Vehicle-Deployed Accident Drone for Reliable Scene Data Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for documenting vehicle accidents, especially hit-and-run situations, often lack sufficient information due to reliance on manual data collection from parties involved, which can be incomplete or unavailable.
Innovation Solution
An autonomous drone system deployed from a vehicle automatically records data associated with triggering events, including images, videos, and sensor data, and stores or transmits this information to relevant authorities or insurance companies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual data collection from parties involved in the accident is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the reliability of data collection deteriorates due to incomplete or unavailable information
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically deploying the drone and capturing accident scene data immediately upon detecting a triggering event, before the parties involved can leave or the scene changes. This ensures comprehensive data collection without relying on manual efforts that may be incomplete.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by using the vehicle's own resources (power, storage, processing) to autonomously deploy the drone and manage data collection. The vehicle itself serves as the platform for accident documentation, eliminating the need for external manual intervention.
2Loss of information
If autonomous drone with automatic deployment is used, then the completeness of accident data is improved, but the device complexity increases due to integrated systems
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple functions into a single integrated platform: the vehicle serves as the power source, control center, and deployment platform for the drone. This consolidation reduces the need for separate external equipment while ensuring complete data collection capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as the primary vehicle and as the support platform for the autonomous drone system. The same vehicle provides power, storage, processing, and deployment capabilities, making the system universally applicable without requiring additional dedicated equipment.
3Loss of time
If drone is automatically deployed from vehicle, then the response time to accident is reduced, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to automatic deployment mechanism
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual mechanical deployment operations with an automated control system. The drone deployment is triggered automatically by sensor detection of accident conditions, eliminating the need for manual intervention and significantly reducing response time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from sensors that detect triggering events (accident conditions) to automatically initiate the drone deployment sequence. This closed-loop control ensures the drone is deployed at the optimal moment without requiring human judgment or action, reducing both response time and operational complexity.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for automatically deploying an autonomous drone from a vehicle in response to a triggering event or accident so that data associated with the triggering event or accident may be automatically obtained are described. In one embodiment, a method for deploying an autonomous drone in response to a triggering event is described. The method includes providing an autonomous drone in a vehicle. The method also includes detecting a triggering event associated with the vehicle. Upon detection of the triggering event, the method includes automatically deploying the autonomous drone from the vehicle. The method further includes implementing, by the autonomous drone, a plurality of automatic actions, including recording data associated with the vehicle in which the autonomous drone is provided.