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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
May. 28, 2015
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
George F. Elmasry, San Marcos, CA (US);
Rolf Stefani, West River, MD (US);
James Gary Cooper, Jr., Annapolis, MD (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for creating a network cloud based hierarchical architecture for supporting unmanned aircraft are disclosed. A system may include a higher level server, one or more lower level server in direct communication with the higher level server, and one or more control station in direct communication with the lower level server. Each control station may be configured to: control flight operations of an unmanned aircraft; acquire flight information and position information of the unmanned aircraft; and provide updates to the lower level server regarding the flight information and position information of the unmanned aircraft. Each lower level server may be configured to: process the flight information and position information received from the control station; and provide updates to the higher level server regarding the flight information and position information received from the control station.