Design Process:
Part I: Acceptable Specifications
Below are the
specifications we determined for the Wireless Information
Integration project and the FDIA, compared with current
technology.
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Category |
2006 Technology |
WI2
Project (2026) |
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CPU Speed |
2
GHz (tablet PCs) |
Several hundred GHz |
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Memory |
64 MB (PDA) to 20 GB |
Over 8
TB (terabytes) |
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Wireless Speed |
144 Kbps to 54 Mbps |
8 Gbps |
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Signal Range |
150 feet (WiFi) |
500 km (any GAN
airship) |
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Frequencies |
900 MHz to 2.4 GHz;
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5 GHz |
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Equivalent Device(s) |
Cell phone, GPS, PDA,
radio, tablet PC, etc. |
FDIA |
Part II: Discarding the Deficient Designs
The following are options we considered but rejected:
Direct Neural Interface:
Reading your Mind
Some
paralysis patients use cranial chips to communicate electronically,
but justifying this invasive technology would be difficult.
Alternate Storage:
Scrapping Solid State
Hard drives break from mechanical wear;
solid-state storage looses reliability after a million read-write cycles; dynamic RAM
loses data during power loss.
Universal Antennae:
One Wavelength Fits All?
The broad
range of frequencies required to encompass all wireless signals rendered
universal high-gain antennas unrealistic.
Part III: Prototyping and Design
Here are also visual representations
and diagrams (prototypes) explaining
Wireless Information Integration
technology.
Global Area Network:
Click on the pictures for larger diagrams.
 
Flat Display
Information Assistant
Click on the Icons
below to see prototype animations.
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[Compact Module] |
[Screen Makeup] |
[Activating the
FDIA] |
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Sketches of the FDIA Compact Module |
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