Area Utility Evaluation for Mission Planning and Area Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems lack the ability to appropriately evaluate areas for business operators when interacting with other operators, leading to potentially disadvantageous selections in mission planning and resource allocation, as they do not consider the utility of areas at a mission level, resulting in suboptimal path planning and resource utilization.
Innovation Solution
An area evaluation system that calculates the utility of an area by comparing the mission utility of two scenarios: one using the area and one not using the area, allowing for informed decisions on resource allocation and path planning to avoid disadvantageous selections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a traffic management system manages moving-body operation plans of multiple business operators and performs exclusive control of areas, then collision avoidance between moving bodies is achieved, but business operators cannot make optimal mission selections and area allocations due to lack of area utility evaluation capability
Solution Approach 1:
The area evaluation unit provides feedback to the business operator about the utility of areas, enabling informed decision-making. The system calculates area utility based on mission utility differences and returns this information to the operator, who can then adjust mission plans and area selections accordingly, creating a closed-loop decision support system that improves both reliability and productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The area evaluation unit acts as an intermediary between the traffic management system and the business operator. It translates complex operational data into meaningful area utility metrics that the operator can use for optimal decision-making, bridging the gap between system-level control and operator-level planning.
2Reliability
If business operators must revise moving-body operation plans or negotiate areas with other business operators when areas are assigned to other operators, then area conflicts are resolved, but time and resources are lost due to lack of area utility evaluation capability
Solution Approach 1:
The area evaluation unit performs preliminary evaluation of area utility before the business operator finalizes mission plans. By providing area utility information in advance, the operator can make optimal selections from the beginning, avoiding the need for time-consuming revisions and negotiations later.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically evaluates area utility based on current mission requirements and operational context. This dynamic evaluation allows the business operator to adapt plans efficiently when conflicts arise, minimizing re-planning time by providing real-time utility assessments for alternative areas.
3Ease of operation
If business operators make area selections without area utility evaluation capability, then simple operation is maintained, but disadvantageous selections occur leading to suboptimal resource allocation
Solution Approach 1:
The area evaluation unit enables the business operator to serve themselves with area utility information, allowing autonomous optimal decision-making without requiring complex system intervention. The operator simply queries the evaluation unit and uses the provided utility metrics to make informed selections, maintaining operational simplicity while improving resource allocation efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is an area evaluation system comprising an area evaluation unit (601) that evaluates, when a first mission that uses a first area and a second mission that does not use the first area are provided, utility of the first area based on a difference between utility of the first mission and utility of the second mission.