UAV Riding Route Planning for Battery-Limited Long-Distance Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have limited battery capacity, restricting their flight distance and preventing them from completing one-way or round-trip delivery routes due to their reliance on their own power.
Innovation Solution
The method involves determining candidate riding vehicles along an autonomous flight route, calculating a riding flight route based on their current locations, and controlling the UAV to ride these vehicles, thereby reducing the distance it needs to fly using its own power.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If the unmanned aerial vehicle relies on its own power to fly from start point to destination, then the flight route can be completed, but the battery capacity is insufficient for long-distance delivery
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces ground vehicles as intermediary carriers to assist the UAV in long-distance delivery. The UAV combines aerial flight with ground vehicle transportation, where the ground vehicle serves as a mobile base that extends the UAV's operational range beyond its battery limitations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions the UAV from purely aerial operation to a hybrid ground-aerial operation mode. By incorporating ground vehicle assistance, the system adds a ground dimension to the traditionally aerial delivery pathway, enabling extended range without increasing UAV battery capacity.
2Reliability
If the unmanned aerial vehicle uses its own power for the entire route, then it maintains full control, but the operational range is limited by battery capacity
Solution Approach 1:
Ground vehicles act as intermediaries that carry the UAV over long distances while maintaining system control. The control system coordinates between ground vehicle and UAV to ensure reliable operation throughout the hybrid journey.
Solution Approach 2:
The delivery route is segmented into multiple phases: ground vehicle transportation phase and UAV aerial flight phase. This segmentation allows each component to operate within its optimal range, with the ground vehicle handling long-distance travel and the UAV performing localized delivery maneuvers.
3Productivity
If the unmanned aerial vehicle flies the entire distance, then it completes the delivery task, but the power consumption exceeds available battery capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The ground vehicle serves as a power-saving intermediary by transporting the UAV for portions of the journey. This reduces the UAV's power consumption while still enabling delivery task completion over extended distances.
Solution Approach 2:
By adding ground-based transportation to the delivery system, the patent creates a hybrid operational model that reduces aerial power consumption. The ground vehicle handles energy-intensive long-distance travel, allowing the UAV to conserve battery power for essential flight segments.
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AI summary
An unmanned aerial vehicle riding route processing method, apparatus and device, and a readable storage medium, the method includes: determining candidate ride vehicles according to an autonomous flight route of an unmanned aerial vehicle from a flight start point to a flight destination; determining a riding flight route of the unmanned aerial vehicle according to current locations of the candidate ride vehicles; and controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to ride at least one of the candidate ride vehicles to travel from the flight start point to the flight end point according to the riding flight route.