Electric Aircraft Battery Data Encryption for Secure Ground Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication systems for electric aircraft lack secure and reliable encryption methods for transmitting critical battery data between the aircraft and ground support, posing risks to data integrity and security.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method for encrypting external communication in electric aircraft, utilizing a computing device connected to a communication component to receive, encrypt, and transmit battery data, ensuring secure communication with ground support through authentication and encryption processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If encryption methods are implemented for battery data transmission, then data security is improved, but communication complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Authentication credentials and encryption keys are pre-configured in both the electric aircraft and ground support systems before communication occurs. This preliminary setup enables secure encrypted communication without adding complexity to the real-time data transmission process, as the security framework is already in place
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces authentication credentials and encryption protocols as intermediary layers between the battery data source and the communication channel. These intermediaries secure the data without requiring fundamental changes to the existing communication infrastructure, thus improving security while maintaining manageable complexity
2Reliability
If authentication processes are added to verify communication parties, then communication reliability is improved, but operation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
Authentication credentials are pre-established and stored in both the electric aircraft and ground support systems before actual communication occurs. This allows for rapid authentication during data transmission without requiring time-consuming verification processes, thus improving reliability while minimizing time loss
3Reliability
If encryption protocols are implemented for all battery data, then data protection is improved, but processing speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies encryption selectively to critical battery data fields rather than encrypting all data uniformly. This local quality approach ensures that sensitive information is protected while maintaining faster processing speeds for non-critical data, thus balancing data protection with transmission efficiency
Data Source
AI summary
In an aspect an apparatus for encrypting external communication for an electric aircraft. The apparatus may comprise a communication component configured to communicate with a network node. The apparatus may also include a battery pack configured to power the electric aircraft and a battery sensor, wherein a battery senor is configured to generate battery datum. A computing device may be included within the apparatus. The computing device may be configured to be receive the battery datum, encrypt the battery datum using an encryption process, identify the network node and transmit the encrypted battery datum to the network node using the communication component.