Virtual 3D Flight Path Planning Interface for Drones
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Solution Overview
Problem
Controlling drone aircraft vehicles is challenging due to the need for precise timing and navigation skills, especially when managing flight paths and camera parameters, often requiring multiple operators and leading to difficulties in achieving desired results due to communication issues between operators.
Innovation Solution
A system and process that utilize a virtual three-dimensional model to plan and execute flight paths and camera configurations, allowing users to specify key locations and parameters, calculate trajectories, and preview the execution, enabling automatic control of the vehicle to follow the planned path while adjusting dynamically during execution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional two-stick controller is used for drone control, then pilot can control flight path, but control precision and safety deteriorate due to requirement of precise timing and navigation skills
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-planning the entire flight path and camera parameters before execution. The pilot defines key locations and desired outcomes in advance, and the system automatically generates the detailed trajectory and control commands, eliminating the need for real-time precise manual control while ensuring safety.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing the flight vehicle to autonomously execute the planned trajectory and adjust camera parameters without continuous human intervention. The vehicle follows the computed path automatically, freeing the pilot from the burden of precise real-time操控 while maintaining reliable and safe operation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple operators are used to manage flight and camera parameters, then control capability improves, but system complexity increases due to communication requirements between operators
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges flight control and camera parameter control into a single integrated planning process. Both the trajectory and camera settings are planned together in the virtual environment, allowing one operator to manage both aspects simultaneously without communication delays or coordination issues between multiple operators.
Solution Approach 2:
The planning system performs multiple functions simultaneously - it plans both the flight trajectory and camera parameters in one unified process. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate operators for flight control and camera operation, reducing system complexity while maintaining full control capability.
3Productivity
If real-time manual control is used for flight and camera parameters, then flexibility is maintained, but time consumption increases due to multiple time-critical tasks requiring precise timing
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-computing the entire flight trajectory and camera parameter schedule before execution. All control decisions are made in advance during the planning phase in the virtual environment, eliminating time-consuming real-time manual adjustments and significantly improving operational efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual mechanical control with automated computational control. Instead of the pilot manually adjusting controls in real-time, the system uses pre-computed trajectories and automated execution to manage flight and camera parameters, drastically reducing the time required for precise control operations.
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AI summary
A flight path of a physical aircraft vehicle is planned. A virtual three-dimensional model of a physical environment is provided. A placement indicator is tracked within the virtual three-dimensional model of the physical environment. Tracking the placement indicator includes tracking a location and an orientation of the placement indicator within the virtual three-dimensional model. A viewfinder display window that displays a simulated image captured from a simulated camera of a simulated vehicle located at the location of the placement indicator and oriented at a direction of the orientation of the placement indicator is provided. For the physical aircraft vehicle, at least a flight path and a camera image capture are planned using the placement indicator and the viewfinder display window within the virtual three-dimensional model.