Drone network switchover between wireless networks
AssigneeETAK Systems, LLC
InventorLee PRIEST
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Abstract
Systems and methods for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) network switchover and emergency procedures, implemented by a UAV includes communicating to an Air Traffic Control (ATC) system via a primary wireless network; receiving and storing emergency instructions from the ATC system; detecting communication disruption on the primary wireless network to the ATC system; responsive to the detecting, switching to a backup wireless network to reestablish communication to the ATC system; and, responsive to failing to reestablish communication to the ATC system via the backup wireless network, implementing the emergency instructions.
Claims18
A method for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) network switchover and emergency procedures, implemented by a UAV, the method comprising:
- communicating to an Air Traffic Control (ATC) system via a primary wireless network;
- receiving and storing emergency instructions from the ATC system;
- detecting communication disruption on the primary wireless network to the ATC system;
- responsive to the detecting, switching to a backup wireless network to reestablish communication to the ATC system;
- and
- responsive to failing to reestablish communication to the ATC system via the backup wireless network, implementing the emergency instructions.
An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) configured for network switchover to communicate with an Air Traffic Control (ATC) system, the UAV comprising:
- one or more rotors disposed to a body and configured for flight;
- wireless interfaces including hardware and antennas adapted to communicate with a primary wireless network and a backup wireless network of a plurality of wireless networks;
- a processor coupled to the wireless interfaces and the one or more rotors;
- and memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
- communicate to ATC system via the primary wireless network;
- receive and store emergency instructions from the ATC system;
- detect communication disruption on the primary wireless network to the ATC system;
- responsive to detection of the communication disruption, switch to the backup wireless network to reestablish communication to the ATC system;
- and
- responsive to failure to reestablish communication to the ATC system via the backup wireless network, implement the emergency instructions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.