Collaborative Threat Evasion Coordination for Mobile Entity Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing self-protection and countermeasure systems for high-value mobile entities, such as military aircraft, are inadequate in providing comprehensive protection against external threats, as they typically rely on devices deployed on the platform itself and lack effective coordination with external entities for enhanced defense.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a first mobile entity communicatively connected to sensors that detect external threats and command second mobile entities to initiate countermeasures by moving along a trajectory between the threat and the first mobile entity, utilizing a flight computer or mission computer to coordinate and plan maneuvers to protect the first mobile entity from incoming threats.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If self-protection devices are deployed only on the platform itself, then device complexity is reduced, but the level of protection is insufficient for high-value mobile entities
Solution Approach 1:
The protection system is segmented into multiple independent mobile entities (first mobile entity carrying the protected object, second mobile entities providing protection). Each entity can independently detect threats and execute countermeasures, distributing the protection function across multiple units rather than concentrating all protection capabilities on a single platform.
Solution Approach 2:
A communication system acts as an intermediary between the first mobile entity and second mobile entities, enabling coordinated protection. The communication system transmits threat information and coordinates countermeasure execution between entities, allowing complex protective actions without requiring direct integration between all components.
2Reliability
If multiple second mobile entities are coordinated to take countermeasures, then the level of protection is enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple second mobile entities are merged into a coordinated protection system that functions as a unified defensive layer around the first mobile entity. The entities work together in a coordinated manner, with their combined protective effect being greater than the sum of individual efforts, while sharing the complexity burden across multiple units.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback loops where threat detection information is communicated to second mobile entities, which then execute countermeasures and report status back to the coordination system. This feedback mechanism enables adaptive coordination, allowing the system to respond dynamically to changing threat conditions while maintaining organized control.
3Reliability
If second mobile entities move along trajectories between threat and first mobile entity, then countermeasure effectiveness is improved, but control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Second mobile entities are positioned and maneuvered into optimal trajectories in advance of threat contact, intercepting threats before they can reach the first mobile entity. By performing preliminary positioning and interception maneuvers, the system maximizes countermeasure effectiveness while reducing the complexity of real-time control during critical engagement phases.
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AI summary
A system (10) with a first mobile entity (20) and second mobile entities (30) is described. The system implements an approach where the second mobile entities are commanded to move along a predetermined trajectory to protect the first mobile entity from external threats.