Systems and methods for collaboratively controlling at least one aircraft
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorRegina I. Estkowski
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Abstract
An unmanned vehicle management system includes an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) control station controlling one or more unmanned vehicles (UV), a collaborative routing system, and a communication network connecting the UAS and the collaborative routing system. The collaborative routing system being configured to receive flight parameters from an operator of the UAS control station and, based on the received flight parameters, automatically present the UAS control station with flight plan options to enable the operator to operate the UV in a defined airspace.
Claims20
An unmanned vehicle collaborative routing system configured to receive flight parameters and, based on the received flight parameters, automatically present flight plan options to operate an unmanned vehicle (UV) in a defined airspace.
A method for generating a flight plan for one or more aircraft, said method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of flight parameters;
- automatically generating a plurality of flight plan options;
- automatically presenting the plurality of flight plan options;
- and
- selecting one of the flight plan options to operate an unmanned vehicle (UV) in a defined airspace.
A method for generating a plurality of mutually feasible flight plans for a plurality of aircraft, said method comprising:
- receiving a first set of flight parameters for controlling an operation of a first aircraft;
- receiving a second set of flight parameters for controlling an operation of a second aircraft;
- and
- generating a mutually feasible set of flight plan options for the first and second aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.