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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2024
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Jesse A. Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
Brian R. Wolford, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Joshua A. Slagle, Marion, IA (US);
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a flight management system (FMS) that is in communication with other FMSs on other UAVs. The FMS includes a route manager that retrieves data from an avoidance source and determines an avoidance importance score for a route adjustment request based on the data. The route manager also determines a route complexity score for the request. A rerouter within the FMS compares the route complexity score for the request to a complexity threshold for the UAV. Based on the comparison, the rerouter forwards to the request to a rerouting client on the UAV or to the other UAVs via inter-application communication. If the request is sent to the other UAVs, then the processed new route is provided by the originating UAV.