Automatic Configuration Control of a Device

• US 20120232722A1
• Filed: 05/23/2012
• Published: 09/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aerovironment
• Original Assignee: Aerovironment
• Inventors: Fisher, Christopher E., Schmalzel, Marc L., Chambers, Steven, McAllister, Justin B.
• Granted Patent: US 8,761,967 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/3
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 29/0033 the propellers being tiltable relative to the fuselage
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/13 Flying platforms
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 30/12 Variable or detachable wings, e.g. wings with adjustable sweep
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 30/26 Ducted or shrouded rotors
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 30/297 Tilting rotors
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 50/19 using electrically powered motors

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for determining system/device configuration and setting a mode of operation based on the determined configuration. An air vehicle processor: (a) receives a component information 14 set of at least one external component; (b) determine a mode of operation, by the processor having a current mode of operation setting, based on the received component information and at least one of: an initial mode of operation setting and the current mode of operation setting; (c) determines whether all of the one or more received component information sets match a configuration requirement; (d) transitions to a flight-ready status if the determination is a conjunctive match; and (e) transition to a reset status if the determination is not a conjunctive match.

Claims

1. A method operational mode determination comprising:

receiving, by a processing unit, a component information set of at least one external component; and

determining a mode of operation, by the processing unit having a current mode of operation setting, based on the received component information set and at least one of;

an initial mode of operation setting and the current mode of operation setting.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining whether all of the one or more received component information sets match a configuration requirement;

transitioning to a flight-ready status if the determination is a conjunctive match; and

transitioning to a reset status if the determination is not a conjunctive match.

3. A computing device comprising:

a processing unit and addressable member;

the processing unit configured to;

receive a component information set of at least one external component; and

determine a mode of operation, by a device having a current mode of operation setting, based on the received component information and at least one of;

an initial mode of operation setting and the current mode of operation setting.

4. The computing device of claim 3 wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

determine whether all of the one or more received component information sets match a configuration requirement;

transition to a flight-ready status if the determination is a conjunctive match; and

transition to a reset status if the determination is not a conjunctive match.

5. A system comprising:

a processing unit and addressable member;

the processing unit configured to;

receive a component information set of at least one system component; and

determine a mode of operation, by the processing unit having a current mode of operation setting, based on the received component information and at least one of;

an initial mode of operation setting and the current mode of operation setting; and

at least one sensor configured to detect the at least one system component.

6. The system of claim 5 further comprising a system component associated with the component information set.

7. The system of claim 5 further comprising a data store comprised of one or more parameters associated with the component information set.

8. An air vehicle comprising:

a processing unit and addressable member;

the processing unit configured to;

receive a component information set of at least one system component; and

determine a mode of operation, by the processing unit having a current mode of operation setting, based on the received component information and at least one of;

an initial mode of operation setting and the current mode of operation setting; and

means for detecting at least one sensor configured to detect the at least one system component.

9. The air vehicle of claim 8 wherein the at least one system component is a portion of a wing

10. The air vehicle of claim 8 wherein the at lest one system component is a tail boom

11. A processor readable non-transient medium having processor executable instructions thereon, which when executed by a processor cause the processor to:

receive a component information set of at least one external component;

determine a mode of operation, by the processor having a current mode of operation setting, based on the received component information and at least one of;

an initial mode of operation setting and the current mode of operation setting;

determine whether all of the one or more received component information sets match a configuration requirement;

transition to a flight-ready status if the determination is a conjunctive match; and

transition to a reset status if the determination is not a conjunctive match.