System and method for controlling flight

1 . A system for controlling flight, the system comprising:

an aerial vehicle configured to fly in at least one control area;

a plurality of ground internetworking devices provided in the at least one control area configured to communicate with the aerial vehicle; and

a ground control station configured to communicate with at least one of the plurality of ground internetworking devices depending on a position of the aerial vehicle,

wherein a ground internetworking device of the plurality of ground internetworking devices is configured to:

perform commercial network communication with the ground control station;

perform line of sight (LOS) communication with the aerial vehicle;

receive flight information from the aerial vehicle through the LOS communication; and

transmit the received flight information to the ground control station through the commercial network communication,

wherein the ground internetworking device is configured to:

convert information for controlling the aerial vehicle that is received from the ground control station through the commercial network communication, so that converted information is transmitted to the aerial vehicle through the LOS communication; and

convert the flight information that is received from the aerial vehicle through the LOS communication, so that the flight information is transmitted to the ground control station through the commercial network communication.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the ground control station is configured to:

communicate with an n-th ground internetworking device of the plurality of ground internetworking devices that is provided in an n-th control area of the at least one control area when the aerial vehicle is in the n-th control area of the at least one control area.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the ground control station is configured to:

communicate with an n-th ground internetworking device of the plurality of ground internetworking devices that is provided in an n-th control area of the at least one control area; and

communicate with an (n+1)-th ground internetworking device of the plurality of ground internetworking device that is provided in an (n+1)-th control area of the at least one control area, when the aerial vehicle is in a hand-over area between the n-th control area of the at least one control area and the (n+1)-th control area adjacent to the n-th control area.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the ground control station is configured to:

transmit information for controlling the aerial vehicle to at least one of the plurality of ground internetworking devices.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of ground internetworking devices is configured to transmit to the aerial vehicle the converted information for controlling the aerial vehicle.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one control area includes:

an area allowing LOS communication with at least one of the plurality of ground internetworking devices.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the ground control station is configured to communicate with an air traffic control (ATC) device.

8 . A method for controlling flight, the method comprising:

determining, by a ground control station, a control area in which an aerial vehicle flies; and

performing, by the ground control station, communication with at least one ground internetworking device depending on the control area in which the aerial vehicle flies,

wherein the ground internetworking device is configured to:

perform commercial network communication with the ground control station;

perform line of sight (LOS) communication with the aerial vehicle;

receive flight information from the aerial vehicle through the LOS communication; and

transmit the received flight information to the ground control station through the commercial network communication,

wherein the ground internetworking device is configured to:

convert information for controlling the aerial vehicle that is received from the ground control station through the commercial network communication, so that converted information is transmitted to the aerial vehicle through the LOS communication; and

convert the flight information that is received from the aerial vehicle through the LOS communication, so that the flight information is transmitted to the ground control station through the commercial network communication.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the performing, by the ground control station, communication with the at least one ground internetworking device includes:

performing communication with an n-th ground internetworking device of the at least one ground internetworking device that is provided in an n-th control area when the aerial vehicle is in the n-th control area.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the performing, by the ground control station, communication with the at least one ground internetworking device include:

performing communication with an n-th ground internetworking device of the at least one ground internetworking device that is provided in an n-th control area of at least one control area, and an (n+1)-th ground internetworking device of the at least one ground internetworking device that is provided in an (n+1)-th control area adjacent to the n-th control area, with the aerial vehicle in a hand-over area between the n-th control area and the (n+1)-th control area.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the performing, by the ground control station, communication with the at least one ground internetworking device includes:

transmitting information for controlling the aerial vehicle to the at lest one ground internetworking device.

12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

performing communication between the at least one ground internetworking device and the aerial vehicle, after performing, by the ground control station, communication with the at least one ground internetworking device.

13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the control area includes:

an area allowing LOS communication with the at least one ground internetworking device.