公开(公告)号：US20180342166A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-29

申请号：US15605008

申请日：2017-05-25

申请人： GE Aviation Systems LLC

发明人： Szabolcs Andras Borgyos ,  Joachim Karl Ulf Hochwarth

IPC分类号： G08G5/00

CPC分类号： G08G5/003 ,  B64D43/00 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G01C23/00 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0052 ,  G08G5/0091

摘要： A method for determining uncertainty in a predicted flight path for an aerial vehicle can include determining, by one or more computing devices, uncertainty in a performance model of the aerial vehicle. The method can further include determining, by one or more computing devices, uncertainty in a weather model indicative of weather conditions along the predicted flight path. In addition, the method can include determining, by the one or more computing devices, uncertainty in the predicted flight path based on the uncertainty in the performance model and the uncertainty in the weather model. The method can further include generating, by one or more computing devices, a notification indicating the uncertainty in the predicted flight path.

公开(公告)号：US20180174471A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15384389

申请日：2016-12-20

申请人： Honeywell International Inc.

发明人： Abdur Rab ,  Prashanth Thirumalaivenjamur ,  Arivazhagan V ,  Umesh Hosamani ,  Sujith Kumar

IPC分类号： G08G5/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G08G5/0043 ,  G06F16/29 ,  G08G5/0008 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/003 ,  G08G5/0047 ,  G08G5/0082 ,  G08G5/045

摘要： A method is provided. The method comprises: identifying a vehicle; providing, to a remote processing system, an interval between the vehicle and a preceding vehicle; providing, to the remote processing system, the preceding vehicle identifier; obtaining, on the remote processing system, a location and a direction of the vehicle; obtaining, on the remote processing system, a location and a direction of the preceding vehicle; determining, on the remote processing system, a speed of the vehicle necessary to maintain the interval; and providing, to the vehicle from the remote processing system, the speed of vehicle necessary to maintain the interval.

公开(公告)号：US20180165971A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15892682

申请日：2018-02-09

申请人： HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

发明人： Shanxi CHEN

IPC分类号： G08G5/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02

CPC分类号： G08G5/006 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/0044 ,  G05D1/0055 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/003 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0043 ,  G08G5/0069

摘要： The present disclosure includes a flight control method and apparatus. An example includes determining, when an unmanned aerial vehicle is flying, a specific flight zone to be entered by the unmanned aerial vehicle, where a flight clearance is required for the unmanned aerial vehicle to enter the specific flight zone. Application information and information about the specific flight zone is sent to a server, where the application information is used to apply for the flight clearance to enter the specific flight zone, and the information about the specific flight zone is used to indicate the specific flight zone. A flight instruction is sent when a flight clearance sent by the server is received, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle enters the specific flight zone according to the flight instruction.

公开(公告)号：US09983009B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-29

申请号：US15642238

申请日：2017-07-05

申请人： THALES

发明人： Michel Roger ,  Christophe Pierre ,  Hervé Goutelard

IPC分类号： G01C21/20 ,  G01S19/49 ,  G01C21/16 ,  G01C23/00 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G01S19/48 ,  G05D1/02

CPC分类号： G01C21/20 ,  G01C21/16 ,  G01C23/00 ,  G01C23/005 ,  G01S19/48 ,  G01S19/49 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G08G5/003

摘要： A method is provided for calculating the estimated navigation performance prediction for a trajectory associated with a list of segments of a flight plan. A method for displaying the navigation performance in a corridor trajectory so as to guarantee compliance with the navigation performance requirements while offering immediate viewing of the navigation latitude in a corridor is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US09922568B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-20

申请号：US15351852

申请日：2016-11-15

申请人： Airbus Operations S.A.S.

发明人： Sylvain Raynaud ,  Jean-Claude Mere ,  Simon Sellem

IPC分类号： G05D1/02 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G05D1/10

CPC分类号： G08G5/0039 ,  G05D1/0077 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G08G5/003

摘要： A flight management unit includes two guidance subsystems each including a flight management system, each of the flight management systems being configured at least to extract a flight plan from at least one navigation database, to construct a flight trajectory, and to compute guidance commands for the aircraft. The flight management unit also includes at least one monitoring unit configured to compute a guidance command from a validated flight trajectory and a consolidated flight plan and to monitor the guidance command, as well as guidance commands computed by the two flight management systems so as to be able to detect and to identify a defective flight management system.

公开(公告)号：US09916764B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-13

申请号：US15614042

申请日：2017-06-05

申请人： WxOps, Inc.

发明人： Scott T. Shipley ,  Mark D. Spence

IPC分类号： G08G5/00 ,  G01C23/00 ,  H04L29/08

CPC分类号： G08G5/0091 ,  G01C23/00 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/003 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0052 ,  H04L67/12

摘要： A common operating environment (COE) display system for vehicle operations, such as for air transport provides coordination of logistics information with dispatch or a controller. An operational plan, such as a flight plan or other operational plan describing vehicle deployment is stored, and a map visualization system displays a map region. An in-vehicle display depicts the operational plan, providing displays of current and projected operational conditions of the vehicle within different time phases of the operational plan. Communication as either text or other data allows transmission can be performed as text, attachments or a combination of text and attachments. Messages (text) and attachments (files) are exchanged only through the server, and the items exchanged are recorded for analysis and forensic purposes.

公开(公告)号：US09835453B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-05

申请号：US15336569

申请日：2016-10-27

申请人： Unmanned Innovation, Inc.

发明人： Bernard J. Michini ,  Brett Michael Bethke ,  Fabien Blanc-Paques

IPC分类号： G01C15/06 ,  G05D1/00

CPC分类号： G01C15/06 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/126 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G01C15/02 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/003 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0069

摘要： Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for ground control point assignment and determination. One of the methods includes receiving information describing a flight plan for the UAV to implement, the flight plan identifying one or more waypoints associated with geographic locations assigned as ground control points. A first waypoint identified in the flight plan is traveled to, and an action to designate a surface at the associated geographic location is designated as a ground control point. Location information associated with the designated surface is stored. The stored location information is provided to an outside system for storage.

公开(公告)号：US20170323573A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-09

申请号：US15492693

申请日：2017-04-20

申请人： THALES

发明人： Guy DECKER ,  Michel ROGER

IPC分类号： G08G5/00 ,  B64D31/02

CPC分类号： G08G5/0047 ,  B64D31/02 ,  G01C21/00 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G05D1/0607 ,  G08G5/003 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0039

摘要： A method, computer program and system are provided for calculating in an automatic manner a trajectory for rejoining a reference vertical profile of an aircraft. A reference vertical profile comprises a set of vertical constraints, and a method comprises a step of selecting an altitude constraint to be complied with, a step of calculating a vertical-profile prediction making it possible to comply with the constraint, a step of validating the vertical-profile prediction, if the vertical-profile prediction is validated, a step of applying the vertical-profile prediction, otherwise a step of determining the existence of a following altitude constraint to be complied with; if a following altitude constraint exists: a step of selecting a following altitude constraint to be complied with; a return to the step of detecting non-compliance with an altitude constraint; otherwise, a step of applying an exit procedure.

公开(公告)号：US20170287341A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15629653

申请日：2017-06-21

申请人： John A. Jarrell

发明人： John A. Jarrell

IPC分类号： G08G5/00 ,  B64D47/06 ,  B64F1/36 ,  B64C39/02

CPC分类号： G08G5/0013 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D47/06 ,  B64F1/362 ,  G06Q30/04 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G08G5/003 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0043 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0091

摘要： A computer-implemented method of communicating with an unmanned aerial vehicle includes transmitting a first message via a communications transmitter of a lighting assembly for receipt by an unmanned aerial vehicle. The first message includes an identifier associated with the lighting assembly, and the lighting assembly is located within a proximity of a roadway. The method also includes receiving a second message from the unmanned aerial vehicle via a communications receiver of the lighting assembly. The second message includes an identifier associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle. The method further includes transmitting a third message via the communications transmitter of the lighting assembly for receipt by the unmanned aerial vehicle. The third message includes an indication of an altitude at which the unmanned aerial vehicle should fly.

公开(公告)号：US09734723B1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US14800204

申请日：2015-07-15

申请人： Exelis Inc.

发明人： Ronald Bruno ,  James Mathew Keller ,  Christian Ramsey

IPC分类号： G08G5/00 ,  G01C21/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/04 ,  G08G5/04 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64C19/00

CPC分类号： G08G5/003 ,  B64C19/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/14 ,  G01C21/00 ,  G01C21/005 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/042 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0052 ,  G08G5/0056 ,  G08G5/006 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0086 ,  G08G5/0091 ,  G08G5/025 ,  G08G5/04

摘要： A registration authority (RA) server registers unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and their owners/operators (O/O). A UAV is maintained in a flight lock state until a flight plan request from the O/O is approved by the RA, which sends an key-signed approval to unlock the UAV's flight lock. The RA server evaluates a UAV's proposed flight plan based on the attributes of the O/O and UAV, the location and time of the requested flight plan, and a set of flight rules and exclusion zones that are developed in view of privacy assurance, security assurance, flight safety assurance, and ground safety assurance. The flight plan key-signed approval supplied to the UAV by the RA server specifies an inclusion zone that corresponds to a flight plan trajectory to be followed. Once in flight, the UAV maintains real-time knowledge of its position and time to ensure its flight remains within the approved inclusion zone.