AERIAL INFORMATION REQUEST SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

• US 20160071419A1
• Filed: 09/10/2015
• Published: 03/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Appareo Systems LLC (AGCO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Appareo Systems LLC (AGCO Corporation)
• Inventors: Heilman, Joseph A.
• Application Number:
  US14/850,636
• Publication Number:
  US 20160071419A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 2201/104 using satellite radio beacon positioning systems, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/20 Remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0022 characterised by the communication link data switching networks in general H04L12/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/13 Satellite images
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/02 Registering or indicating driving, working, idle, or waiting time only apparatus forming part of taximeters G07B13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/085 using electronic data carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0008 with other aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0013 with a ground station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0026 located on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/003 Flight plan management
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0034 Assembly of a flight plan
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/006 in accordance with predefined flight zones, e.g. to avoid prohibited zones
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0069 specially adapted for an unmanned aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0078 for monitoring traffic from the aircraft radar or analogous systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/045 Navigation or guidance aids, e.g. determination of anti-collision manoeuvers radar or analogous systems specially adapted for anti-collision between aircraft G01S13/933

Abstract

A system for managing user requests for information obtained by an unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising an internet-based user input device, an internet-based information request database application, an internet-based do-not-fly database application, an internet-based flight plan notification system application in communications with an existing, external aircraft safety system, and a communications link to an unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein a user can enter a request for information into the user input device, which sends the request for information to the information request database application, which processes the request for information by evaluating the request for information against information from the do-not-fly database application and information from the flight plan notification system to create a flight profile. The flight profile is then communicated to the unmanned aerial vehicle and to the flight plan notification system, wherein the flight plan notification system communicates the flight plan to the existing, external aircraft safety system.

Claims

1. A system for managing user requests for information obtained by an unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising:

an internet-based user input device;

an internet-based information request database application;

an internet-based do-not-fly database application;

an internet-based flight plan notification system application in communications with at least one existing, external aircraft safety system;

a communications link to at least one unmanned aerial vehicle; and

wherein a user can enter a request for information into the user input device;

wherein the user input device sends the request for information to the information request database application;

wherein the information request database application processes the request for information by evaluating the request for information against information from the do-not-fly database application and information from the flight plan notification system to create a flight profile;

wherein the flight profile is communicated to the at least one unmanned aerial vehicle and to the flight plan notification system; and

wherein the flight plan notification system communicates the flight plan to the at least one existing, external aircraft safety system.

2. The system for managing user requests for information obtained by an unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 1, wherein the at least one existing, external aircraft safety system is an air traffic control center.

3. The system for managing user requests for information obtained by an unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 1, wherein the at least one existing, external aircraft safety system is an ADS-B system.

4. The system for managing user requests for information obtained by an unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a ground station, wherein the ground station serves as a docking station to the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the information request database application communicates to the unmanned aerial vehicle by sending commands to the ground station, and wherein the ground station relays the commands to the unmanned aerial vehicle.