FLIGHT INTERPRETER FOR CAPTIVE CARRY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS DEMONSTRATION
First Claim
1. A system for unmanned aircraft system (UAS) testing comprising:
- a UAS flight control system;
an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) attached to the UAS flight control system, said OPV having an OPV flight control system; and
,a flight control interpreter (FCI) receiving input from the UAS flight control system representing control parameters for a flight profile of the UAS, said FCI providing status commands as an output to the OPV flight control system to replicate the flight profile, said OPV flight control system further including a pilot override.
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Abstract
A system for unmanned aircraft system (UAS) testing which incorporates a UAS flight control system and an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) carrying the UAS flight control system. The OPV has an OPV flight control system and a flight control interpreter (FCI) which receives input from the UAS flight control system representing control parameters for a flight profile of the UAS. The FCI provides status commands as an output to the OPV flight control system to replicate the flight profile. These status commands are selected from the group consisting of data regarding attitude, vertical navigation, lateral navigation, turn rate, velocity and engine operations. The OPV flight control system includes a pilot override for emergency, flight safety or other contingencies allowing an on board pilot to assume control of the OPV.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for unmanned aircraft system (UAS) testing comprising:
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a UAS flight control system; an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) attached to the UAS flight control system, said OPV having an OPV flight control system; and
,a flight control interpreter (FCI) receiving input from the UAS flight control system representing control parameters for a flight profile of the UAS, said FCI providing status commands as an output to the OPV flight control system to replicate the flight profile, said OPV flight control system further including a pilot override. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An unmanned aircraft system (UAS) Captive Carry test system comprising:
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at least a UAS fuselage having a UAS flight control system; an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) having an OPV flight control system with a pilot override, said OPV carrying the UAS fuselage and a flight control interpreter (FCI) receiving control parameters from the UAS flight control system, said FCI providing status commands to the OPV flight control system to replicate a UAS flight profile; and
,an OPV ground monitor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for testing of an unmanned aircraft system UAS in the national airspace (NAS) comprising:
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attaching at least a UAS fuselage having a UAS flight control system to an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) having an OPV flight control system with a pilot override; interconnecting the UAS flight control system to a flight control interpreter (FCI); interconnecting the FCI to the OPV flight control system; initiating a UAS flight profile; providing control parameters from the UAS flight control system to the FCI; interpreting the control parameters in the FCI; determining if the profile is complete and, if not, outputting status commands from the FCI to the OPV control system; determining if there is a pilot override; and
,controlling the OPV based on the status commands. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of controlling an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) in national airspace comprising:
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attaching an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to an OPV; receiving control parameters for a flight profile with a UAS flight control system; and
,directing the control parameters to a flight control interpreter. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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