at hand.
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AI summary
A flight control apparatus that enables a flying object to safely pass another flying object includes a detection unit configured to detect, in a predetermined range from a flying object, another flying object. A specifying unit is configured to specify a moving direction of the detected other flying object. A judging unit is configured to judge, based on the specified moving direction, whether or not passing is possible. A determination unit is configured to determine, based on a relationship between the flying object and the other flying object, content of a passing operation to be performed with respect to the other flying object. A flight control unit is configured to, if it is judged that passing is possible, control flight of the flying object and perform the passing operation according to the determined content.