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POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN UNMANNED AIR VEHICLE

  • US 20170313419A1
  • Filed: 07/05/2017
  • Published: 11/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A power management system for an unmanned air vehicle, wherein the unmanned air vehicle comprises at least one onboard subsystem selected from:

  • an instrumentation system, further including a plurality of antennas, a barometric altitude sensor, and a pitot sensor;

    an autopilot system, further including control surfaces, inertial measurement units and autopilot controls;

    a GPS;

    an electronic speed control system;

    a propulsion system;

    a power system that comprises a plurality of power sources;

    orany combination thereof; and

    wherein the power management system includes a fuzzy logic power management unit connected to the at least one onboard subsystem and having a processor comprising hardware and software utilizing a fuzzy logic algorithm, the fuzzy logic power management unit further comprising decision-making functionalities to optimize at least one of an endurance of the unmanned air vehicle during performance of a mission and a speed of the unmanned air vehicle during performance of the mission.

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