Aircraft Display Data Transfer via Haptic Buffer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Aircraft cockpits lack a centralized data storage system for multiple visual displays, making it impractical to transfer data between crew members' terminals without obstructing views and ensuring secure transmission of confidential information.
Innovation Solution
A collaborative aircraft display system with interconnected display units, a security buffer, and display state controllers that allow secure data transfer via haptic stimuli, filtering confidential data based on user clearance, and updating images in real-time using state vectors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If data is transferred between crew members' terminals, then information sharing is improved, but view obstruction and security risks worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a buffer unit as an intermediary component between display units that filters and manages data transmission. This buffer acts as a mediator that prevents direct uncontrolled data sharing while enabling secure, filtered information transfer, thus resolving the contradiction between information sharing and security risks
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the data transmission system into distinct functional units: display units, buffer units, and state controllers. This segmentation allows independent control of data filtering and transmission, enabling selective information sharing while maintaining security boundaries and preventing view obstruction
2Adaptability or versatility
If confidential data is transmitted between displays, then collaboration is improved, but data security worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The buffer unit serves as a security intermediary that inspects, filters, and controls confidential data transmission between display units. It enables collaborative data sharing while maintaining security protocols, thus resolving the contradiction between collaboration and data security
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different security filtering qualities to different data types and transmission paths. The buffer unit dynamically adjusts its filtering behavior based on the nature of the data being transmitted, allowing selective collaboration on non-confidential data while maintaining strict security on confidential information
3Productivity
If multiple display units are positioned for crew access, then operational efficiency is improved, but viewing obstructions worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The display system enables self-service data sharing where each display unit can independently request and receive data from other units through the buffer. This eliminates the need for physical proximity or direct line-of-sight between crew members and displays, maintaining operational efficiency without requiring unobstructed views
Data Source
AI summary
According to an aspect, a collaborative aircraft display system includes an aircraft, a first display unit in a first position of the aircraft and in operable communication with a buffer unit, a second aircraft display in a second position and in operable communication with the buffer unit, where the first display unit operable to transmit a distinct copy of first data to the second display unit via a haptic stimulus, and where the buffer unit operable to filter a second data from being transmitted to the second display unit.