SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM COMMUNICATION
Systems and methods may provide unmanned aerial system (UAS) communication, a method performed by a UAS includes obtaining first digital information that indicates a position of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the UAS; obtaining second digital information that identifies a zone of a flight map; determining whether an airspace violation has occurred by comparing the position of the UAV with the zone of the flight map, based on the first digital information and the second digital information; and controlling the UAS to warn a user of the UAS about the airspace violation occurring or potentially occurring, or controlling the UAV to auto return or land, based on the determining.
1 . A method performed by an unmanned aerial system (UAS), the method comprising:
obtaining first digital information that indicates a position of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the UAS;
obtaining second digital information that identifies a zone of a flight map;
determining whether an airspace violation has occurred by comparing the position of the UAV with the zone of the flight map, based on the first digital information and the second digital information; and
controlling the UAS to warn a user of the UAS about the airspace violation occurring or potentially occurring, or controlling the UAV to auto return or land, based on the determining.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein
the second digital information includes parameters that indicate a horizontal boundary of the zone, a ceiling of the zone, and a floor of the zone.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein
the flight map is a UAV flight map.
4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein
at least a portion of the second digital information is in a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format.
5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein
the portion of the second digital information that is in the JSON format indicates the horizontal boundary of the zone by using a first key value, and indicates a horizontal boundary of another zone of the flight map by using a second key value.
6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein
at least a portion of the second digital information has a dictionary data type.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining the second digital information comprises obtaining the second digital information from a server, via a wireless connection to a network that is external to the UAS.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the obtaining the second digital information from the server comprises providing a Representational State Transfer (REST)-ful query to the server to obtain the second digital information.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein
the obtaining the second digital information comprises obtaining, by the UAV, the second digital information via a first wireless connection to a network that is external to the UAS, and
the determining whether the airspace violation has occurred is performed by at least one processor of the UAV.
10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
updating an aeronautical chart, that is stored in the UAS, with the second digital information that is obtained.
11 . An unmanned aerial system (UAS) comprising:
an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); and
a controller configured to wirelessly communicate with the UAV and control the UAV,
wherein at least one from among the UAV and the controller comprises:
at least one processor; and
memory comprising computer code, the computer code configured to, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
determine whether an airspace violation has occurred by comparing a position of the UAV with a zone of a flight map, based on first digital information and second digital information obtained by the at least one processor, and
warn a user of the UAS about the airspace violation occurring or potentially occurring, or controlling the UAV to auto return or land, based on the determination,
the first digital information indicates the position of the UAV, and
the second digital information identifies the zone of the flight map.
12 . The UAS of claim 11 , wherein
the second digital information includes parameters that indicate a horizontal boundary of the zone, a ceiling of the zone, and a floor of the zone.
13 . The UAS of claim 12 , wherein
the flight map is a UAV flight map.
14 . The UAS of claim 12 , wherein
at least a portion of the second digital information is in a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format.
15 . The UAS of claim 12 , wherein
the portion of the second digital information that is in the JSON format indicates the horizontal boundary of the zone by using a first key value, and indicates a horizontal boundary of another zone of the flight map by using a second key value.
16 . The UAS of claim 12 , wherein
at least a portion of the second digital information has a dictionary data type.
17 . The UAS of claim 12 , wherein
the computer code is further configured to, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to obtain the second digital information from a server, via a wireless connection to a network that is external to the UAS.
18 . The UAS of claim 17 , wherein
the computer code is further configured to, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to provide a Representational State Transfer (REST)-ful query to the server to obtain the second digital information.
19 . The UAS of claim 11 , wherein
the UAV is configured to obtain the second digital information via a wireless connection to a network that is external to the UAS, and
the UAV comprises the memory and the at least one processor, and the UAV is configured to determine whether the airspace violation has occurred based on the first digital information and the second digital information.
20 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer code that is configured to, when executed by at least one processor of an unmanned aerial system (UAS), cause the at least one processor to:
determine whether an airspace violation has occurred by comparing a position of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the UAS with a zone of a flight map, based on first digital information and second digital information obtained by the at least one processor of the UAS; and
warn a user of the UAS about the airspace violation occurring or potentially occurring, or control the UAV to auto return or land, based on the determination,
wherein the first digital information indicates the position of the UAV, and
the second digital information identifies the zone of the flight map.