ZetaSeries Patrol Helicopter Xi Functions:
[001]~ Reconnoitering
[002]~ Surveying
[003]~ Dropping sensors
[004]~ Hatching
[005]~ Uploading
[006]~ Downloading
[007]~ Managing
[008]~ Networking
[009]~ Flying
[010]~ Communicating
[011]~ Processing
[012]~ Sheltering
[013]~ Handling exceptions
[014]~ Starting and stopping
[015]~ Autonomous
[016]~ Unmanned
[017]~ Collaborating
[018]~ Erasing
[019]~ Mimicing birds
[020]~ Mimicing insects
[021]~ Mimicing reptiles
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[001] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Reconnoitering
Reconnoitering
~ Xi is rapidly functional after being hatched in the air
~ & autonomous
~ & unmanned
~ Xi is capable to fly low altitudes & monitor details
~ Xi is netted with PATROL NET
~ It collaborates with other forces and their Freedom Devices
~ Xi is suitable to remote and dangerous theaters
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[002] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Surveying
Surveying
~ Xi completes other UAVs due to ability to survey smaller areas & places than bigger UAVs
~ Xi flies low trying to avoid enemy radar
~ a bigger UAV can first survey an area and then Xi can be repidly deployed to a more specific target area
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[003] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Dropping sensors
Dropping sensors
~ Xi drops sensors to specified locations based on mission and route data
~ Xi can drop new sensors to replace old ones or to cover new areas
~ only Xi and Base4Xi plus Command and Control Center know, where sensors are located
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[004] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Hatching
Hatching:
~ Xi hatches autonomously in the air after it has been dropped by a fighter
~ it start automatically
~ it flies to target area starting immediatelly it's mission
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[005] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Uploading
Uploading:
~ sensor data collected from Sensors4Xi it has dropped
~ sensor data from embedded sensors inside Xi
~ video taken with embedded video cameras
- photos taken with embedded still camera
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[006] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Downloading
Downloading:
~ data and instructions from Base4Xi
~ sensor data from Sensors4Xi it has dropped
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[007] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Managing
Managing:
~ sensor network
~ own resources
~ mission
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[008] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Networking
Networking:
~ directly with network; for example by sending video camera data in real-time
~ with Base4Xi, where it shelters
~ with Sensors4Xi it drops
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[009] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Flying
Flying:
~ unmanned
~ autonomous
~ using mission maps
~ collaborating with Base4Xi
~ using data from Sensors4Xi it has dropped to navigate
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[010] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Communicating
Communicating:
~ with Sensors4Xi it has dropped
~ with Base4Xi
~ with PATROL NET
~ with Freedom Devices
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[011] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Processing
Processing:
~ instructions from PATROL NET, Base4Xi and Freedom Devices
~ data from Sensors4Xi dropped
~ data from it's own video and still cameras as well as from embedded sensors
Note: most of the data processing is left to freedom base
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[012] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Sheltering
Sheltering:
~ at Base4Xi
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[013] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Handling exceptions
Handling exceptions:
~ erases itself, if required
~ flies to backup freedom base, if necessary
~ returns to Base4Xi, if Base4Xi sends command to return
~ withdraws,if necessary, for example because of terrorists
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[014] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Starting and stopping
Starting and stopping:
Starts:
~ automatically in the air during hatching
~ at Base4Xi
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[015] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Autonomous
Autonomous:
~ hatching
~ flying
~ sensoring
~ photographing
~ video shooting
~ sheltering
~ refuelling ...
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[016] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Unmanned
Unmanned:
~ flying
~ navigation
~ sensor dropping
~ communication
~ mission operations
~ sheltering
~ refuelling
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[017] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Collaborating
Collaborating:
~ in PATROL NET
~ with Freedom Devices
~ with Base4Xi
~ with Sensor4Xis
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[018] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Erasing
Erasing:
~ erases itself, if required
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[019] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Mimicing birds
Mimicing birds:
Desert Raven (Corvus ruficollis):
~ brown-necked ravens patrol the desert singly, in pairs, or after breeding in roving flocks
~ may be the only species of bird encountered in really remote areas
~ have earned themselves the alternative name of desert raven
~ can be encountered even in the depths of the waterless Empty Quarter or Rub' al Khali, but range widely in search of food
~ desert encampments prove an irresistible attraction and inquisitive ravens will come close to investigate, only shying away if humans are present
~ have learnt that camps often provide them with a welcome discarded bone
Xi's raven mimicing:
~ camouflaged
~ capable to operate autonomously & unmanned in deserts
~ learns to patrol oil pipelines and oil fields in desert
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[020] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Mimicing insects
Mimicing insects:
Camel spider
~ not venomous but big and fast
~ one of the fastest running arthropod
~ although it has four pairs of legs, it runs using only three pairs
~ the first pair of legs or pedipalpi are held up in front of them and used in a similar manner to the antennae of insects
~ has very long, silky setae and is constantly moving in order to locate and pick-up prey
~ despite i's fearsome appearance and strong bite, it is unlikely to harm humans
~ the only risk of injury resulting from it is caused by shock or infection following a bite
~ there is no evidence of venom in any part of it's body
~ camel spider is a nocturnal predator of other arthropods including scorpions and is voracious feeder
~ some species kill and feed on lizards and it is speculated that others kill mice and birds
~ relies solely on it's speed and stealth to catch it's prey
~ in desert areas often attracted to lights at night in search of food
~ appearance can cause alarm if it enters tents
~ during the winter months thought to hide or hibernate
Xi's caml spider mimicing:
~ camouflaged
~ constantly patrolling oil pipelines and oil fields
~ capable to hibernate in Base4Xi base to save power
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[021] Xi Functions ~ Patrol Helicopter: ~ Mimicing reptiles
Mimicing reptiles:
Latifi Viper
~ named after Iranian researcher Mahmoud Latifi
~ met deep in the sub-alpine Lar Valley in the Elburz Mountains in Iran
Xi's viper mimicing:
~ camouflaged
~ hides in Base4Xi
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[022]~ Xi Functions: Design related
Xi has design related functions.
~ high level functional requirements are taken into account in design
~ design decisions then affect to Xi's internal functions
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[023] ~ Xi Functions: Hardware related
Xi has hardware related functions.
~ high level functional requirements are taken into account in hardware design
~ hardware design decisions then affect to Xi's internal functions
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[024] ~Xi Functions: Reliability related
Xi has reliability related functions.
~ high level functional requirements are taken into account in reliability solutions
~ reliability solutions then affect to Xi's internal functions
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[025] ~Xi Functions: Context related
Xi has context related functions.
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[026] ~Xi Functions: Network related
Xi has network related functions.
~ high level functional requirements are taken into account in network design
~ network design decisions then affect to functions
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[027] ~Xi Functions: Software related
Xi has software related functions.
~ high level functional requirements are taken into account in software design
~ software design decisions then affect to Xi's internal functions
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[028] ~Xi Functions: Power related
Xi has power related functions.
~ high level functional requirements are taken into account in power solutions
~ power solutions then affect to functions
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[029] ~Xi Functions: Timings related
Xi has timings related functions.
~ high level functional requirements are taken into account in timings
~ timings decisions then affect to Xi's internal functions
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[030] ~Xi Functions: Communication related
Xi has communication related functions.
~ high level functional requirements are taken into account in communication
~ communication decisions then affect to functions
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[031] ~Xi Functions: Version related
Xi has version related functions.
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[032] ~Xi Functions: Safety related
Xi has safety related functions.
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[033] ~Xi Functions: Market related
Xi has market related functions.
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