IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0752438
(2013-01-29)
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등록번호 |
US-9129520
(2015-09-08)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Limbaugh, Douglas V.
- Barnhard, David H.
- Rychener, Thomas H.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
18 |
초록
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An unmanned aerial system (UAS) position reporting system may include an air traffic control reporting system (ATC-RS) coupled with a ground control station (GCS) of an unmanned aerial system. The ATC-RS may include an automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) and traffic information servic
An unmanned aerial system (UAS) position reporting system may include an air traffic control reporting system (ATC-RS) coupled with a ground control station (GCS) of an unmanned aerial system. The ATC-RS may include an automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) and traffic information services broadcast (TIS-B) transceiver and one or more telecommunications modems. The ATC-RS may be adapted to receive position data of the UAS in an airspace from the GCS and to selectively communicate the position of the UAS in the airspace to a civilian air traffic control center (ATC), to a military command and control (C2) communication center, or to both the civilian ATC and the military C2 communication center through the ADS-B and TIS-B transceiver. The ATC-RS may also be adapted to display the position of the UAS in the airspace on a display screen coupled with the ATC-RS.
대표청구항
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1. An unmanned aerial system position reporting system comprising: an air traffic control reporting system (ATC-RS) coupled with a ground control station (GCS) and located on the ground, the GCS in operational communication with an unmanned aerial system (UAS) for guidance during flight, the ATC-RS
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An unmanned aerial system position reporting system comprising: an air traffic control reporting system (ATC-RS) coupled with a ground control station (GCS) and located on the ground, the GCS in operational communication with an unmanned aerial system (UAS) for guidance during flight, the ATC-RS comprising an automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) and traffic information services broadcast (TIS-B) transceiver, the ATC-RS adapted to:gather from the GCS position data of the UAS in an airspace, wherein the GCS receives the position data from the UAS or the GCS generates the position data while the UAS moves in the airspace;selectively communicate the position of the UAS in the airspace to a civilian air traffic control center (ATC), to a military command and control (C2) communication center, or to both a civilian ATC and a military C2 communication center through the ADS-B and TIS-B transceiver; anddisplay the position of the UAS in the airspace on one or more display screens coupled with the ATC-RS. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the ATC-RS is further adapted to communicate the position of the UAS in a Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4586 signal; a Cursor on Target (CoT) formatted signal; an ADS-B signal or TIS-B signal; a Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARS) signal, or an All Purpose Structured Eurocontrol Surveillance Information Exchange (ASTERIX) signal. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein: the ATC-RS further comprises one or more telecommunication modems; andthe ATC-RS is further adapted to communicate with a civilian ATC, with a military C2 communication center, or with both a civilian ATC and a military C2 communication center through voice and data using the one or more telecommunication modems. 4. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more telecommunication modems are one or more satellite modems. 5. The system of claim 2, wherein the ATC-RS further comprises: a UAS position data collector comprised in the GCS of the UAS and adapted to receive position data for the UAS in the airspace from the GCS;a communications input/output (I/O) circuit adapted to receive position data of the UAS in the airspace through a universal serial bus (USB) port connection with the GCS and to route data and voice information within the ATC-RS, the communications I/O circuit coupled with the ADS-B and TIS-B transceiver and the one or more telecommunication modems;an air traffic control (ATC) communication formatting module coupled with the communications I/O circuit, the ATC communication formatting module adapted to receive the position data from the UAS position data collector and to produce a civilian position data stream by formatting the position data to correspond with a civilian ATC data format;a command and control (C2) communication formatting module coupled with the communications I/O circuit, andthe C2 communication formatting module adapted to receive the position data from the UAS position data collector and to produce a military position data stream by formatting the position data to correspond with a military C2 communication center data format. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein the ATC-RS further comprises: a voice link module coupled with the communications I/O circuit and adapted to receive voice information from a microphone and to convert the voice information to a voice data signal. 7. The system of claim 5, wherein the communications input/output (I/O) circuit further comprises a USB hub, a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, a Recommended Standard-232 (RS-232) and RS-422 to USB interface, one or more power converters, an embedded flash drive, and an external power supply. 8. An unmanned aerial system position reporting system comprising: an unmanned aerial system (UAS) ground control station (GCS) adapted to receive or generate data identifying the position of a UAS in an airspace and to allow an operator of the UAS to operate the UAS;an air traffic control reporting system (ATC-RS) coupled with the GCS and located on the ground, the ATC-RS adapted to gather from the GCS the data identifying the position of the UAS and then selectively transmit the position of the UAS in the airspace to an air traffic control center (ATC), or to a military command and control (C2) communication center, or to both an ATC and a military C2 communication center, the ATC-RS comprising:an automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) and traffic information services broadcast (TIS-B) transceiver adapted to transmit the position of the UAS in the airspace as an ADS-B signal or a TIS-B signal; andone or more display screens coupled with the ATC-RS, the one or more display screens adapted to display the position of the UAS in the airspace. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the ATC-RS is further adapted to communicate the position of the UAS in a Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4586 formatted signal; a Cursor on Target (CoT) formatted signal; an ADS-B signal or TIS-B signal; a Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARS) formatted signal, or an All Purpose Structured Eurocontrol Surveillance Information Exchange (ASTERIX) formatted signal. 10. The system of claim 8, further comprising: one or more telecommunication modems adapted to allow an operator of the UAS to communicate by voice with the ATC. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more telecommunication modems are one or more satellite modems. 12. The system of claim 10, wherein the ATC-RS further comprises: a UAS position data collector comprised in the GCS of the UAS and adapted to receive position data for the UAS in the airspace from the GCS;a communications input/output (I/O) circuit adapted to receive position data of the UAS in the airspace through a universal serial bus (USB) port connection with the GCS and to route data and voice information within the ATC-RS, the communications I/O circuit coupled with the ADS-B and TIS-B transceiver and the one or more telecommunication modems;an air traffic control (ATC) communication formatting module coupled with the communications I/O circuit, the ATC communication formatting module adapted to receive the position data from the UAS position data collector and to produce a civilian position data stream by formatting the position data to correspond with a civilian ATC data format; anda command and control (C2) communication formatting module coupled with the communications I/O circuit, the C2 communication formatting module adapted to receive the position data from the UAS position data collector and to produce a military position data stream by formatting the position data to correspond with a military C2 communication center data format. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the communications I/O circuit further comprises a USB hub, a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, a Recommended Standard-232 (RS-232) and RS-422 to USB interface, one or more power converters, an embedded flash drive, and an external power supply. 14. The system of claim 12, wherein the ATC-RS further comprises: a voice link module coupled with the communications I/O circuit and adapted to receive voice information from a microphone and to convert the voice information to a voice data signal. 15. An air traffic control reporting system (ATC-RS) on the ground, the ATC-RS comprising: an unmanned aerial system (UAS) position data collector, the UAS position data collector adapted to gather from a ground control station (GCS) position data for the UAS in an airspace, the GCS in operational communication with the UAS for guidance during flight;a communications input/output (I/O) circuit adapted to receive position data from the GCS of the UAS in the airspace through a universal serial bus (USB) port connection with the GCS and to route data and voice information within the ATC-RS;an air traffic control (ATC) communication formatting module coupled with the communications I/O circuit, the ATC communication formatting module adapted to receive the position data from the UAS position data collector and to produce a civilian position data stream by formatting the position data to correspond with a civilian ATC data format;a command and control (C2) communication formatting module coupled with the communications I/O circuit, the C2 communication formatting module adapted to receive the position data from the UAS position data collector and to produce a military position data stream by formatting the position data to correspond with a military C2 communication center data format; andan automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) and traffic information services broadcast (TIS-B) transceiver coupled with the communications I/O circuit, the ADS-B transceiver adapted to receive the civilian position data stream and the military position data stream and to selectively transmit an ADS-B signal or a TIS-B signal corresponding with the civilian position data stream, the military position data stream, or both the civilian position data stream and the military position data stream. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the military C2 communication center data format is in a Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4586, Cursor on Target (CoT), Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARS) or an All Purpose Structured Eurocontrol Surveillance Information Exchange (ASTERIX) format. 17. The system of claim 15, wherein the communications I/O circuit further comprises a USB hub, a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, a Recommended Standard-232 (RS-232) and RS-422 to USB interface, one or more power converters, an embedded flash drive, and an external power supply. 18. The system of claim 15, the ATC-RS further comprising: a voice link module coupled with the communications I/O circuit and adapted to receive voice information from a microphone and to convert the voice information to a voice data signal. 19. The system of claim 18, the ATC-RS further comprising: one or more telecommunications modems coupled with the communications I/O circuit, the one or more telecommunications modems adapted to transmit the voice data signal through a voice communication network. 20. The system of claim 19, wherein the one or more telecommunication modems are one or more satellite modems.
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