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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2001
Timothy L. Johnson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A method and system for automatic flight envelope protection to reduce damage and mishap rates of vehicles. The method and system generally include receiving a mission command from a mission management system that contains a predetermined flight mission; evaluating whether executing the command will maintain the vehicle within a flight envelope; modifying the command to one when executed will maintain the vehicle within the flight envelope, if otherwise; replanning and updating the mission pursuant to the command; sending the command to a flight control center; measuring the vehicle's state to determine if the command was executed as planned, and finally obtaining a next mission command.