Flight Management Device Conflict Detection

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Problem

Existing flight management systems often result in wasteful applications due to insufficient coordination between flight vehicles, leading to situations where flights cannot proceed after applications are made, as they fail to ensure safe flight operations and efficient use of resources.

Innovation Solution

A flight management device that receives and processes flight schedule information to determine potential conflicts between flight vehicles, and transmits appropriate application information for radio wave use and flight permissions, allowing for alternative schedule adjustments to prevent conflicts and ensure safe operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If flight schedule information is processed without coordination between multiple flight vehicles, then the flight application process is simple, but wasteful applications occur and flights cannot proceed after application

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveflight application efficiencyVSAvoidflight operation reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The flight management device performs preliminary determination of positional relationships between multiple flight vehicles before flight applications are finalized. By analyzing flight ranges and dates in advance, the system identifies potential conflicts early and notifies users, allowing them to adjust schedules before committing to flights, thereby preventing wasteful applications while maintaining process efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where the flight management device notifies users of potential conflicts between flight vehicles based on analyzed positional relationships. This feedback loop allows users to adjust their flight applications before final approval, ensuring reliable flight operations without compromising application efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Ease of operation

If flight vehicles are allowed to fly independently without coordination, then each vehicle can operate autonomously, but conflicts occur and safe flight operations cannot be ensured

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveflight operation autonomyVSAvoidflight conflict risk
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The flight management device serves as an intermediary between multiple flight vehicles and their operators. It automatically analyzes flight schedules, determines positional relationships, and communicates conflicts to users, enabling autonomous operation while preventing conflicts through centralized coordination without requiring direct communication between flight vehicles

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary analysis of flight ranges and dates to identify potential conflicts before flights commence. By notifying users in advance of conflicts, the system allows for schedule adjustments while maintaining operational autonomy during actual flight execution

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Speed

If radio wave use applications are processed without checking flight conflicts, then the application process is fast, but resource allocation becomes inefficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveapplication processing speedVSAvoidresource allocation efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The flight management device performs preliminary determination of flight vehicle positional relationships and potential conflicts before radio wave use applications are processed. This advance analysis ensures that resource allocation decisions are made with complete information, improving efficiency without significantly impacting processing speed

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system merges the flight conflict determination process with the radio wave use application processing workflow. By integrating these functions, the system checks for conflicts as part of the standard application process, ensuring efficient resource allocation while maintaining fast processing through automated coordination

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS20230260407A1Flight management device and flight management method
Publication Date: 2023.08.17 KDDI CORP
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AI summary

A flight management device includes: a reception unit which receives flight schedule information including a flight range, flight date and time, and radio communication information; a determination unit which determines whether or not a relationship between the flight range and the flight date and time of a first flight vehicle, and the flight range and the flight date and time of a second flight vehicle becomes a predetermined positional relationship defined to determine whether or not flight vehicles are approaching each other; and a transmission unit which transmits to a radio wave use application device, on condition that the determination unit has determined the first flight vehicle as not approaching the second flight vehicle, radio wave use application information which is application information and includes the flight range, the flight date and time, and the radio communication information of the first flight vehicle.