System and method of preventing and remedying restricted area intrusions by unmanned aerial vehicles
First Claim
1. A restricted area intrusion avoidance system comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that includes a positional sensor that determines a position of the UAV;
a restricted area aggregator that collects and stores restricted area data, wherein the restricted area aggregator is searchable by location to provide spatially relevant restricted area data; and
a UAV controller coupled to communicate with the UAV and the remotely located restricted area aggregator, wherein the UAV controller receives flight data and position data from the UAV and provides the UAV with flight control instructions, wherein the UAV controller provides position data to the restricted area aggregator and receives in response spatially relevant restricted area data from the restricted area aggregator, wherein the UAV controller includes an intrusion prevention module that determines based on the received positional data and the received restricted area data whether the UAV is currently intruding within a restricted area or is predicted to intrude within a restricted area, wherein in response to a detected intrusion the UAV controller generates a plurality of remediation maneuver points and automatically selects a remediation maneuver point that is both located outside of the restricted area and in close proximity to the current location of the UAV or presents to a user via a display the plurality of remediation maneuver points and prompts the user for a selection, wherein the selected remediation maneuver point is provided to the UAV as a flight control instruction to remedy or prevent the intrusion, wherein the intrusion prevention module includes a local database for storing the spatially relevant restricted area data provided by the restricted area aggregator.
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Abstract
An intrusion prevention system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a UAV controller, and a restricted area data aggregator. The restricted data aggregator collects and stores restricted area data. The UAV controller is coupled to communicate with the UAV and the restricted area data aggregator, wherein the UAV controller receives positional data from the UAV and restricted area data from the restricted area aggregator. The UAV controller determines based on the received positional data and the received restricted area data whether the UAV is currently intruding within a restricted area or is predicted to intrude within a restricted area and wherein the UAV controller initiates actions to prevent unauthorized intrusions into restricted areas.
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19 Claims
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1. A restricted area intrusion avoidance system comprising:
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an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that includes a positional sensor that determines a position of the UAV; a restricted area aggregator that collects and stores restricted area data, wherein the restricted area aggregator is searchable by location to provide spatially relevant restricted area data; and a UAV controller coupled to communicate with the UAV and the remotely located restricted area aggregator, wherein the UAV controller receives flight data and position data from the UAV and provides the UAV with flight control instructions, wherein the UAV controller provides position data to the restricted area aggregator and receives in response spatially relevant restricted area data from the restricted area aggregator, wherein the UAV controller includes an intrusion prevention module that determines based on the received positional data and the received restricted area data whether the UAV is currently intruding within a restricted area or is predicted to intrude within a restricted area, wherein in response to a detected intrusion the UAV controller generates a plurality of remediation maneuver points and automatically selects a remediation maneuver point that is both located outside of the restricted area and in close proximity to the current location of the UAV or presents to a user via a display the plurality of remediation maneuver points and prompts the user for a selection, wherein the selected remediation maneuver point is provided to the UAV as a flight control instruction to remedy or prevent the intrusion, wherein the intrusion prevention module includes a local database for storing the spatially relevant restricted area data provided by the restricted area aggregator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of preventing restricted area intrusions, the method comprising:
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receiving flight data provided by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), wherein the flight data includes at least positional data describing position of the UAV, wherein the flight data is received by a UAV controller associated with the UAV; requesting restricted area data from a restricted area aggregator, wherein the request include positional data received from the UAV; receiving spatially relevant restricted area data from the restricted area aggregator, wherein the spatially relevant restricted area data is received and stored by the UAV controller; determining a risk of intrusion based on a comparison of the flight data received from the UAV and the spatially relevant restricted area data received from the restricted area aggregator; calculating avoidance maneuvers in response to a determined risk of intrusion; displaying a map to a user that identifies the position of the UAV, corresponding spatially relevant restricted area, and calculated avoidance maneuvers and the user is prompted for action; and communicating the calculated avoidance maneuver selected by the user to the UAV as a flight control instruction to remedy and/or prevent an intrusion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) controller comprising:
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a controller interface coupled to communicate bi-directionally with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), wherein the controller interface receives flight data from the UAV and provides flight commands to the UAV, wherein flight data includes position information associated with the UAV; a restricted area interface coupled to communicate bi-directionally with a restricted area aggregator, wherein the restricted area interface provides a request to the restricted area aggregator for spatially relevant restricted area data, wherein the request includes position information received from the UAV, and wherein the restricted area aggregator selects spatially relevant restricted area data based on the position information received from the restricted area interface; and an intrusion prevention module that compares flight data received from the UAV with spatially relevant restricted area data to determine a risk of intrusion within a restricted area and calculates avoidance maneuvers to prevent the UAV from entering a restricted area; and a display for presenting to a user the location of the UAV, the location of spatially relevant restricted areas, and avoidance maneuvers calculated to prevent the UAV from entering a restricted area or to remove the UAV from a restricted area, wherein the controller interface communicates a calculated avoidance maneuver to the UAV as a flight control instruction to remedy and/or prevent an intrusion of a restricted area. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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