UTM Arbitration Across Multi-Network Links for Reliable UAS Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current unmanned traffic management (UTM) systems face limitations in effectively monitoring and managing small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) due to inadequate wireless infrastructure, particularly at low altitudes and in obstructed areas, leading to signal loss and performance degradation.
Innovation Solution
A UTM arbitration system that integrates with multiple infrastructure networks, including wireless, SATCOM, and radar, to monitor and arbitrate UTM systems by detecting inconsistencies, initiating reconciliation, and switching between primary and secondary networks to ensure reliable tracking and performance, using machine learning and performance analysis tools to assess and correct discrepancies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If wireless infrastructure network is used for UAS tracking, then system complexity is reduced, but reliability deteriorates due to signal loss and performance degradation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple infrastructure networks (wireless, SATCOM, radar) into a unified UTM infrastructure system. The arbitration system integrates data from these diverse sources to provide reliable UAS tracking, eliminating dependence on a single network and resolving the contradiction between system simplicity and tracking reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The arbitration system acts as an intermediary layer between the multiple infrastructure networks and the UAS tracking function. It monitors performance metrics, detects signal loss, and switches between networks as needed, maintaining reliable tracking while managing the complexity of multiple sources through a centralized coordination mechanism.
2Reliability
If multiple infrastructure networks are integrated, then reliability is improved through redundancy, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The arbitration system is designed as a multi-functional platform that performs monitoring, detection, reconciliation, and switching functions across multiple infrastructure networks. This universal system handles diverse network types (wireless, SATCOM, radar) through a single integrated architecture, improving reliability while managing complexity through functional consolidation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes operational parameters by switching between different infrastructure networks based on real-time performance metrics. When one network degrades below threshold levels, the arbitration system transitions to alternative networks, maintaining reliable tracking adaptively without requiring permanent complex configurations for all networks simultaneously.
3Ease of operation
If wireless infrastructure is used alone, then ease of operation is maintained, but loss of information occurs due to signal loss
Solution Approach 1:
The arbitration system implements prior cushioning by pre-configuring multiple infrastructure networks and establishing performance thresholds before signal loss occurs. It continuously monitors network health and proactively switches to backup networks when degradation is detected, preventing tracking data loss before it happens while maintaining operational simplicity through automated protection mechanisms.
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AI summary
A system and method for reliably and efficiently monitoring and arbitrating the performance of one or more UTM infrastructure systems are provided herein. The method for monitoring and arbitrating a plurality of UTM infrastructure networks involves monitoring and arbitrating a plurality of unmanned traffic management (UTM) infrastructure networks comprising integrating a UTM arbitration system between the plurality of UTM infrastructure networks, wherein the UTM arbitration system is operably configured to simultaneously monitor the UTM infrastructure networks; monitoring information and/or data associated with one or more UTM systems associated with the UTM infrastructure networks; detecting the presence or absence thereof of one or more inconsistencies in the data and/or information associated with the one or more UTM systems; and initiating a reconciliation activity in response to detecting the presence of at least one inconsistency in the data and/or information associated with the one or more UTM systems.