UAV Reconnaissance Path Selection UI With Visual Flight Patterns
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods lack a systematic approach for setting reconnaissance or surveillance flight paths for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which hinders their effective use in various applications.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a user interface (UI) that allows users to intuitively set flight paths for UAVs, providing image information for different flight patterns and recommending flight spaces and paths based on the reconnaissance target's features, size, and intended use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If no systematic method is provided for setting flight paths, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-provides multiple standardized flight path patterns (e.g., rectangular, circular, spiral) and automatically generates appropriate flight paths based on the selected reconnaissance target type. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for users to manually design complex flight paths from scratch, significantly improving ease of operation while maintaining manageable system complexity through standardized templates.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses image information representing flight spaces and flight paths to visually display and select reconnaissance targets. Users can see graphical representations of different flight path patterns overlaid on the target area, making it intuitive to understand and select appropriate patterns. This visual copying approach simplifies the operation by allowing users to select from pre-defined visual templates rather than programming complex paths.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple flight path patterns are provided, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The flight path setting function is segmented into distinct standardized patterns (rectangular, circular, spiral, etc.), each optimized for specific reconnaissance scenarios. By dividing the complex task of flight path design into discrete, pre-defined segments, the system provides high adaptability for different reconnaissance needs while keeping the control logic manageable through modular pattern selection rather than continuous complex path planning.
3Ease of operation
If visual image information is provided for flight paths, then ease of operation is improved, but loss of information increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates visual copies (image information) of flight spaces and flight paths to display on the interface, allowing users to intuitively understand and select reconnaissance targets. These visual representations are graphical abstractions that convey spatial relationships and path patterns effectively while the underlying precise numerical data is preserved in the system for actual flight control, thus maintaining operational intuitiveness without sacrificing flight path precision.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device includes a display and a processor to provide a first UI for setting a reconnaissance target of an unmanned aerial vehicle, and based on the reconnaissance target being selected through the first UI, control the display to provide a second UI for selecting a flight path for reconnoitering the reconnaissance target, and the second UI includes image information regarding each of different flight paths for reconnoitering the reconnaissance target.