Techniques for intelligent balloon/airship launch and recovery window location
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a processor in communication with a memory, the processor configured to;
obtain a flight-path vector of an aircraft;
determine a probability related to a plurality of flight-paths of a floating platform over a period of time based on operating parameters for the floating platform and weather data; and
determine, based on the flight-path vector and the probability related to the plurality of flight-paths of the floating platform, a time and/or a location for launch or recovery of the floating platform that minimizes a probability of a collision between the aircraft and the floating platform while the floating platform is in flight.
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Abstract
Devices, methods and systems for minimizing the probability of a collision between an aircraft and a floating platform are described. The device may include a processor in communication with a memory. The processor is configured to obtain a flight-path vector of an aircraft; determine a probability related to a plurality of flight-paths of a floating platform over a period of time based on operating parameters for the floating platform and weather data; and determine, based on the flight-path vector and the probability related to the plurality of flight-paths of the floating platform, a time and/or a location for launch or recovery of the floating platform that minimizes a probability of a collision between the aircraft and the floating platform while the floating platform is in flight.
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30 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
a processor in communication with a memory, the processor configured to; obtain a flight-path vector of an aircraft; determine a probability related to a plurality of flight-paths of a floating platform over a period of time based on operating parameters for the floating platform and weather data; and determine, based on the flight-path vector and the probability related to the plurality of flight-paths of the floating platform, a time and/or a location for launch or recovery of the floating platform that minimizes a probability of a collision between the aircraft and the floating platform while the floating platform is in flight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method being implemented in a computer that includes a processor, the method comprising:
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obtaining a flight-path vector of an aircraft; determining, by the processor, a probability related to a plurality of flight-paths of a floating platform over a period of time based on operating parameters for the floating platform and weather data; and determining, by the processor, based on the flight-path vector and the probability related to the plurality of flight-paths of the floating platform, a time and/or a location for launch or recovery of the floating platform that minimizes a probability of a collision between the aircraft and the floating platform while the floating platform is in flight. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A floating platform comprising:
a payload comprising; a processor in communication with a memory, the processor configured to; obtain a flight-path vector of an aircraft; determine a probability related to a plurality of flight-paths of the floating platform over a period of time based on operating parameters for the floating platform and weather data; and determine, based on the flight-path vector and the probability related to the plurality of flight-paths of the floating platform, a time and/or a location for launch or recovery of the floating platform that minimizes a probability of a collision between the aircraft and the floating platform while the floating platform is in flight.
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29. A floating platform comprising:
a payload comprising a communication device configured to communicate with a base station, the base station comprising; a device comprising; a processor in communication with a memory, the processor configured to; obtain a flight-path vector of an aircraft; determine a probability related to a plurality of flight-paths of the floating platform over a period of time based on operating parameters for the floating platform and weather data; and determine, based on the flight-path vector and the probability related to the plurality of flight-paths of the floating platform, a time and/or a location for launch or recovery of the floating platform that minimizes a probability of a collision between the aircraft and the floating platform while the floating platform is in flight.
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30. A base station configured to communicate with a floating platform, the base station comprising a device comprising:
a processor in communication with a memory, the processor configured to; obtain a flight-path vector of an aircraft; determine a probability related to a plurality of flight-paths of the floating platform over a period of time based on operating parameters for the floating platform and weather data; and determine, based on the flight-path vector and the probability related to the plurality of flight-paths of the floating platform, a time and/or a location for launch or recovery of the floating platform that minimizes a probability of a collision between the aircraft and the floating platform while the floating platform is in flight.
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