Generic Weapon Data Processing for Rapid Payload Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
The integration of weapon systems with aircraft is complex and time-consuming, requiring extensive storage and recalibration for each weapon type, making it costly and inefficient to update or change weapons on aircraft.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that utilize a generic algorithm and polynomial to process data, allowing for rapid configuration and display of feasibility data for different weapon types on aircraft, using a generic polynomial to determine feasibility of engaging targets and adapt to various aircraft and target conditions, reducing the need for extensive recalibration and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If separate models are created for each weapon type, then weapon-specific accuracy and performance are improved, but storage capacity requirements and system complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal data structure that can represent multiple weapon types using a common format. The configuration data includes generic fields (weapon_id, name, category) and parameter fields that can accommodate different weapon characteristics without requiring separate storage structures for each weapon type.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses parameter-based configuration where weapon-specific characteristics are stored as adjustable parameters within a unified data structure. This allows the system to adapt to different weapon types by changing parameter values rather than changing the entire data structure, reducing storage requirements while maintaining precision.
2Reliability
If comprehensive integration is performed for each weapon model, then system reliability and safety are improved, but integration time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary validation and configuration of weapon data before full system integration. The configuration data is prepared and structured in advance with all necessary parameters and relationships defined, allowing for more efficient integration later without compromising reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the integration process into manageable segments: data configuration, validation, and system integration. By segmenting the comprehensive integration task into smaller, verifiable steps, the system maintains reliability while reducing overall integration time through systematic progression.
3Measurement precision
If weapon models are substantially modified for new weapons, then weapon performance accuracy is improved, but re-integration complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic configuration system where weapon parameters can be modified and updated without restructuring the entire data model. The unified configuration structure allows for dynamic addition of new weapon types by simply adding new parameter entries rather than creating entirely new models.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a universal weapon configuration structure that can accommodate various weapon types and performance characteristics within the same framework. This universality allows new weapons to be integrated by configuring parameters rather than developing new models, reducing re-integration complexity while maintaining accuracy.
Data Source
AI summary
A data processing method and apparatus, the method comprising: storing, at a first memory location in a memory, a first copy of a set of data; storing, at a second memory location in a memory, a second copy of a set of data; comparing the first copy to the second copy so as to identify, within the first copy, a pointer, the pointer being located at a first data element of the first copy, the pointer specifying a second data element of the first copy; determining an offset for the identified pointer, the offset specifying a number of data elements between the first data element and the second data element; and modifying the first copy such that the pointer within the first copy specifies the second data element using only the first data element and the offset.