Systems and methods for operating multiple-level autonomous cargo handling systems
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsZamira A. Daw Perez, Alessandro Pinto, Richa Varma, Olusegun T. Oshin
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Abstract
A method for adjusting a system autonomy level of a cargo handling system configured for autonomous control by a processor is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes receiving by the processor a sensor database from a plurality of sensing agents in operable communication with the processor; determining by the processor a confidence level based on the sensor database; and adjusting by the processor the system autonomy level for continued operation of the cargo handling system.
Claims20
A method for adjusting a system autonomy level of a cargo handling system configured for autonomous control by a processor, comprising:
- receiving by the processor a sensor database from a plurality of sensing agents in operable communication with the processor, wherein the plurality of sensing agents is configured to detect whether a human is present in a region of an aircraft envelope defined by the cargo handling system;
- performing by the processor a first calibration assessment of the plurality of sensing agents to assess whether a compromised operational status of the cargo handling system has occurred based on whether a threshold number of failures of the plurality of sensing agents has been met;
- adjusting by the processor the threshold number of failures of the plurality of sensing agents based on whether the human is present;
- determining by the processor a confidence level based on the sensor database and the adjusted threshold number of failures;
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- adjusting by the processor the system autonomy level for continued operation of the cargo handling system based on the confidence level.
A cargo handling system configured for autonomous control, comprising:
- a processor in operable communication with a plurality of sensing agents, the plurality of sensing agents configured to detect whether a human is present in a region of an aircraft envelope defined by the cargo handling system and to transmit a sensor database to the processor;
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- an object database configured to store a sensor assessment for testing by the processor the plurality of sensing agents by comparing the sensor database against the sensor assessment,
- wherein the processor is configured to;
- perform a first calibration assessment of the plurality of sensing agents to assess whether a compromised operational status of the cargo handling system has occurred based on whether a threshold number of failures of the plurality of sensing agents has been met;
- adjust the threshold number of failures of the plurality of sensing agents based on whether the human is present;
- determine a confidence level based on the sensor database and the adjusted threshold number of failures;
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- adjust a system autonomy level for continued operation of the cargo handling system based on the confidence level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.