Radio Deployment Package for Rapid Emergency Communication Setup

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Solution Overview

Problem

Emergency situations often disrupt communication infrastructure, leading to communication gaps and insufficient resources for rescue efforts, especially in areas where personnel lack knowledge of communication systems.

Innovation Solution

A quickly deployable communication system, the Radio Deployment Package (RDP), which includes portable radios, a portable console, and a portable repeater, packaged in a unitary package that can be set up without local infrastructure and prior knowledge, using disposable batteries and wireless or single-wire bus programming for easy deployment and inventory tracking.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a traditional communication system is deployed, then communication reliability is improved, but deployment time and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication reliabilityVSAvoiddeployment time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The communication system is divided into modular components including portable radios, a console, and a repeater that can be independently deployed and configured. This segmentation allows the system to be assembled in stages rather than requiring complete infrastructure deployment, significantly reducing deployment time while maintaining communication reliability through proper modular configuration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system includes pre-programmed portable radios with emergency communication frequencies and pre-configured settings. This preliminary preparation of communication parameters before deployment allows users to immediately establish communication upon activation without requiring time-consuming on-site configuration, thus reducing deployment time while ensuring reliable emergency communication.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If a complex communication system is deployed, then communication functionality is improved, but ease of operation decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication functionalityVSAvoidease of deployment

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The portable radios are designed with self-configuration capabilities that automatically detect and establish communication parameters upon activation. The system performs self-testing and automatic network registration without requiring manual intervention or specialized knowledge, making the complex communication functionality easy to operate while maintaining full adaptability for emergency situations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The communication system is designed with universal interfaces and standardized protocols that allow different components (radios, console, repeater) to interoperate seamlessly. This universality simplifies operation by eliminating the need for specialized configuration knowledge while maintaining versatile communication functionality across different emergency scenarios and geographic locations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Stability of the object's composition

If local infrastructure is required for deployment, then system stability is improved, but adaptability to emergency situations decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem stabilityVSAvoidadaptability to emergency situations

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The communication system transitions from static infrastructure-dependent operation to dynamic self-sufficient operation. The portable system can adapt its configuration based on the deployment environment, establishing stable communication through dynamic parameter adjustment and self-configuration capabilities, thereby maintaining system stability while gaining the adaptability to operate in various emergency situations without requiring pre-existing infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

4Reliability

If specialized personnel are required for deployment, then communication reliability is improved, but accessibility to emergency personnel decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication reliabilityVSAvoidaccessibility to volunteers

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system incorporates self-service features including automatic configuration, self-testing, and user-friendly interfaces that eliminate the need for specialized technical knowledge. Ordinary emergency personnel and volunteers can reliably deploy and operate the communication system through intuitive operations, maintaining communication reliability while significantly improving accessibility to non-specialist users.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS7612670B2Method and apparatus for acquiring and establishing a deployable communication system

Publication Date: 2009.11.03 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC

AI summary

A pack of portable radios (110), at least one of which includes a radio frequency identification (RF ID) reader; a deployable infrastructure, including deployable infrastructure elements (160, 170) are packaged into a unitary package (110) shipped and stored for on-site configuration without the use of local infrastructure and without prior knowledge of communication system operation. A plurality of RF ID tags (404) coupled to each portable radio (112) and the deployable infrastructure elements (160, 170) provide tracking information to the RF ID reader for transmitting to the deployable infrastructure elements. The tracking identification information can be used for both inventory tracking and location tracking of the portable radios and infrastructure elements deployed in the field.