Payload Deployment Mount With Wireless Power
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing payload deployment systems lack flexibility and efficiency due to the need for dedicated systems for various payloads, which limits their ability to accommodate different mechanical couplings and communication protocols.
Innovation Solution
A payload deployment system featuring a mount that can receive and swap different payload modules with wireless electrical connections and translators for communication, allowing for mechanical and electrical coupling, enabling the system to handle a variety of payloads and adapt to changing configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If dedicated deployment systems are used for various payloads, then reliability of payload deployment is improved, but adaptability to different payload types deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mount is designed with a universal interface that can accommodate multiple payload types through standardized mechanical coupling features. The mount includes a payload interface with electrical contacts and mechanical engagement features that work across different payload modules, allowing a single deployment system to reliably handle various payload types without requiring dedicated systems for each payload.
Solution Approach 2:
A payload interface module serves as an intermediary between the mount and different payload types. This interface includes electrical contacts, mechanical coupling features, and communication interfaces that translate between the standardized mount interface and various payload-specific interfaces, enabling adaptability while maintaining reliable deployment through the standardized intermediary layer.
2Adaptability or versatility
If payload modules are made interchangeable with standardized interfaces, then adaptability to different payload types is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into distinct functional modules: the mount, the payload interface module, and the payload module itself. Each module has a standardized interface that simplifies the overall system complexity. The payload interface module acts as a separate, standardized component that mediates between the simple mount structure and the varied payload types, reducing the complexity burden on the mount while enabling interchangeability.
3Ease of operation
If wireless electrical connections are implemented, then ease of payload module swapping is improved, but reliability of electrical connection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Traditional mechanical electrical connectors are replaced with wireless electrical connection technology. The mount includes wireless power and data transmission capabilities that eliminate the need for physical electrical contacts during payload module swapping. This allows operators to quickly exchange payload modules without concern for electrical connection integrity, as the wireless system automatically re-establishes connections upon module engagement.
Data Source
AI summary
A payload deployment system includes a mount for receiving one or more payload modules that each include one or more payloads to be deployed. The payload modules also each include a sleeve, with the one or more payloads are in one or more openings in the sleeve. The payloads may be contained in respective containers, such as hermetically-sealed containers, that are in the openings. The electrical coupling may be wireless coupling, for transferring electrical power to the payload module(s), and for communication, such as networked communication, between the mount and the one or more payload modules. The wireless coupling may be inductive coupling that involves overlap of inductive elements such as wire coils. The payload deployment system may also include one or more translators for translating commands and/or other communications between the one or more payload modules and a platform to which the payload deployment system is coupled.