Deployable Laboratory Modules for Rapid EMC and TEMPEST Setup

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Solution Overview

Problem

The construction and maintenance of specialized laboratory environments for EMC testing, TEMPEST facilities, and sterile laboratories are prohibitively expensive for small and mid-size institutions, leading to underutilization and delays in product development and data security.

Innovation Solution

A deployable laboratory environment comprising modular components that can be transported and rapidly deployed, providing a cost-effective solution for EMC testing, TEMPEST facilities, and sterile environments, including EMC testing chambers, SCIFs, cleanrooms, and other specialized facilities.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional permanent testing chambers and shielded enclosures are constructed, then electromagnetic compatibility testing capability and data security are ensured, but construction cost and maintenance expense become prohibitively high

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveEMC testing capabilityVSAvoidconstruction cost

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The testing chamber is divided into multiple modular sections that can be independently manufactured, transported, and assembled. Each module contains standardized electromagnetic shielding components and testing equipment interfaces, allowing the system to be constructed from pre-fabricated units rather than custom-built permanent structures.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The testing chamber is designed with movable walls and reconfigurable shielding elements that can be adjusted between different testing configurations. This dynamic structure allows a single facility to serve multiple testing purposes, reducing the need for multiple specialized chambers and lowering overall construction costs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Reliability

If permanent shielded enclosures are built on-site, then TEMPEST facility security requirements are met, but deployment time and geographic flexibility are significantly reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata securityVSAvoiddeployment time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The shielded enclosure is segmented into transportable modules with standardized connection interfaces. These modules can be manufactured off-site, shipped to the required location, and rapidly assembled into a complete TEMPEST facility, reducing deployment time from months of on-site construction to days of assembly.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The shielding components and security systems are pre-installed and tested in the modular units before shipment. This preliminary preparation ensures that when the modules are assembled on-site, the facility is immediately operational and meets TEMPEST requirements without extended construction or commissioning delays.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If specialized laboratories are constructed with strict environmental controls, then sterile and low-particle requirements are achieved, but construction complexity and certification time increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesterile environmentVSAvoidconstruction complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The sterile laboratory is divided into modular sections with integrated environmental control systems in each module. This segmentation allows standardized cleanroom components to be manufactured and assembled, simplifying construction while maintaining sterile requirements through pre-certified modular units.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The modular laboratory units incorporate adjustable environmental parameters including temperature, humidity, and particle filtration. These parameters can be controlled and certified within each module independently, simplifying the overall certification process compared to treating the entire facility as a single complex system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

4Reliability

If EMC testing chambers are built for product development, then electromagnetic compatibility standards are met, but utilization rate decreases when product volume is low

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveEMC complianceVSAvoidutilization rate

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The testing chamber is designed with universal interfaces and reconfigurable shielding to accommodate multiple product types and testing standards. This multi-functionality allows a single chamber to serve various EMC testing needs across different product lines, maintaining high utilization rates even when individual product volumes are low.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20260001471A1Deployable laboratory environment

Publication Date: 2026.01.01 RATLR LLC

AI summary

A deployable laboratory environment includes a foundation comprising a movement corridor, and a first module and a second module that are each a partial shell with an interior and an exterior. The first module is rotatably coupled to the foundation through a first swivel joint, the second module is rotatably coupled to the foundation through a second swivel joint. The first module and the second module are movable between a travel configuration and a deployed configuration.