Hardware-Based Weight And Range Limitation System, Apparatus And Method
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1. A hardware centric system for restricting a vehicle, comprising:
- a device for determining the vehicle'"'"'s current location;
a processor operatively coupled to a memory device;
a transmitter device enabled to communicate an approval-to-proceed signal with a flight control system, wherein the flight control system is separate from the hardware only system;
range limitation circuitry operatively coupled to the processor for dynamically calculating the distance between the vehicle'"'"'s current location and a stored location, wherein the calculated distance is compared to a stored maximum distance value; and
weight limitation circuitry operatively coupled to the processor for dynamically calculating the vehicle'"'"'s take-off acceleration, wherein the calculated take-off acceleration is compared to a stored maximum take-off acceleration value;
wherein communication of the approval-to-proceed signal to the flight control system via the transmitter device is permitted if (i) the calculated distance is less than the maximum distance value and (ii) the calculated take-off acceleration is less than a maximum take-off acceleration.
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Abstract
The present disclosure endeavors to provide systems, methods and apparatus for ensuring aircraft compliance with governmental guidelines, such as, for example, MRCR Category II compliance. A hardware-based system may be employed to reduce range and/or payload below predetermined ranges and a payload capacities. Also provided herein are hardware-based systems, methods, and apparatus for restricting a system'"'"'s range to predetermined range and/or the payload to a predetermined limit using, for example, a Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) installed in the flight control system.
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25 Claims
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1. A hardware centric system for restricting a vehicle, comprising:
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a device for determining the vehicle'"'"'s current location; a processor operatively coupled to a memory device; a transmitter device enabled to communicate an approval-to-proceed signal with a flight control system, wherein the flight control system is separate from the hardware only system; range limitation circuitry operatively coupled to the processor for dynamically calculating the distance between the vehicle'"'"'s current location and a stored location, wherein the calculated distance is compared to a stored maximum distance value; and weight limitation circuitry operatively coupled to the processor for dynamically calculating the vehicle'"'"'s take-off acceleration, wherein the calculated take-off acceleration is compared to a stored maximum take-off acceleration value; wherein communication of the approval-to-proceed signal to the flight control system via the transmitter device is permitted if (i) the calculated distance is less than the maximum distance value and (ii) the calculated take-off acceleration is less than a maximum take-off acceleration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A hardware-implemented method for restricting a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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using a device to determine the vehicle'"'"'s current location; dynamically calculating the distance between the vehicle'"'"'s current location and a stored location using range limitation circuitry operatively coupled to a processor, wherein the calculated distance is compared to a stored maximum distance value; calculating the vehicle'"'"'s take-off acceleration using weight limitation circuitry operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the calculated take-off acceleration is compared to a stored maximum take-off acceleration value; communicating an approval-to-proceed signal to a flight control system via a transmitter device if (i) the calculated distance is less than the maximum distance value and (ii) the calculated take-off acceleration is less than a maximum take-off acceleration. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A hardware-base apparatus for restricting a vehicle, comprising:
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a device for providing the vehicle'"'"'s current location; a processor operatively coupled to a memory device; a transmitter device enabled to communicate an approval-to-proceed signal with a flight control system, wherein the flight control system is separate from the hardware only system; range limitation circuitry operatively coupled to the processor for dynamically calculating the distance between the vehicle'"'"'s current location and a stored location, wherein the calculated distance is compared to a stored maximum distance value; and weight limitation circuitry operatively coupled to the processor for dynamically calculating the vehicle'"'"'s take-off acceleration wherein the calculated take-off acceleration is compared to a stored maximum take-off acceleration value; wherein communication of the approval-to-proceed signal to the flight control system via the transmitter device is permitted if (i) the calculated distance is less than the maximum distance value and (ii) the calculated take-off acceleration is less than a maximum take-off acceleration. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for restricting a vehicle, comprising:
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a device for providing the vehicle'"'"'s current location; a processor operatively coupled to a memory device; a transmitter device enabled to communicate an approval-to-proceed signal with a flight control system; range limitation circuitry operatively coupled to the processor for calculating the distance between the vehicle'"'"'s current location and a stored location, wherein the calculated distance is compared to a stored maximum distance value; and weight limitation circuitry operatively coupled to the processor for calculating the vehicle'"'"'s take-off acceleration, wherein the calculated take-off acceleration is compared to a stored maximum take-off acceleration value; wherein communication of the approval-to-proceed signal to the flight control system via the transmitter device is prohibited if (i) the calculated distance is greater than the maximum distance value and (ii) the calculated take-off acceleration is greater than a maximum take-off acceleration.
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