Ground-Based Data Acquisition System for Aerial Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Aerial vehicles face navigation challenges due to unreliable communication system information, particularly when geographic coordinates from satellite transmissions are inconsistent with those from ground transmissions.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that involve receiving geographic coordinates from both satellite and ground transmissions, determining inconsistencies, updating flight plans with ground-transmitted coordinates, and generating alerts for inconsistencies. The system includes ground units equipped with processors, sensors, and memory to manually enter and transmit geographic coordinates and environmental data to aerial vehicles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If satellite transmission is used for providing geographic coordinates to aerial vehicles, then coverage area is improved, but reliability deteriorates when satellite signals are inconsistent with ground transmissions
Solution Approach 1:
Ground transmission units act as intermediary devices between satellite systems and aerial vehicles. These ground units receive satellite signals, verify their accuracy by comparing with local geographic coordinate data, and relay validated coordinates to aerial vehicles. This intermediary layer filters out unreliable satellite signals while maintaining wide coverage through distributed ground units.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where ground transmission units continuously monitor and compare satellite-provided coordinates with pre-stored accurate geographic coordinates. When inconsistencies are detected, the ground units generate correction signals or alerts to aerial vehicles, creating a closed-loop feedback system that maintains navigation reliability while utilizing satellite coverage.
2Reliability
If ground transmission units are deployed to provide accurate geographic coordinates, then navigation reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Ground transmission units are designed as multi-functional devices that simultaneously perform multiple tasks: receiving satellite signals, storing geographic coordinate data, verifying signal accuracy, generating correction alerts, and communicating with aerial vehicles. This universal design consolidates multiple functions into single units, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high navigation reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
Ground transmission units operate autonomously by automatically comparing satellite signals against stored coordinate data, identifying inconsistencies, and generating corrections without requiring constant human intervention. This self-service capability reduces operational complexity while ensuring continuous reliable navigation support.
3Ease of operation
If satellite coordinates are used without verification, then ease of operation is improved, but measurement precision deteriorates when coordinates are inconsistent
Solution Approach 1:
Accurate geographic coordinates are pre-stored in ground transmission units before operation. This preliminary preparation allows ground units to immediately verify satellite signals against known accurate data without requiring complex real-time calculations or human intervention, maintaining both ease of operation and measurement precision.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for navigating an aerial vehicle are provided. One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for navigating an aircraft. The method includes receiving, by one or more processors, one or more first geographic coordinates via an interface configured to receive geographic coordinates from a satellite transmission. The method includes receiving, by the one or more processors, one or more second geographic coordinates via an interface configured to receive geographic coordinates from a ground transmission. The method includes determining, by the one or more processors, that the one or more first geographic coordinates and the one or more second geographic coordinates are inconsistent. The method includes updating, by the one or more processors, a flight plan using the one or more second geographic coordinates when the one or more first geographic coordinates are inconsistent with the one or more second geographic coordinates.