Robotic Proxy Workflow Management for Tactical Decision Optimization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems lack efficient methods for streamlining human-machine interfaces in dynamic combat environments and non-combat situations, such as sports, to facilitate decision-making and optimize the use of tactical devices like drones and resources.

Innovation Solution

A robotic proxy workflow management program that gathers data on operator attributes and environmental conditions to calculate the probability of success for various actions, providing recommendations for device configurations and resource allocation to enhance operational efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a robotic proxy workflow management program is implemented to gather data and calculate success probabilities, then the probability of successful actions is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprobability of successful actionsVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A robotic proxy workflow management program acts as an intermediary between operators and tactical devices. The proxy gathers operator attributes, environmental conditions, and device status data, calculates success probabilities for various actions, and provides recommendations without requiring operators to directly manage complex systems. This intermediary layer simplifies the interface while improving decision-making reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables self-service by automatically gathering data from multiple sources, calculating success probabilities, and generating action recommendations without requiring manual analysis. The robotic proxy autonomously manages workflow coordination between operators and devices, reducing the cognitive burden on operators while improving the reliability of tactical decisions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Measurement precision

If data gathering on operator attributes and environmental conditions is performed to calculate success probabilities, then the quality of tactical decisions is improved, but the time required for decision-making increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequality of tactical decisionsVSAvoiddecision-making time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by continuously gathering and pre-processing operator attribute data and environmental condition data before tactical decisions are needed. Operator profiles, device capabilities, and environmental parameters are pre-loaded into the workflow management program, enabling rapid calculation of success probabilities when tactical situations arise, thus maintaining high decision quality without excessive time delays.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If recommendations for device configurations and resource allocation are provided, then the operational efficiency is improved, but the complexity of interface management increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperational efficiencyVSAvoidinterface management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The robotic proxy workflow management program provides self-service recommendations for device configurations and resource allocation based on calculated success probabilities. The system automatically analyzes operator attributes, environmental conditions, and device capabilities to generate optimized configuration recommendations, reducing the need for manual interface management while improving operational efficiency. Operators receive ready-to-implement recommendations rather than raw data requiring analysis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11371809B1Systems and methods for addressing tactical situations via electronic and robotic devices
Publication Date: 2022.06.28 ELYSIAN LABS INC
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AI summary

A method for addressing tactical situations via tactical devices may include (i) observing, via a device associated with an operator, a tactical situation involving the operator, (ii) retrieving, from a set of data about the operator, at least one attribute of the operator that is relevant to the tactical situation, (iii) gathering at least one attribute of the environment of the tactical situation from at least one sensor device monitoring the environment, and (iv) calculating a success probability for a by the operator the addresses the tactical situation based on the at least one attribute of the operator that is relevant to the tactical situation and the at least one attribute of the environment of the tactical situation. Various other systems, and methods are also disclosed.