The Boeing Company

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Robert C Wilson, Jr

Ted Dell Whitley

Regina Inez Estkowski

According to an embodiment herein, a method of predicting a trajectory of an aerospace vehicle comprises accessing an observation of a state of the vehicle from sensor data; and using a computing system to predict different possible future positions and attitudes of the vehicle, including using the sensor data and associated latencies to determine a set of vehicle state transitions. Each state transition in the set is computed as a function of estimated latency. The method further comprises using the computing system to update a prior distribution of the vehicle state with the state transitions. Consequently, the predicted trajectory is compensated for latency.

Trajectory prediction based on state transitions and lantencies

Systems and methods for representing a flight vehicle in a controlled environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system comprises a communications link that extends between a ground-based facility and at least one flight vehicle operating within the controlled environment that is operable to communicate trajectory data between the ground-based facility and the at least one flight vehicle, and a processor configured to generate the trajectory data.

Systems and methods for representation of a flight vehicle in a controlled environment

Methods and apparatus for controlling movement of aircraft through a defined air space are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes generating a model of the defined air space. The model is configured to indicate a safe subset of the defined air space for movement. Receiving a trajectory datum from an aircraft facilitates placing the aircraft at an aircraft position in the generated model of the defined air space according to the trajectory datum. A route is generated for the aircraft through the defined air space according to the aircraft position and the safe subset. Control commands are transmitted to the aircraft; the control commands are configured to control the aircraft according to the route.

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Covington, WA, United States of America

Robert C Wilson, Jr