UAV Neutralization Control for Low-Harm Crowd Subdual
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for crowd control, particularly in hostile situations, often result in harm to individuals or bystanders due to the potential misuse of pepper sprays and electrical weapons by law enforcement, and there is a need for a more controlled and harmless way to manage aggressive crowds.
Innovation Solution
The deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with cameras, spray guns, and sensors that assess aggression levels and use targeted neutralization actions, such as spraying substances or emitting sounds, while avoiding harm to individuals with medical conditions or VIP status, by gathering information from various sources and adjusting their actions based on specific exception conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If law enforcement officers use pepper sprays and electrical weapons to control hostile crowds, then crowd control effectiveness is improved, but harm to individuals and bystanders increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as an intermediary between law enforcement and hostile individuals. The UAV carries and deploys neutralization substances, acting as a mediator that delivers crowd control agents without requiring direct human intervention. This eliminates the need for officers to physically confront individuals while maintaining crowd control effectiveness, thereby reducing harm to both targets and bystanders.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of manual weapon deployment (officers physically administering pepper spray or electrical weapons) with an automated aerial delivery system. The UAV uses automated navigation, computer vision for target identification, and precision spraying mechanisms to deliver neutralization substances, substituting human physical intervention with an automated mechanical-aerial system that reduces direct contact and potential for misuse.
2Productivity
If automated neutralization actions are used to reduce aggression, then response efficiency is improved, but risk of harmful actions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback loop where the UAV continuously monitors the hostile individual's aggression level through computer vision and behavioral analysis. The system adjusts the type and amount of neutralization substance deployed based on real-time aggression assessments. After deployment, the system continues to monitor to ensure aggression is reduced without causing harm, creating a closed-loop control system that adapts to changing conditions and minimizes harmful effects.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs dynamic decision-making algorithms that adapt the neutralization strategy based on real-time conditions. The system evaluates multiple factors including aggression level, environmental context, individual characteristics, and potential bystander exposure to dynamically select the most appropriate neutralization action. This dynamic approach allows the system to respond efficiently to changing situations while minimizing harm by adjusting actions to current conditions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple neutralization substances are carried on UAVs to handle different exception conditions, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the neutralization substance storage and delivery system into separate, modular compartments. Each compartment contains a different type of neutralization substance (e.g., pepper spray, water, foam) with its own dedicated delivery mechanism. This segmentation allows the UAV to carry multiple substances without increasing overall system complexity, as each module can be independently controlled and deployed based on the specific exception condition detected.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent designs the UAV platform with universal, multi-functional capabilities that can handle different exception conditions. The single UAV is equipped with multiple neutralization substance types and delivery mechanisms that can be selectively activated based on the situation. This multi-functionality approach allows one versatile platform to replace multiple specialized vehicles, achieving adaptability while managing complexity through integrated design.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein are systems and method for subduing target individuals using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) comprises deploying one or more UAVs to a location of an individual. The method obtains information about the individual from the one or more UAVs and external sources. The method assigns an aggression factor to the individual based on the obtained information. In response to determining that the aggression factor is greater than an aggression threshold, the method prepares a neutralization action designed to reduce the aggression factor of the individual by: identifying one or more exception conditions of the individual, and selecting, from a plurality of neutralization actions that the one or more UAVs are capable of performing, a neutralization action based on the one or more exception conditions. The method then instructs the one or more UAVs to perform the selected neutralization action on the hostile individuals.