ELECTRONICALLY FILE AND FLY UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
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1. A method of automatically filing a flight plan, the method comprising:
- defining, using a computing device, one or more flight locations for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
automatically generating, using the computing device, an electronic flight plan based on the one or more flight locations for the UAV; and
transmitting the flight plan to an air traffic control (ATC) system.
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Abstract
Flight plans for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are automatically generated and filed with an air traffic control (ATC) system to quickly and easily secure approval for flying the UAV in a controlled airspace. In one example, one or more flight locations for a UAV are defined using a computing device. Using the computing device, an electronic flight plan is automatically generated based on the defined flight locations for the UAV. The flight plan can be transmitted to an ATC system. ATC approval, with or without modifications, or denial of the flight plan may also be received electronically and indicated on the operator device.
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1. A method of automatically filing a flight plan, the method comprising:
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defining, using a computing device, one or more flight locations for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); automatically generating, using the computing device, an electronic flight plan based on the one or more flight locations for the UAV; and transmitting the flight plan to an air traffic control (ATC) system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An operator control unit (OCU) for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the OCU comprising:
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a processor configured to receive input defining one or more flight locations for the UAV, automatically generate an electronic flight plan based on the one or more flight locations for the UAV, and transmit the flight plan to an air traffic control (ATC) system; and a display configured to represent the one or more flight locations for the UAV. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage medium includes instructions for causing at least one programmable processor to:
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define one or more flight locations for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); automatically generate an electronic flight plan based on the one or more flight locations for the UAV; and transmit the flight plan to an air traffic control (ATC) system.
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