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公开(公告)号:US20180016026A1
公开(公告)日:2018-01-18
申请号:US15646772
申请日:2017-07-11
摘要: A system and method for refueling an aircraft during flight is disclosed. A sensor measures a spatial parameter of a probe of the aircraft and of a drogue that provides fuel. A processor predicts a relative position of the probe and drogue from the spatial parameter, calculates a flight trajectory that mates the probe with the drogue based on the predicted relative position of the probe and drogue, and provides a command to the flight control system to fly the aircraft along the flight trajectory to mate the probe with the drogue. When the probe is mated to the drogue, the aircraft is refueled via the connection.
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公开(公告)号:US09382016B2
公开(公告)日:2016-07-05
申请号:US14732953
申请日:2015-06-08
CPC分类号: B64D45/04 , G05D1/0676 , G05D1/102
摘要: According to an aspect, a method of monitoring landing of an aircraft includes determining whether the aircraft is in a landing phase to maneuver the aircraft to a landing zone. Either or both of a landing profile monitor and a pattern matcher can set a landing instability indicator. The landing profile monitor compares aircraft sensor data indicative of a current state of the aircraft to a landing profile of the aircraft and sets the landing instability indicator based on the landing profile. The pattern matcher identifies a pattern associated with the landing zone in perception sensor data indicative of current conditions at the landing zone, monitors the pattern for a change indicative of landing zone instability, and sets the landing instability indicator based on detecting the change indicative of landing zone instability. Landing abort logic is triggered to abort landing based on determining that the landing instability indicator is set.
摘要翻译: 根据一方面,一种监视飞机着陆的方法包括确定飞机是否处于着陆阶段,以将飞行器操纵到着陆区。 登陆轮廓监视器和模式匹配器中的任何一个或两者可以设置着陆不稳定性指示符。 着陆轮廓监视器将指示飞行器的当前状态的飞行器传感器数据与飞机的着陆轮廓进行比较,并且基于着陆轮廓设置着陆不稳定性指示器。 模式匹配器在感知传感器数据中识别与着陆区相关联的模式,指示着陆区的当前状况,监视模式以指示着陆区不稳定性,并且基于检测指示着陆的变化来设置着陆不稳定性指示符 区域不稳定。 基于确定着陆不稳定性指示符被设置,着陆中止逻辑被触发以中止着陆。
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公开(公告)号:US10368290B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-30
申请号:US15520315
申请日:2015-10-27
发明人: George Nicholas Loussides , Michael Aaron Conner , Harshad S. Sane , Christopher Stathis , Garrett Pitcher
摘要: A method of cooperative communication link mapping and classification is provided. Location data are received defining a position of a communication node. Signal data of a communication link are monitored at the communication node with respect to a second communication node and characteristics of the signal data are identified. A location stamp of the position is applied to the characteristics of the signal data. The communication link is classified based on the characteristics of the signal data, and a map is populated classifying the communication link at the position indicated by the location stamp.
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公开(公告)号:US20180045163A1
公开(公告)日:2018-02-15
申请号:US15556775
申请日:2016-03-11
CPC分类号: F02P5/1502 , B64C39/024 , B64D31/06 , F01C20/28 , F01D17/08 , F02C7/262 , F02C7/264 , F02C7/266 , F02D41/22 , F02D2200/0414 , F02D2200/0418 , F02D2200/70 , F02D2200/703 , F02P5/04 , F02P5/1506 , F02P11/00 , F05D2270/096 , F05D2270/311 , Y02T10/46
摘要: A system and method for preventing a flame out condition in at least one engine, includes detecting a moisture content exceeding a threshold moisture content in an operating environment of the at least one engine, and engaging at least one igniter associated with the at least one engine in response to the moisture content.
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公开(公告)号:US20170263130A1
公开(公告)日:2017-09-14
申请号:US15502446
申请日:2015-09-14
CPC分类号: G08G5/006 , B64C27/06 , B64C27/82 , B64C29/0025 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/024 , B64C2201/145 , B64D45/08 , B64D47/08 , G08G5/0008 , G08G5/0013 , G08G5/0021 , G08G5/0034 , G08G5/0039 , G08G5/0078 , G08G5/0086 , G08G5/045
摘要: A method for path planning for a plurality of vehicles in a mission space includes determining, with a processor, information indicative of a first local graph of a first vehicle; receiving, with the processor over a communication link, information indicative of a second local graph from a second vehicle; assembling, with the processor, information indicative of a global graph in response to the receiving of the second local graph; wherein the global graph includes information assembled from the first local graph and the second local graph; and wherein the global graph indicates connectivity of objectives for each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles in the mission space.
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公开(公告)号:US10319244B2
公开(公告)日:2019-06-11
申请号:US15502446
申请日:2015-09-14
摘要: A method for path planning for a plurality of vehicles in a mission space includes determining, with a processor, information indicative of a first local graph of a first vehicle; receiving, with the processor over a communication link, information indicative of a second local graph from a second vehicle; assembling, with the processor, information indicative of a global graph in response to the receiving of the second local graph; wherein the global graph includes information assembled from the first local graph and the second local graph; and wherein the global graph indicates connectivity of objectives for each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles in the mission space.
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公开(公告)号:US20180302838A1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-18
申请号:US15520315
申请日:2015-10-27
发明人: George Nicholas Loussides , Michael Aaron Conner , Harshad S. Sane , Christopher Stathis , Garrett Pitcher
IPC分类号: H04W40/24 , H04B17/309 , H04W64/00
CPC分类号: H04W40/246 , H04B17/309 , H04W16/18 , H04W24/10 , H04W64/003 , H04W64/006
摘要: A method of cooperative communication link mapping and classification is provided. Location data are received defining a position of a communication node. Signal data of a communication link are monitored at the communication node with respect to a second communication node and characteristics of the signal data are identified. A location stamp of the position is applied to the characteristics of the signal data. The communication link is classified based on the characteristics of the signal data, and a map is populated classifying the communication link at the position indicated by the location stamp.
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公开(公告)号:US20170229023A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-10
申请号:US15519024
申请日:2015-10-27
CPC分类号: G08G5/0034 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/122 , G08G5/0008 , G08G5/0039 , G08G5/0052 , G08G5/006 , G08G5/0069 , G08G5/0086 , G08G5/045 , H04L43/045 , H04L43/0811 , H04W4/029 , H04W24/08
摘要: A method of communication link accessibility aware navigation is provided that includes querying a communication link accessibility map based on a location of interest provided by a path planner for a communication node. A communication link accessibility indicator is received representing a communication link characteristic associated with the location of interest in response to querying the communication link accessibility map. A communication link accessibility weight is determined based on a mission priority of maintaining a communication link of the communication node. The communication link accessibility weight is applied to the communication link accessibility indicator.
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公开(公告)号:US10289122B2
公开(公告)日:2019-05-14
申请号:US15519024
申请日:2015-10-27
IPC分类号: G05D1/10 , H04W84/18 , H04W84/00 , B64C39/02 , G08G5/00 , H04W4/029 , G08G5/04 , H04L12/26 , H04W24/08
摘要: A method of communication link accessibility aware navigation is provided that includes querying a communication link accessibility map based on a location of interest provided by a path planner for a communication node. A communication link accessibility indicator is received representing a communication link characteristic associated with the location of interest in response to querying the communication link accessibility map. A communication link accessibility weight is determined based on a mission priority of maintaining a communication link of the communication node. The communication link accessibility weight is applied to the communication link accessibility indicator.
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公开(公告)号:US20160027313A1
公开(公告)日:2016-01-28
申请号:US14797572
申请日:2015-07-13
CPC分类号: G08G5/0069 , G01S13/86 , G01S13/94 , G01S17/023 , G01S17/89 , G01S17/933 , G08G5/0086 , G08G5/025
摘要: According to an aspect, a method of performing environmentally-aware landing zone classification for an aircraft includes receiving environmental sensor data indicative of environmental conditions external to the aircraft. Image sensor data indicative of terrain representing a potential landing zone for the aircraft are received. An environmentally-aware landing zone classification system of the aircraft evaluates the environmental sensor data to classify the potential landing zone relative to a database of landing zone types as environmentally-aware classification data. Geometric features of the potential landing zone are identified in the image sensor data as image-based landing zone classification data. The potential landing zone is classified and identified based on a fusion of the environmentally-aware classification data and the image-based landing zone classification data. A final landing zone classification is provided to landing zone selection logic of the aircraft based on the classifying and identifying of the potential landing zone.
摘要翻译: 根据一方面,一种对飞行器进行环境敏感着陆区域分类的方法包括接收指示飞行器外部的环境条件的环境传感器数据。 接收表示飞机潜在着陆区域的地形的图像传感器数据。 飞机的环保感知着陆区分类系统评估环境传感器数据,以将潜在的着陆区域相对于作为环境感知分类数据的着陆区域数据库进行分类。 在图像传感器数据中识别潜在着陆区的几何特征作为基于图像的着陆区分类数据。 基于环境感知分类数据和基于图像的着陆区分类数据的融合,对潜在着陆区进行分类和识别。 基于对潜在着陆区域的分类和识别,为飞机的着陆区域选择逻辑提供最终着陆区域分类。
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