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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
May. 08, 2008
Applicant:
Joseph M. Colich, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventor:
Joseph M. Colich, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/04 (2006.01); G08G 7/02 (2006.01); G08G 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of and a system for controlling personal air vehicle (PAV) traffic provides a take-off-and-landing zone, and a forward flight zone. The take-off-and-landing zone may be from the ground up to a first altitude. The forward flight zone may be from the first altitude up to a second altitude. A maximum airspeed is provided in the take-off-and-landing zone. Minimum and maximum airspeeds are provided in the forward flight zone. In the forward flight zone there is a single heading for each altitude. Any change in heading must be accompanied by a change in altitude.