Portable Launch Authorization via Airspace Deconfliction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current portable launch systems face limitations in authorizing and executing operations on consumer-grade electronic devices, such as smart cellular devices, due to the lack of independence from hardware and software configurations, leading to safety-critical standard compliance issues and real-time feedback delays, which restrict autonomous operation authorization and collision avoidance in shared airspace.
Innovation Solution
A novel portable launch assembly system utilizing a secure network of electronic devices with an operation approval unit comprising an operation module, airspace deconfliction module, and safety module, enabling independent operation authorization and collision avoidance by dynamically determining airspace collision status and guiding launch units to intended areas.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If software systems are used to execute operations for portable launch systems, then communication between devices is enabled, but safety-critical standards cannot be met due to lack of independence from hardware and software configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the operation execution into separate independent modules: an operation module that defines the operation and a safety module that independently evaluates safety criteria. This segmentation allows the safety module to function independently from the operation module, ensuring safety-critical standards are met while maintaining operational versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The safety module acts as an intermediary between the operation module and the operation execution. It receives operation parameters, independently evaluates them against safety criteria, and provides safety determinations that mediate whether the operation can proceed, thus ensuring safety-critical compliance without restricting operational capability.
2Ease of operation
If conventional electronic devices are used for operation authorization, then device availability is high, but real-time feedback delays occur due to centralized authorization systems
Solution Approach 1:
The safety module enables the electronic device to perform self-service safety evaluation by independently assessing operation parameters against pre-defined safety criteria. This eliminates the need for centralized authorization, allowing the device to provide real-time safety determinations without external delays, thus maintaining high device availability while reducing feedback time.
3Reliability
If centralized authority authorization is used for operation execution, then operation control is maintained, but autonomous authorization capability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The safety criteria are pre-defined and stored in the safety module before operation execution. This preliminary preparation allows the safety module to autonomously evaluate operation parameters in real-time without requiring centralized authority intervention, thus enabling autonomous authorization capability while maintaining reliable operation control through pre-established safety rules.
4Reliability
If procedural controls are implemented for airspace management, then air traffic regulation is achieved, but operation execution is limited by air vehicle presence
Solution Approach 1:
The safety module continuously receives feedback about air vehicle presence and operation parameters, dynamically evaluating whether operations can proceed safely. This real-time feedback mechanism allows the system to maintain reliable airspace control while enabling operation execution whenever safety criteria are met, thus improving productivity by eliminating unnecessary restrictions caused by air vehicle presence.
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AI summary
A method for authorizing and executing an operation for at least one portable launch assembly in a potential area is disclosed. An initial launch parameter set corresponding to an intended area is provided to a launch unit. An airspace deconfliction (AD) module within one or more electronic devices is provided an authorization to launch the launch unit based on an airspace collision avoidance status that is determined by ensuring there are no possible points of intersection between the launch unit and an air vehicle in an airspace surrounding the launch unit. After launch, the launch unit confirms an intended launch status according to one or more measured launch parameters, and, based upon the confirmed launch status, guides the launch unit to the intended area.