COMMAND AND CONTROL OF MOBILE ENTITIES WITH REDUCED CREW

    公开(公告)号:US20220269265A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-25

    申请号:US17590204

    申请日:2022-02-01

    摘要: A system for controlling operation of mobile entities includes mobile entities and a master entity communicatively coupled to each one of the mobile entities. Each of the mobile entities includes a control module and at least one function component. The control module controls operation of the at least one function component and operates in either a first state, a second state, or a third state. Depending on the state in which the control module is operated, the function components are controlled either by the control module in an autonomous manner, or control of the function components is partly or entirely assigned to a human operator.

    Method for operating an at least temporarily unmanned aircraft or spacecraft and an aircraft or spacecraft of this type

    公开(公告)号:US10607495B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-31

    申请号:US15638697

    申请日:2017-06-30

    摘要: A method for operating an, at least temporarily, unmanned aircraft or spacecraft wherein a flight procedure of the aircraft or spacecraft is carried out in controlled airspace using a previously cleared flight plan, wherein a C2 link is at least temporarily unavailable, and wherein at least one sensor device of the aircraft or spacecraft identifies a dangerous and/or emergency situation which makes it necessary to deviate from the cleared flight plan. To have available a method which makes it possible for an at least temporarily unmanned aircraft or spacecraft to react independently to particular dangerous and/or emergency situations and to avoid damaging events, a control device of the aircraft or spacecraft independently uses a wireless data link to a supervisory authority in order to agree to a changed flight plan containing at least one change.

    Method and device for an aircraft for handling potential collisions in air traffic

    公开(公告)号:US10109207B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-23

    申请号:US15084917

    申请日:2016-03-30

    摘要: A method for an aircraft for handling potential collisions in air traffic includes providing by a collision avoidance system a collision avoidance maneuver to avoid a collision with one or more intruders. The collision avoidance system is configured to obtain information about these intruders. The method includes further providing flight management constraints from an onboard flight system. Further, the method includes providing flight situation data from a navigation system. The method includes generating a modified collision avoidance maneuver based on the collision avoidance maneuver provided by the collision avoidance system, the flight situation data and the flight management constraints.