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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2017
Airbus Defence and Space S.a., Getafe, ES;
Francisco Javier Ramos Salas, Getafe, ES;
César Castro Gómez, Getafe, ES;
Aníbal Fernández Vázquez, Getafe, ES;
AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE S.A., Getafe, ES;
Abstract
An Unmanned Air Vehicle control station, comprising critical systems implementing safety involved functions, non-critical systems implementing non-safety involved functions and a gateway computer. The critical systems comprise at least two redundant critical computers, a redundant critical network and critical back-up network, and at least two redundant UAV-specific computers that implement UAV-specific functions and communicate with the UAV, wherein the at least two critical computers and the at least two UAV-specific computers are connected to the critical network and to the critical back-up network. The non-critical systems comprise at least one non-critical computer, and a non-critical network, wherein the at least one non-critical computer is connected to the non-critical network. The gateway computer centralizes and supervises data exchanges between the critical and non-critical systems, such that the control station comprises a plurality of redundant operator consoles, each operator console comprising at least two redundant critical computers and a non-critical computer.