Flight management system of an unmanned aircraft
First Claim
1. A flight management system for an unmanned aircraft linked to a control station by communication means, said flight management system comprising:
- a first set of a number N of successive navigation functions (iND with i=1, . . . N) remotely situated within the control station,a control function on board the aircraft, generating, from guidance setpoints, commands intended to control the aircraft so that it observes the guidance setpoints,a second set of a number N of successive navigation functions (iNE, with i=1, . . . , N) on board the aircraft,configuration means for performing a combination of a number N of successive functions, each of the successive functions being chosen from the first and second sets,said combination of successive functions generating the guidance setpoints transmitted to the onboard control function.
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Abstract
A flight management system of an unmanned aircraft linked to a control station by communication means includes: a first set of a number N of successive navigation functions (iND with i=1, . . . N) remotely situated within the control station, a control function on board the aircraft, generating, from guidance setpoints, commands intended to control the aircraft so that it observes the guidance setpoints, and a second set of a number N of successive navigation functions (iNE, with i=1, . . . , N) on board the aircraft, and configuration means, capable of performing a combination of a number N of successive functions, each of the successive functions being chosen from the first and second sets, said combination of successive functions generating the guidance setpoints transmitted to the onboard control function.
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1. A flight management system for an unmanned aircraft linked to a control station by communication means, said flight management system comprising:
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a first set of a number N of successive navigation functions (iND with i=1, . . . N) remotely situated within the control station, a control function on board the aircraft, generating, from guidance setpoints, commands intended to control the aircraft so that it observes the guidance setpoints, a second set of a number N of successive navigation functions (iNE, with i=1, . . . , N) on board the aircraft, configuration means for performing a combination of a number N of successive functions, each of the successive functions being chosen from the first and second sets, said combination of successive functions generating the guidance setpoints transmitted to the onboard control function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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