Situational Awareness Personal Service Data Correlation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current situational awareness (SA) systems for transportation are costly, prone to errors, and unable to effectively utilize a wide variety of data sources, particularly failing to incorporate real-time data from other vessels or adapt to new hazards like piracy and environmental threats, requiring specialized equipment and skilled personnel.

Innovation Solution

A system comprising a data ingestion module, data analytics module, and situational awareness personal service (SAPS) module that receives and correlates data from multiple sources, including radar and AIS data, to generate tailored SA information for specific geographic regions and users, utilizing a computer system with processors to identify navigation hazards and send relevant information to subscribers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional SA networks with specialized equipment and skilled personnel are used, then SA information reliability is improved, but system cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveSA information reliabilityVSAvoidsystem cost

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables transportation platforms to autonomously generate and share their own SA information through onboard sensors and communication devices, eliminating the need for expensive specialized SA networks and skilled personnel while maintaining information reliability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a universal SA information sharing platform that can be accessed by any transportation platform using standard communication devices, replacing specialized expensive networks with a multi-functional open system that serves multiple users and purposes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Measurement precision

If traditional SA systems are used, then SA information accuracy is improved through skilled personnel processing, but time consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveSA information accuracyVSAvoidtime consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system replaces the mechanical process of skilled personnel manually processing and correlating SA data with automated computer-based processing that continuously analyzes data from multiple sources and generates accurate SA information without human intervention

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides continuous automated processing of SA information from multiple data sources, eliminating the intermittent nature of manual processing by skilled personnel and maintaining constant accuracy through uninterrupted data analysis

Inventive Principle:

Principle #20Continuity of useful action

3Area of stationary object

If current SA solutions are used, then coverage for defined geographic regions is provided, but adaptability to new data sources and hazards is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegeographic coverageVSAvoidadaptability to new data sources

Core Design Contradiction:

Area of stationary objectVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adapts to new data sources and hazard types through flexible software architecture that can incorporate new sensor types and data formats without requiring changes to the core system, allowing continuous evolution to address emerging threats while maintaining broad geographic coverage

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system can change its operational parameters and data processing methods to accommodate new types of sensors and data sources, enabling adaptation to emerging hazard types while maintaining coverage of existing geographic regions through configurable parameter adjustments

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

4Reliability

If current SA solutions are used, then specialized equipment is required for reliable operation, but ease of operation decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveSA system reliabilityVSAvoidease of operation

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables transportation platforms to independently generate and share their own SA information using standard onboard sensors and communication devices, eliminating the need for specialized equipment and skilled personnel while maintaining reliable operation through automated self-processing

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS9329262B2Situational awareness personal service

Publication Date: 2016.05.03 RAYTHEON CO

AI summary

A situational awareness personal service (SAPS) receives data records from a wide variety of data sources and provides real-time, tailored, situational awareness (SA) information to subscribers. The SA information, which can include course of action recommendations and threat assessments, can be made available and affordable to the general public. Subscribers may view the SA information using commercial off the shelf (COTS) devices, such as laptop computers, smartphones, and existing onboard integrated displays. In one aspect, transportation platforms can provide local observation data, such as radar tracking data, to the SA personal service in exchange for tailored SA information.