Intelligent non-disruptive automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) integration for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)

    公开(公告)号:US11222547B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-11

    申请号:US17240986

    申请日:2021-04-26

    摘要: A system for intelligent non-disruptive airspace integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is disclosed. The system includes an onboard positioning system and altimeter that determine a current position and altitude of the UAS. Under normal conditions, the UAS remains in inert mode: a transceiver listens for and decodes transmissions from nearby aircraft and ground-based traffic and control facilities. If certain conditions are met (e.g., proximate aircraft, altitude ceilings, controlled or restricted airspaces) the system may declare an alert mode. When in alert mode, the transceiver broadcasts position and identifier information of the UAS to alert neighboring aircraft to its presence. Intelligent transmission strategies regulate the power level or rate of alert-mode transmissions to reduce spectrum congestion due to high UAS density. Alert-mode transmissions continue until the underlying conditions change and inert mode is resumed.

    INTELLIGENT NON-DISRUPTIVE AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST (ADS-B) INTEGRATION FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS)

    公开(公告)号:US20210312821A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US17240986

    申请日:2021-04-26

    摘要: A system for intelligent non-disruptive airspace integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is disclosed. The system includes an onboard positioning system and altimeter that determine a current position and altitude of the UAS. Under normal conditions, the UAS remains in inert mode: a transceiver listens for and decodes transmissions from nearby aircraft and ground-based traffic and control facilities. If certain conditions are met (e.g., proximate aircraft, altitude ceilings, controlled or restricted airspaces) the system may declare an alert mode. When in alert mode, the transceiver broadcasts position and identifier information of the UAS to alert neighboring aircraft to its presence. Intelligent transmission strategies regulate the power level or rate of alert-mode transmissions to reduce spectrum congestion due to high UAS density. Alert-mode transmissions continue until the underlying conditions change and inert mode is resumed.

    Gimbal-assisted radar detection system for unmanned aircraft system (UAS)

    公开(公告)号:US09739570B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-22

    申请号:US15585998

    申请日:2017-05-03

    发明人: Paul Beard

    摘要: A gimbal-assisted continuous-wave (CW) Doppler radar detection system mountable to an unmanned aircraft system may be rotated in three degrees of freedom relative to the UAS to provide targeted multidirectional obstacle detection by transmitting CW signals throughout a field of view and analyzing reflected signals from obstacles within the field of view. The radar assembly may be articulated to provide track-ahead detection in anticipation of a heading or altitude change of the UAS, to center on a detected obstacle in order to classify or identify it more clearly. The radar assembly may be rotated below the UAS and its field of view changed to increase breadth and accuracy at a shorter effective range, in order to determine real-time altitude or terrain data while the UAS executes a landing.

    Mixed-mode location detection and accuracy augmentation for GNSS receivers

    公开(公告)号:US11158198B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-26

    申请号:US15676728

    申请日:2017-08-14

    发明人: Paul Beard

    摘要: A mixed-mode positioning system and method for determining position data associated with a vehicle is disclosed, in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure. The system may include one or more receivers configured to receive Global Navigation Satellite system (GNSS) signals and one or more Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B signals). The system may also include a processor configured to extract positional data from the one or more GNSS signals and one or more ADS-B signals. The processor may also be configured to determine ownship position data associated with a vehicle based on the extracted GNSS positional data and the extracted ADS-B positional data.

    Intelligent non-disruptive automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) integration for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)

    公开(公告)号:US10991260B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-27

    申请号:US16291557

    申请日:2019-03-04

    摘要: A system for intelligent non-disruptive airspace integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is disclosed. The system includes an onboard positioning system and altimeter that determine a current position and altitude of the UAS. Under normal conditions, the UAS remains in inert mode: a transceiver listens for and decodes transmissions from nearby aircraft and ground-based traffic and control facilities. If certain conditions are met (e.g., proximate aircraft, altitude ceilings, controlled or restricted airspaces) the system may declare an alert mode. When in alert mode, the transceiver broadcasts position and identifier information of the UAS to alert neighboring aircraft to its presence. Intelligent transmission strategies regulate the power level or rate of alert-mode transmissions to reduce spectrum congestion due to high UAS density. Alert-mode transmissions continue until the underlying conditions change and inert mode is resumed.

    Direct-broadcast remote identification (RID) device for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)

    公开(公告)号:US10733894B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US15905340

    申请日:2018-02-26

    摘要: A direct-broadcast remote identification (RID) device attachable to an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) encodes identifier signals based on a unique identifier of the UAS and position data, e.g., the current and originating (launch) positions of the UAS, and transmits encoded data signals receivable and decodable by specially configured receiver devices in range. The encoded identifier signals may be transmitted at low power via radio-control frequencies, whitespace frequencies, ISM frequencies, DME frequencies, or ADS-B frequencies as needed. The receiver devices may decode identifier signals to display the relative positions of, and information about, nearby UAS even in internet-denied areas (standalone mode). The receiver devices may retrieve additional data, such as operator information and flight plans, from remote databases by establishing wireless connections when said connections are available (connected mode).

    Systems and methods for regulating the location of an unmanned aerial system (UAS)

    公开(公告)号:US10054941B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-21

    申请号:US15290790

    申请日:2016-10-11

    发明人: Paul Beard

    IPC分类号: G05D1/00 G05D1/02

    摘要: A system and related method for regulating the location of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) determines the current position of the UAS via onboard sensors or via decoding and derivation of ADS-B signals received from other vehicles. The system may operate in inert mode, where the position of the UAS is not broadcast, or alert mode, where the position of the UAS is continually broadcast via ADS-B Out signal. Based on the position of the UAS, the system detects proximate vehicles, restricted airspaces, or other problem statuses of the UAS. If a problem status is detected, the UAS may activate the alert mode. If a problem status is critical, the UAS may execute an auto-landing or correct course to exit a restricted airspace or avoid a detected vehicle.