AIRCRAFT INTENT PROCESSOR
First Claim
1. A method of controlling an aircraft or predicting a trajectory of the aircraft using an aircraft intent processor including an aircraft intent input, an aircraft state input, and a residual output, the method comprising:
- receiving, with the aircraft intent input, aircraft intent data representative of aircraft intent instructions;
receiving, with the aircraft state input, state data representative of a state of the aircraft;
calculating residual data representative of an error between a state of the aircraft commanded by the received aircraft intent data and the state of the aircraft expressed by the received state data; and
outputting the residual data via the residual output.
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Abstract
Example aircraft intent processors are described herein that can be used both for the prediction of an aircraft'"'"'s trajectory from aircraft intent, and the execution of aircraft intent for controlling the aircraft. An example aircraft intent processor includes an aircraft intent input to receive aircraft intent data representative of aircraft intent instructions, an aircraft state input to receive state data representative of a state of the aircraft, and a residual output. The aircraft intent processor is to calculate residual data representative of an error between a state of the aircraft commanded by the received aircraft intent data and the state of the aircraft expressed by received state data, and output the residual data via the residual output.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling an aircraft or predicting a trajectory of the aircraft using an aircraft intent processor including an aircraft intent input, an aircraft state input, and a residual output, the method comprising:
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receiving, with the aircraft intent input, aircraft intent data representative of aircraft intent instructions; receiving, with the aircraft state input, state data representative of a state of the aircraft; calculating residual data representative of an error between a state of the aircraft commanded by the received aircraft intent data and the state of the aircraft expressed by the received state data; and outputting the residual data via the residual output. - 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 including:
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controlling an aircraft using a first aircraft intent processor having a first aircraft intent input, a first aircraft state input and a first residual output, wherein controlling the aircraft includes; receiving, with the first aircraft intent input, aircraft intent data representative of aircraft intent instructions; receiving, with the first aircraft state input, first state data representative of a first state of the aircraft; calculating first residual data representative of a first error between a state of the aircraft commanded by the received aircraft intent data and the first state of the aircraft expressed by the first state data; and outputting the first residual data via the first residual output; and determining a predicted trajectory of the aircraft using a second aircraft intent processor having a second aircraft intent input, a second aircraft state input, and a second residual output, wherein determining the predicted trajectory includes; receiving, with the second aircraft intent input, the aircraft intent data; receiving, with the first aircraft state input, second state data representative of a second state of the aircraft; calculating second residual data representative of a second error between the state of the aircraft commanded by the received aircraft intent data and the second state of the aircraft expressed by the second state data; and outputting the second residual data via the second residual output. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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