Unmanned aircraft (uas) detection, ranging and cockpit display system enhancing safety and situational awareness of uas traffic in manned and unmanned aircraft using remote identification (rid) techniques
AssigneeRumfert, LLC
InventorDavid D. Jensen
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Abstract
The invention discloses a system and method of displaying UAS traffic in the cockpits of manned aircraft and also for use with other unmanned aircraft. The invention utilizes the FAA concept of remote identification for supplying the UAS data necessary to generate traffic reports. The invention discloses several different methods of communicating the UAS remote ID data to re-broadcast stations which would then re-broadcast the UAS traffic reports to receiving aircraft. The invention suggests leveraging the existing ASD-B and TIS-B FAA traffic reporting system to communicate the UAS traffic reports to the receiving aircraft.
Claims20
A cockpit receiver/display system (CRDS) for manned and unmanned receiving aircraft, the CRDS operative to receive broadcast UAS RID flight data, process the data, and communicate the processed data to the receiving aircraft cockpit display system for displaying the received UAS RID flight data, the receiving aircraft CRDS comprising:
- a receiver/processing suite located within the receiving aircraft cockpit for receiving UAS transmitted RID data, the receiver/processing suite having,
- a communication module for receiving the broadcast UAS RID flight data, the UAS RID including at least the absolute position (latitude and longitude) of the UAS,
- a processor in communication with the communication module, the processor periodically sampling the received UAS RID flight data from the communication module to obtain the received UAS RID flight data, the processor processing the received RID data into a format for display presentation on the receiving aircraft display system,
- a display system in communication with the processor to receive the processed UAS RID data and display the data on the display system and,
- a non-transitory storage medium for storing computer software instructions executable by the processor, the execution of which causes the CRDS to receive the transmitted UAS RID data, process the received data into a display format, and display the RID data on the receiving aircraft cockpit display.
A cockpit receiver/display system (CRDS) for manned and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operative to receive UAS RID flight data rebroadcast by a re-broadcast station and communicate the data to a cockpit display for display of the received UAS RID flight data, the CRDS comprising:
- a receiver/processing suite located within the cockpit for receiving UAS transmitted RID data, the receiver/processing suite having,
- a communication module for receiving the relay broadcasts,
- a processor in communication with the communication module, the processor periodically sampling the received UAS RID broadcasts and extracting the RID flight data therefrom and processing the extracted RID data into a format for presentation,
- a display system in communication with the processor to receive the processed UAS RID data and display the data on the display system and,
- a non-transitory storage medium for storing computer software instructions executable by the processor, the execution of which causes the CDS to receive the transmitted UAS RID data, process the received data into a display format, and display the RID data on the cockpit display.
A method of receiving a broadcast of UAS RID data in manned or unmanned aircraft for the purpose of situational awareness display and/or alerting as to potential collision conditions, the method including,
- providing a receiver system onboard the receiving aircraft capable of receiving the UAS RID broadcast, the receiver system having at least a processor and display interface,
- receiving the broadcast UAS RID signals,
- processing the received UAS RID signal to extract the UAS RID,
- communicating the extracted UAS RID data to the display system interface and,
- displaying the extracted UAS RID data on the display system.
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