A flight control system for at least one tethered gyroglider along a flight path consistent with at least one flight mission is configured to fly the gyroglider within a portfolio of winds, managing an interaction between portfolios of at least four envelopes including wind, gyroglider performance,
A flight control system for at least one tethered gyroglider along a flight path consistent with at least one flight mission is configured to fly the gyroglider within a portfolio of winds, managing an interaction between portfolios of at least four envelopes including wind, gyroglider performance, flight and base station. Every flight mission corresponds to at least one flight path associated with a set containing at least one first value and at least one second value. The control system is provided with a learning and library manager comprising a repository having stored sets of first values and associated second values for each flight path. The current first values associated with a current mission are corrected based on predicted or experienced flight paths and measurable outputs to attain the desired flight path. The corrected, experienced values, flight path and measurable output are further stored in the repository for further learning.
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1. A control system for at least one tethered gyroglider along a flight path consistent with at least one flight mission, said control system comprising: a learning and library manager having a repository, said library manager adapted to receive and store in said repository, at least one of measured
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A control system for at least one tethered gyroglider along a flight path consistent with at least one flight mission, said control system comprising: a learning and library manager having a repository, said library manager adapted to receive and store in said repository, at least one of measured, simulated and calculated first values corresponding to at least one dynamic element associated with the at least one flight mission;at least one second value corresponding to pre-determined settings associated with the at least one flight mission; andstored flight paths associated with stored sets containing at least one of the stored first values and at least one of the stored second values, said stored flight paths corresponding to the at least one flight mission;an input manager adapted to receive current first values corresponding to the current state of said at least one dynamic element;a settings manager adapted to receive second values associated with at least one current flight mission of the at least one tethered gyroglider;a flight path controller comprising: a flight path generator adapted to receive a current set containing at least one of said current first values and at least one of said second values and the stored flight path along with the associated at least one stored set for said at least one current flight mission; said flight path generator further adapted to perform at least one of an iterative comparison, analysis, simulation, optimization, testing, ranking, rating and filtering of the received at least one current first value, with reference to the received at least one stored first value, to compute at least one corrected first value to co-operate with the received at least one second value and generate at least one determined flight path that substantially associates with said at least one current flight mission; andan editor adapted to append said stored sets with said current set containing said corrected first values, said second values and said determined flight path for said at least one current flight mission; andan activity processor adapted to receive and monitor said corrected first values and further adapted to perform at least one of allocating, segmenting, translating and transposing said corrected first values to at least one of flight control devices, generator controller, tension management means and base station control devices to achieve and generally maintain the position of the at least one tethered gyroglider along the determined flight path. 2. The control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one current flight mission is associated with a measurable output including at least one of time aloft, areas viewed, items of interest identified, monitored and subsequent actions enabled, communication enabled, geoengineering accomplished, civil engineering data gathered, mechanical engineering data gathered, aeronautical data gathered, climatic data gathered, power generated, timing, quantity and quality of power produced in relation to market demand, pricing and negotiations. 3. The control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one current flight mission is selected from the group consisting of surveillance, communication, geoengineering, positioning of airborne assets, power generation and propulsion. 4. The control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said flight control devices are adapted to receive said corrected first values and further adapted to control an array of means and methods to control the behavior of the at least one tethered gyroglider including controlling thrust, pitch, roll, yaw, power generation, tether functions, payload functions, reporting functions and timing and synchronization functions. 5. The control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said tension management means is adapted to receive said corrected first values and further adapted to monitor and control tether tension, tether payout, rewind speed and tether length extended and transmit associated data to said input manager. 6. The control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said generator controller is adapted to receive and monitor said corrected first values and further adapted to control a motor generator that acts as a power-generating brake during tether payout and as a winch during tether rewind cycles. 7. The control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said base station control devices are adapted to co-operate with a business and mission controller to compare measurable output associated with said at least one current flight mission, based on at least one of simulations, forecasts, expectations, market-based settings including quality, quantity, pricing, optionality, bidding and costs in participation with proximate facilities of associated commercial entities, control systems and networks and further adapted to communicate the comparison to said settings manager. 8. A controller for at least one tethered gyroglider, said controller comprising: a repository adapted to store values for dynamic elements, settings, and flight paths;an input device adapted to receive the values for said dynamic elements;a setting device adapted to receive the values for said settings;a flight path controlling device comprising: a flight path generator adapted to generate at least one flight path for a current flight mission; andan editor adapted to update said repository; andan activity processing device adapted to achieve and maintain the position of the at least one tethered gyroglider along the flight path. 9. The controller as claimed in claim 8, wherein said flight path controlling device further comprises at least one of: a forecasting device adapted to either forecast or determine wind envelopes, flight envelopes and performance envelopes of each of the at least one tethered gyroglider;an event managing device adapted to determine safety and certainty of performance of each of the at least one tethered gyroglider; anda reporting device. 10. The controller as claimed in claim 8, wherein said dynamic elements include at least one of proximate wind vectors, wind forecasts, base station location, obstructions, geospatial locations of the at least one tethered gyroglider, geospatial location of proximate gyrogliders and their tethers, geospatial velocity, tether tension, tether length extended, tether behavior, tether health, payload, state of the at least one tethered gyroglider, onboard power system means, communication means, base station mains power and auxiliary power means, mission status, appurtenant market and customer circumstances, measurable output associated with the at least one flight mission. 11. The controller as claimed in claim 8, wherein said values for settings are at least one of a fixed value, a range, an array, a mathematical function that returns a fixed value, a range, array of values when employed that represent a device, system control or logical parameters, including threshold values, ranges, limits, operational goals, specification of the at least one flight mission, specifications of the at least one tethered gyroglider and associated components, serial or registration numbers, specifications, material and weight of said components and said tether. 12. The controller as claimed in claim 8, wherein said base station control devices are connected to a business and mission controller. 13. A method for controlling a tethered gyroglider along a flight path consistent with at least one flight mission, said method comprising the steps of: receiving and storing in a repository, at least one of measured, simulated and calculated first values corresponding to at least one dynamic element associated with at least one flight mission;receiving and storing in said repository, at least one second value corresponding to pre-determined settings associated with said at least one flight mission;receiving and storing flight paths corresponding to the at least one flight mission in said repository, the stored flight paths being associated with stored sets containing at least one of the stored first values and at least one of the stored second values;receiving current first values corresponding to the current state of said at least one dynamic element;receiving second values associated with at least one current flight mission;receiving at least one stored flight path along with the associated at least one stored set corresponding to said at least one current flight mission;performing at least one of iteratively comparing, analyzing, simulating, optimizing, testing, ranking, rating and filtering of the received at least one current first value with reference to the received at least one stored first value;computing at least one corrected first value to co-operate with the received at least one second value;generating at least one determined flight path that substantially associates with said at least one current flight mission;appending said stored sets with said current set containing said corrected first values, associated second values and said determined flight path for said at least one current flight mission;receiving and monitoring said corrected first values; andperforming at least one of allocating, segmenting, translating and transposing said corrected first values to achieve and generally maintain the position of the at least one tethered gyroglider along the determined flight path. 14. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the step of receiving current first values includes the steps of determining at least one of proximate wind vectors, wind forecasts, base station location, obstructions, geospatial locations of the at least one tethered gyroglider, geospatial location of proximate gyrogliders and their tethers, geospatial velocity, tether tension, tether length extended, tether behavior, tether health, payload, onboard power system means, communication means, base station mains power and auxiliary power means, mission status, appurtenant market and customer circumstances, measurable output associated with the at least one flight mission. 15. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the step of generating at least one determined flight path further includes at least one of the steps of: forecasting or determining wind envelopes of variable geospatial dimension and duration relative to a plurality of base station envelopes consistent with at least a part of a farm, and flight envelopes corresponding to positions, states and performance envelopes of each of said gyrogliders;determining safety and certainty of performance of each of said gyrogliders based on said at least one current flight mission and prescribing either an immediate prescriptive action or another flight mission; andreporting data associated with at least one of said first values. 16. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the step of performing at least one of allocating, segmenting, translating and transposing said corrected first values further includes at least one of the steps of: receiving said corrected first values and controlling an array of means and methods to control the behavior of the at least one tethered gyroglider including controlling thrust, pitch, roll, yaw, power generation, tether functions, payload functions, reporting functions and timing and synchronization functions;receiving said corrected first values; monitoring and controlling tether tension, tether payout and rewind speed and tether length extended; and transmitting associated data to an input manager;receiving and monitoring said corrected first values; and controlling a motor generator that acts as a power-generating brake during tether payout and as a winch during tether rewind cycles; andcomparing a measurable output associated with said at least one current flight mission, based on at least one of simulations, forecasts, expectations, market-based settings including quality, quantity, pricing, optionality, bidding and costs in participation with proximate facilities of associated commercial entities, control systems and networks and further communicating the comparison to a settings manager.
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