Mobile On-Board Passive Protection Device for Aircraft Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security measures on vehicles, such as aircraft and trains, are inadequate in providing comprehensive protection against hostile situations, as they often require additional personnel like sky marshals, which incur economic costs and occupy valuable space, and existing security posts are not designed for onboard use.
Innovation Solution
A mobile on-board passive protection device with bullet-proof side panels, a pivotable top panel, and extractable auxiliary panels, integrated into a trolley configuration, providing a flexible and movable barrier that can be deployed to create a protected shelter area within the vehicle, using materials like Kevlar and ceramic coatings for enhanced protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If sky marshals are deployed to provide security, then protection against hostile situations is improved, but economic costs increase and valuable seat space is occupied
Solution Approach 1:
The security post enables self-protection without requiring external personnel intervention. The passive protective structure allows the system to protect itself and passengers automatically, eliminating the need for sky marshals to physically intervene in hostile situations.
Solution Approach 2:
The bulletproof security post acts as an intermediary protective barrier between potential threats and passengers. Instead of relying on human intermediaries (sky marshals), a physical protective structure serves as the mediator to block harmful factors.
2Reliability
If bulletproof door constructions are installed to protect cockpit, then protection against hostile action is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of making the entire door construction bulletproof (which increases complexity), the protective function is segmented into a separate, modular security post that can be deployed independently. This allows protection to be applied only where needed without complicating the overall door structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The security post provides a dynamic protective solution that can be moved and repositioned as needed, unlike fixed bulletproof door constructions. This mobility allows the protective barrier to be adapted to different situations and locations within the aircraft.
3Reliability
If security posts are deployed to control crowds, then protection and control capability is improved, but the posts are not designed for onboard vehicle use
Solution Approach 1:
The security post is designed with multi-functionality to serve both traditional crowd control purposes and specific onboard vehicle security needs. It can function as a protective barrier, a control point, and a shelter, adapting to different operational contexts within the aircraft environment.
Solution Approach 2:
The security post incorporates local quality features specifically suited for onboard use, such as compact dimensions, lightweight materials, and integration capabilities with aircraft interiors. These localized adaptations make the post suitable for the constrained and specific environment of aircraft cabins.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to on-board passive protection, and in particular to a mobile on-board passive protection device for use on-board of a vehicle. In order to provide additional safety measurements for protection on-board a vehicle, a mobile on-board passive protection device (10) for use on-board of a vehicle is provided, comprising side panels (12) and a top (14) and a bottom (16) panel, which panels are enclosing at least one stowage compartment (18), a plurality of castors (20) for providing movability on-board a vehicle, and a support structure (22) for connecting the castors and the panels. At least one of the side panels is provided with a bullet-protection layer (24).