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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2021
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
John R. Wittmaak, Jr., Newark, TX (US);
Joshua A. Edler, Irving, TX (US);
Alan H. Steinert, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Joshua A Duckett, Trophy Club, TX (US);
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are described for increasing the safety of unmanned vehicles. Failure rates of components can be combined and adjusted if necessary given sensor data or statistical or historical data that impacts failure rates. The failure rates of components can be combined to give an overall failure or success rate for a vehicle and can be compared to an accepted failure or success rate in connection with a hazard. Hazards with heightened safety requirements can be avoided by a contingency maneuver if the unmanned vehicle's failure or success rate is not acceptable.