Coded Unmanned Vehicle Mission Management for Secure Repurposing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing unmanned vehicle systems lack efficient and secure means to manage the launch, movement, and repurposing of unmanned vehicles across diverse geographical areas, particularly for confidential and sensitive missions, often requiring large infrastructure and exposing mission details to unauthorized personnel.
Innovation Solution
A centralized data management system communicates with coded unmanned vehicles and client devices to remotely program tasks and maintain secrecy, using wireless and imageable codes for secure mission management, enabling real-time repurposing and obfuscation of missions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a centralized data management system is used to manage unmanned vehicles across diverse geographical areas, then mission secrecy and confidentiality are improved, but system complexity and infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments mission data into multiple components distributed across different client devices and location nodes. Each client device receives only the specific data subset needed for its local task, preventing any single point from containing the complete mission information. This segmentation maintains secrecy while distributing system functionality to reduce centralized complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The centralized data management system acts as an intermediary that coordinates between coded unmanned vehicles and distributed client devices without requiring direct communication between all parties. This intermediary architecture enables mission management across diverse geographical areas while maintaining secrecy through controlled information distribution.
2Ease of operation
If coded unmanned vehicles with scannable codes are deployed, then ease of operation and remote programming are improved, but security risks and potential unauthorized access increase
Solution Approach 1:
The coded unmanned vehicle system uses universal scannable codes (such as QR codes or wireless signals) that can be read by various client devices including smartphones and wearable devices. This multi-functional coding approach enables easy remote programming and task assignment while the centralized system controls what information is revealed to each scanner, mitigating security risks.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the centralized data management system verifies and controls the interaction between client devices and coded unmanned vehicles. When a client device scans a code, the system provides feedback by authorizing or denying access based on the specific mission context, preventing unauthorized access while maintaining ease of operation for legitimate users.
3Productivity
If mission data is distributed to multiple client devices at different location nodes, then operational efficiency and real-time repurposing are improved, but information security and mission obfuscation are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
Mission data is segmented into distinct subsets distributed to different client devices at various location nodes. Each subset contains only the information necessary for local operational tasks, enabling real-time repurposing and efficient execution while maintaining overall mission obfuscation. No single client device receives the complete mission picture.
Solution Approach 2:
Each client device receives data with local quality tailored to its specific location and function. The data subset provided to each node contains precisely the information needed for that local context, improving operational efficiency while the variation in data quality across different locations maintains mission secrecy by preventing any single point from revealing the complete mission.
4Area of stationary object
If extensive infrastructure is deployed to support unmanned vehicle operations across large areas, then coverage and capability are improved, but cost and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses universal client devices (smartphones, wearables) that clients already possess rather than requiring specialized infrastructure at each location node. These multi-functional devices can scan codes, receive instructions, and communicate with unmanned vehicles, enabling coverage across large areas without deploying complex dedicated infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system leverages the existing capabilities of client devices to perform mission management functions. Rather than requiring the infrastructure to provide all services, the system enables clients to use their own devices for scanning, communication, and task execution, significantly reducing infrastructure complexity while maintaining wide area coverage.
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AI summary
Disclosed are systems, methods, computer program products, and devices for fully- or semi-autonomously managing the launch and movement of an unmanned vehicle or fleet of unmanned vehicles. In some aspects, a system includes a centralized data management system in communication over a network (e.g., public or private network) with a coded (fleet of) unmanned vehicle(s) and client devices that are distributed throughout areas of interest and operable by remote users to remotely program instructions for controlling one or more activities or tasks of the unmanned vehicle with complete secrecy of the instructions and anonymity of the remote user between client devices.