Master UAV Communication Shield for Swarm Threat Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Deploying swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) poses challenges in coordinating communication and responding to external threats while flying in formation, as individual UAVs may face threats and coordinating between them is complex.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a central server and multiple UAVs, including a master UAV and secondary UAVs, where the master UAV acts as a communication shield and monitors risks, and the secondary UAVs can also act as communication shields at different times, forming a swarm that shares delivery routes and dynamically adjusts formation to ensure safe communication and threat detection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If UAVs are deployed in swarms to deliver packages to multiple locations, then delivery efficiency and route sharing are improved, but coordination complexity and communication management become worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The swarm is segmented into a master UAV and multiple secondary UAVs with clearly defined roles. The master UAV handles communication shielding and risk determination, while secondary UAVs focus on package delivery. This segmentation reduces coordination complexity by assigning specific functions to different segments of the swarm.
Solution Approach 2:
The master UAV acts as an intermediary between the secondary UAVs and external communication networks. It shields the swarm from external threats and manages communication, allowing secondary UAVs to operate independently for delivery tasks without direct external interference, thus improving delivery efficiency while maintaining manageable coordination.
2Loss of time
If UAVs fly in formation to share routes, then energy consumption and time are reduced, but vulnerability to external threats and communication risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The master UAV performs preliminary anti-action by establishing communication shielding before the swarm encounters external threats. It continuously monitors for risks and blocks potential communication threats in advance, allowing the swarm to maintain its time-efficient formation flight while being protected from external harmful factors.
Solution Approach 2:
The master UAV serves as a protective intermediary between the secondary UAVs and external threats. It positions itself to shield the formation from communication-based threats while the swarm maintains its tight formation for efficient route sharing and reduced delivery time.
3Reliability
If a master UAV monitors all communication in the swarm, then security and threat detection are improved, but communication overhead and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The complex task of communication monitoring and threat detection is extracted from the entire swarm and concentrated in the master UAV. This allows secondary UAVs to use minimal communication energy for basic swarm coordination, while the master UAV handles the energy-intensive communication shielding and risk determination functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The master UAV acts as an intermediary that handles all external communication and threat detection. It filters and processes communication traffic, blocking threats before they reach secondary UAVs. This intermediary role improves threat detection capability while secondary UAVs maintain low energy consumption by communicating only with the master.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for managing communication of a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles. The present invention can include a central server and a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles including a master and secondary unmanned aerial vehicle. The master and secondary unmanned aerial vehicles can communicate with the central server and each other. The master and secondary unmanned aerial vehicle can deliver packages to different locations. In doing so, the master and secondary unmanned aerial vehicle can form a swarm that at least partially share a route for delivery of the packages to their destinations. The master unmanned aerial vehicle can be configured to: (i) receive delivery information for the master and secondary unmanned aerial vehicles, (ii) monitor communication between the swarm, and (iii) determine if the swarms encounters a risk.