UAS Flight Boundary Controller for Restricted Airspace Limiting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) lack reliable means to prevent midair collisions with manned aircraft, as they cannot physically prevent UAS from entering restricted airspace, posing a catastrophic risk.
Innovation Solution
A flight limiting controller (FLC) system that determines the UAS's position relative to flight boundaries and activates limitations such as warnings, autopilot commands, parachute deployment, or propulsion device adjustments to prevent crossing of prohibited areas, ensuring a high system integrity of at least 1*10−7 to prevent collisions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If flight limitations are activated to prevent UAS from crossing flight boundaries, then safety is improved, but the cost and complexity of the UAS system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The supervisory controller is designed to perform multiple functions: it stores boundary information, processes real-time position data, detects violations, and activates various flight limitations. By consolidating these functions into a single multi-functional system rather than separate dedicated components for each function, the patent reduces overall system complexity while maintaining high safety standards
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the UAS's existing GPS receiver to provide position information, eliminating the need for separate monitoring sensors. The supervisory controller independently processes this data and makes autonomous decisions about when to activate flight limitations, reducing the need for complex human intervention systems while maintaining safety
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AI summary
Systems, devices, and methods for determining, by a processor, an unmanned aerial system (UAS) position relative to at least one flight boundary; and effecting, by the processor, at least one flight limitation of a UAS if the determined UAS position crosses the at least one flight boundary.