Jet Engine Drone Clearance for Restricted Airspace Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
The growth of unmanned aircraft poses safety, privacy, and security concerns due to their potential misuse or accidental entry into restricted airspace, as traditional methods are inadequate for effectively removing drones from such areas.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing jet engines in conjunction with 3D Motion and Sound sensors to detect and remove unauthorized drones by either pulling them towards the engine's intake or expelling them from the restricted area through the exhaust, with a computerized monitoring and communication system to identify and authorize aircraft.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If jet engines are used to remove drones from restricted airspace, then security and flight safety are improved, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a computerized monitoring and communication system as an intermediary between drone detection and jet engine activation. This mediator coordinates the removal operation, managing multiple jet engines and communicating with drones to guide them out of restricted airspace, thereby resolving the complexity issue while maintaining security effectiveness
Solution Approach 2:
The system divides the drone removal function into multiple independent jet engines that can operate separately but coordinate through the monitoring system. Each jet engine acts as an independent module that can be activated based on drone location and threat level, reducing overall system complexity through modular design
2Productivity
If jet engines are used to expel drones through exhaust force, then drone removal effectiveness is improved, but the risk of harmful effects to authorized aircraft increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different levels of force locally based on drone location and authorization status. Authorized aircraft receiving authentication signals are excluded from removal operations, while unauthorized drones receive targeted jet engine force application. The computerized monitoring system ensures local differentiation between authorized and unauthorized aircraft
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary authentication of aircraft before initiating removal operations. By checking authentication signals in advance, the system prevents harmful effects to authorized aircraft by not activating jet engines against them, thereby eliminating the harmful effect before it can occur
3Productivity
If multiple jet engines are deployed to handle multiple drones, then productivity in drone removal is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The computerized monitoring and communication system serves multiple functions: detecting drones, authenticating aircraft, coordinating multiple jet engines, and communicating with drones. This multi-functional mediator reduces the need for separate specialized systems for each function, thereby managing complexity while handling multiple drones simultaneously through centralized coordination
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This solution provides effective removal of unauthorized drones from restricted airspace, enhancing security and privacy by preventing potential threats and reducing the risk of air collisions, while also reducing security costs and improving flight safety.
Implementation Method 1
pulling a drone or flying object towards a jet engine though the force created by the engine's intake
Implementation Method 2
expelling the drone or object from the restricted area through the force created by the jet engine's exhaust
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AI summary
A system and method that uses one or more jet engines to remove unmanned aircraft from restricted airspace. Generally, the force created by a jet engine can be used to remove drones or other unwanted objects from the restricted airspace. Once the system determines the presence of an unauthorized aircraft or object within the restricted airspace, the jet engine(s) can be activated and used to pull the drone or flying object towards the jet engine though the force created by the intake of the jet engine(s), or to expel the drone or object from the restricted area through the force created by the exhaust of the jet engine(s).