Remote Land Drone Intervention Head for Hostile-Zone Targeting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing solutions for remote-controlled unmanned land vehicles lack the capability for rapid and effective intervention in hostile environments, particularly in situations requiring emergency responses, due to limitations in field of vision and exposure to crossfire risks for intervention forces.

Innovation Solution

A remote-controlled land drone system with a self-propelled base, a support arm, and a head equipped with environment perception systems and narrow-field action means, controlled via a teleoperator center with real-time data transmission, allowing for wide-field visual reconstruction and targeted action in hostile zones.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If intervention forces are deployed in hostile environments, then intervention capability is improved, but operator safety deteriorates due to exposure to crossfire and enemy fire

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveintervention capabilityVSAvoidoperator safety
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses a terrestrial drone as a copy or surrogate of human intervention forces. The drone is equipped with sensors, processors, and actuators that replicate human observation and intervention capabilities. Operators control the drone remotely, allowing them to perform intervention tasks without physically being present in hostile zones, thus eliminating exposure to crossfire and enemy fire while maintaining intervention capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The drone serves as an intermediary between operators and the hostile environment. It mediates the interaction by being positioned in dangerous zones where human operators cannot safely be. The drone transmits sensory data back to operators and executes commands from operators, acting as a safe intermediary that bridges the gap between human decision-making and dangerous field operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If security forces use ground-based monitoring, then direct intervention is improved, but field of vision is limited to human-level grazing and lateral perspectives

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedirect intervention capabilityVSAvoidfield of vision coverage
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transitions the monitoring perspective from ground-level (2D horizontal plane) to aerial (3D vertical dimension). The drone can position itself above the crowd or environment, providing a top-down and omnidirectional view that captures the entire scene simultaneously. This dimensional change eliminates the grazing and lateral vision limitations of ground-based forces, offering comprehensive situational awareness while maintaining intervention capability through remote control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Speed

If rapid intervention is required in hostile zones, then response speed is improved, but deployment time and setup complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse speedVSAvoiddeployment time
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-positioning the drone in strategic locations before hostile events occur. The drone can be deployed in advance to monitoring positions, with its sensors activated and ready. When a hostile situation arises, the drone is already in position and can immediately begin data collection and intervention operations, eliminating deployment delays and enabling rapid response while maintaining readiness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3580519B1Device and method for monitoring and intervention
Publication Date: 2022.06.01 DESSET SAMUEL
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AI summary

The invention relates to a device intended to be deployed in a hostile environment. The device (90) according to the invention comprises: a land drone (10); a control centre (20) for controlling said land drone. The land drone (10) comprises a mobile base, a support arm and a head comprising at least one means of action and connected to the support arm. The head can be attached to a base assembly and support arm of a platform lift of a military vehicle and converted into a drone (10) according to the invention. The platform lift may be, for example, of various types among platform lifts that exist among, for example, work site or handling equipment. The adaptability of a head according to the invention on various types of platform lifts allows a land drone (10) to be rapidly deployed in a hostile environment. The choice of means of action makes it possible to confront various types of risk situations. In particular, the device may be deployed in a military context, for example, urban combat, in which the base of the drone (10) is a military vehicle, for example, a tank. The invention also relates to a method for implementing a device according to the invention.