Dynamic Zone Allocation in Managed Ground Space for Higher Throughput
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for operating managed spaces, such as airports, are inflexible and limit throughput due to permanent space designation, restricting flexibility and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that dynamically create zones from undesignated space within a managed space in response to mission requests, allowing for flexible use by mobile entities, optimizing space utilization and safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If space is permanently designated for specific purposes, then operational simplicity is improved, but flexibility and throughput are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically creates, modifies, and removes zones based on real-time mission requirements and traffic conditions. Instead of static permanent designations, the managed space uses dynamic zone allocation where boundaries and purposes can change automatically in response to current operational needs, resolving the contradiction between operational simplicity and flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the temporal parameter of space designation from permanent to temporary and adaptive. Zones are allocated for specific time periods based on mission requirements, allowing the same physical space to serve different purposes at different times. This parameter change enables both operational simplicity through automated management and flexibility through adaptive reconfiguration.
2Ease of operation
If space is permanently designated for specific purposes, then operational simplicity is improved, but throughput is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The managed space implements multi-functionality by allowing the same physical area to serve multiple different purposes through dynamic zone allocation. A single managed space can simultaneously or sequentially host different mission types (aerial, surface, underwater) by creating appropriate zones, thereby increasing throughput while maintaining operational simplicity through centralized automated management.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses dynamic zone creation and removal to optimize throughput. Zones are created only when needed for specific missions and removed when no longer required, allowing continuous reuse of space and maximizing the number of missions that can be accommodated over time, thus improving productivity without sacrificing operational simplicity.
3Ease of operation
If fixed areas are pre-designated for typical uses, then operational simplicity is improved, but adaptability to changing circumstances is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that continuously monitor mission requirements, traffic conditions, and operational status. Based on this feedback, the automated zone management system dynamically adjusts zone allocations to adapt to changing circumstances while maintaining operational simplicity through rule-based automated decision-making rather than complex manual reconfiguration.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method of operating a managed space for use by at least one mobile entity, comprising: in response to a request message from a requester to utilise the managed space comprising a managed ground space by the mobile entity for a time period to perform a mission, identifying undesignated space within the managed space and dynamically creating at least one zone from within the undesignated space for at least the time period of the request for use during the mission.