Abstract:
Flight plans for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are automatically generated and filed with an air traffic control (ATC) system to quickly and easily secure approval for flying the UAV in a controlled airspace. In one example, one or more flight locations for a UAV are defined using a computing device. Using the computing device, an electronic flight plan is automatically generated based on the defined flight locations for the UAV. The flight plan can be transmitted to an ATC system. ATC approval, with or without modifications, or denial of the flight plan may also be received electronically and indicated on the operator device.
Abstract:
A system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to be equipped with data representing a first UAV flight plan, and a ground station configured to control the UAV. The ground station is operable to receive, at a first time, a first data set representing at least one flight path of at least one aircraft, calculate a second UAV flight plan to avoid the at least one flight path of the at least one aircraft, the second UAV flight plan being based on the data representing the first UAV flight plan and the first data set representing at least one flight path of the at least one aircraft, and transmit data representing the second UAV flight plan to the UAV.
Abstract:
A system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to be equipped with data representing a first UAV flight plan, and a ground station configured to control the UAV. The ground station is operable to receive, at a first time, a first data set representing at least one flight path of at least one aircraft, calculate a second UAV flight plan to avoid the at least one flight path of the at least one aircraft, the second UAV flight plan being based on the data representing the first UAV flight plan and the first data set representing at least one flight path of the at least one aircraft, and transmit data representing the second UAV flight plan to the UAV.
Abstract:
A system for fusing information from disparate data sources is disclosed. The system comprises a database module operative to maintain an information database identifying one or more items-of-interest, and a situation display module in operative communication with the database module. An asset data plugin is in operative communication with the database module, and an asset communications plugin is operatively coupled to the asset data plugin. The asset communications plugin is configured to communicate with one or more assets. A messages plugin is in operative communication with the database module, and a network communications plugin is operatively coupled to the messages plugin. The network communications plugin is configured to communicate with one or more networks. An automated behaviors plugin is in operative communication with the database module, the asset communications plugin, and the network communications plugin. The situation display module, the asset data plugin, the messages plugin, and the automated behaviors plugin are all configured to transmit one or more items-of-interest to the database module or listen for one or more items-of-interest in the database module.