Unmanned vehicle proximity warning system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11200809-B2
Application number	US-201916436785-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2019
Priority date	Aug 25, 2016
Publication date	Dec 14, 2021
Grant date	Dec 14, 2021

Abstract

A traffic control system is described that comprises a transceiver configured to receive a first signal comprising location data indicating a location of an unmanned vehicle (UV). The traffic control system further comprises a processor configured to determine a location of a second vehicle and determine a course of the second vehicle. The processor is further configured to cause, based on determining the location of the second vehicle and the course of the second vehicle, the transceiver to transmit a second signal to the UV directing the UV to avoid the course of the second vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system configured to mount on an unmanned vehicle (UV) comprising:
a transceiver configured to:
receive location data indicating a location of the UV and a course of the UV;
transmit a first signal indicating the location data to a second vehicle, wherein the location data includes an identification of a home location of the UV, wherein the location data is encoded in the first signal in a weather radar frequency band comprising frequencies between eight gigahertz and twelve gigahertz; and
receive, from the second vehicle, a second signal directing the UV to return to the home location and avoid a course of the second vehicle; and

a processing circuitry configured to:
determine that moving towards the home location of the UV would place the UV in the course of the second vehicle; and
cause the UV to move in another direction in response to determining that moving towards the home location would place the UV in the course of the second vehicle.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location data comprises a latitude of the UV, a longitude of the UV, an altitude of the UV, a speed of the UV, and a telemetry network of the UV.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location data is encoded in the first signal at frequencies between 9.3 gigahertz and 9.4 gigahertz.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
receive commands from a user via the transceiver; and
cause the transceiver to communicate to a user that the transceiver has received the second signal.

5. The system of claim 1 ,
wherein a location or the course of the second vehicle is encoded in the second signal,
wherein the processing circuitry is configured to determine an evasive maneuver for the UV based on the location or the course of the second vehicle encoded in the second signal, and
wherein to cause the UV to move in another direction, the processing circuitry is configured to cause the UV to perform the evasive maneuver.

6. The system of claim 1 ,
wherein the processing circuitry is configured to determine whether to increase or decrease altitude based on information indicated in the second signal, and
wherein to cause the UV to move in another direction, the processing circuitry is configured to cause the UV to increase or decrease altitude as determined based on the information indicated in the second signal.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
determine that, in a separate instance, moving towards the home location of the UV would not place the UV in the course of the second vehicle; and
cause the UV to move towards the home location in response to determining that, in the separate instance, moving towards the home location would not place the UV in the course of the second vehicle.

8. A method comprising:
receiving, by a processing circuitry from a transceiver onboard a UV, location data indicating a location of the UV and a course of the UV;
causing, by the processing circuitry, the transceiver to transmit a first signal indicating the location data to a second vehicle, wherein the location data includes an identification of a home location of the UV, wherein the location data is encoded in the first signal in a weather radar frequency band comprising frequencies between eight gigahertz and twelve gigahertz;
receiving, by the transceiver from the second vehicle, a second signal directing the UV to return to the home location and avoid a course of the second vehicle;
determining, by the processing circuitry, that moving towards the home location of the UV would place the UV in the course of the second vehicle; and
causing, by the processing circuitry, the UV to move in another direction in response to determining that moving towards the home location would place the UV in the course of the second vehicle.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the location data comprises a latitude of the UV, a longitude of the UV, an altitude of the UV, a speed of the UV, and a telemetry network of the UV.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the location data is encoded in the first signal at frequencies between 9.3 gigahertz and 9.4 gigahertz.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving commands from a user via the transceiver; and
causing the transceiver to communicate to a user that the transceiver has received the second signal.

12. The method of claim 8 ,
wherein a location or a course of the second vehicle is encoded in the second signal,
wherein the method further comprises determining an evasive maneuver for the UV based on the location or the course of the second vehicle encoded in the second signal, and
wherein causing the UV to move in another direction comprises causing the UV to perform the evasive maneuver.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising determining whether to increase or decrease altitude based on information indicated in the second signal,
wherein causing the UV to move in another direction comprises causing the UV to increase or decrease altitude as determined based on the information indicated in the second signal.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
determining that, in a separate instance, moving towards the home location of the UV would not place the UV in the course of the second vehicle; and
causing the UV to move towards the home location in response to determining that, in the separate instance, moving towards the home location would not place the UV in the course of the second vehicle.

15. A device comprising a computer-readable medium having executable instructions stored thereon, configured to be executable by processing circuitry for causing the processing circuitry to:
receive, from a transceiver onboard a UV, location data indicating a location of the UV and a course of the UV;
cause the transceiver to transmit a first signal indicating the location data to a second vehicle, wherein the location data includes an identification of a home location of the UV, wherein the location data is encoded in the first signal in a weather radar frequency band comprising frequencies between eight gigahertz and twelve gigahertz;
receive, from the transceiver from the second vehicle, a second signal directing the UV to return to the home location and avoid a course of the second vehicle;
determine that moving towards the home location of the UV would place the UV in the course of the second vehicle; and
cause the UV to move in another direction in response to determining that moving towards the home location would place the UV in the course of the second vehicle.

16. The device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the processing circuitry to:
receive commands from a user via the transceiver; and
cause the transceiver to communicate to a user that the transceiver has received the second signal.

17. The device of claim 15 ,
wherein a location or the course of the second vehicle is encoded in the second signal,
wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the processing circuitry to determine an evasive maneuver for the UV based on the location or the course of the second vehicle encoded in the second signal, and
wherein the instructions to cause the UV to move in another direction comprise instructions to cause the UV to perform the evasive maneuver.

18. The device of claim 15 ,
wherein the location data comprises a latitude of the UV, a longitude of the UV, an altitude of the UV, a speed of the UV, and a telemetry network of the UV, and
wherei

Assignees

• Honeywell Int Inc

Inventors

• Batra Ajay
• Sundararaj Laveen Vikram
• Ebsv Charan

Classifications

• G08G5/80

  Anti-collision systems · CPC title

• G08G5/57

  for unmanned aircraft · CPC title

• G08G5/55

  for a single aircraft · CPC title

• G08G5/26

  Transmission of traffic-related information between aircraft and ground stations · CPC title

• G08G5/25 Primary

  Transmission of traffic-related information between aircraft · CPC title