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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
Etak Systems, Llc, Huntersville, NC (US);
Lee Priest, Charlotte, NC (US);
Metal Raptor, LLC, Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
An air traffic control system includes one or more servers each including a network interface, a processor, and memory; and a database communicatively coupled to the one or more servers, wherein the network interface in each of the one or more servers is communicatively coupled to one or more passenger drones via a plurality of wireless networks at least one of which comprises a cellular network; wherein the one or more servers are configured to obtain operational data from a passenger drone, obtain conditions from one or more of the operational data and the database, determine a future flight plan based on the operational data and a flying lane assignment for the passenger drone, determine potential collisions in the future flight plan based on static obstructions and dynamic obstructions, obtained from the database based on the future flight plan, and provide evasive maneuver instructions to the passenger drone.