Aircraft intent processor
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- an aircraft intent processor comprising;
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 an aircraft; and
a residual output;
wherein the aircraft intent processor is to;
calculate residual data representative of an error between a state of the aircraft commanded by the aircraft intent data and the state of the aircraft expressed by the state data, wherein the aircraft intent processor includes an effects manager to calculate the residual data by;
determining an error metric from one of the aircraft intent instructions represented by the aircraft intent data; and
evaluating the error metric using the state of the aircraft commanded by the received aircraft intent data and the state of the aircraft expressed by the received state data; and
output 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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13 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an aircraft intent processor comprising; 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 an aircraft; and a residual output; wherein the aircraft intent processor is to; calculate residual data representative of an error between a state of the aircraft commanded by the aircraft intent data and the state of the aircraft expressed by the state data, wherein the aircraft intent processor includes an effects manager to calculate the residual data by; determining an error metric from one of the aircraft intent instructions represented by the aircraft intent data; and evaluating the error metric using the state of the aircraft commanded by the received aircraft intent data and the state of the aircraft expressed by the received state data; and output the residual data via the residual output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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an aircraft having an actuator and a first aircraft intent processor; and an air traffic control station to monitor the aircraft, the air traffic control station having a second aircraft intent processor, wherein; aircraft intent data representative of aircraft intent instructions is received by the aircraft and the air traffic control station; the aircraft is to execute the aircraft intent instructions using the first aircraft intent processor, the first aircraft intent processor comprising; a first aircraft intent input to receive the aircraft intent data; a first aircraft state input to receive first state data representative of a first state of the aircraft; and a first residual output, wherein the first aircraft intent processor is to; calculate 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 output the first residual data via the first residual output; and the air traffic control station is to predict the trajectory of the aircraft using the second aircraft intent processor, the second aircraft intent processor comprising; a second aircraft intent input to receive the aircraft intent data; a second aircraft state input to receive second state data representative of a second state of the aircraft; and a second residual output, wherein the second aircraft intent processor is to; calculate 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 output the second residual data via the second residual output. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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