METHODS AND DEVICES FOR UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM TRACKING
A vehicle control function, UCF, and a method for the UCF that receives from a traffic management function, USS/UTM, a first positioning request message comprising a vehicle system, UAV, identity and coordinates of interest, determines with the USS/UTM a positioning configuration for the coordinates of interest, sends to a Location Server a second positioning request message comprising the UAV identity, UAV positioning configuration, receives positioning information for the UAV from the Location Server, and sends to the USS/UTM a positioning report message comprising the UAV identity and the positioning information.
1 . A method for operation by a vehicle control device, the method comprising:
receiving, from a traffic management device, a first positioning request message comprising information indicating a vehicle system identity;
sending to a location server a second positioning request message comprising the information indicating the vehicle system identity;
receiving positioning information for the vehicle system from the location server;
obtaining an assessment of a validity of a position reported by the vehicle system by comparing the positioning information received from the location server with network-reported positioning information; and
sending to the traffic management device a positioning report message comprising the information indicating the vehicle system identity and the assessment.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the positioning report message further comprises information indicating an identity of a vehicle controller associated with the vehicle system and positioning information of the vehicle controller.
3 .- 11 . (canceled)
12 . A vehicle control device comprising:
memory storing computer program instructions executable by a processor; and
a processor configured to execute the computer program instructions to:
receive, from a traffic management device, a first positioning request message comprising information indicating a vehicle system identity
send to a location server a second positioning request message comprising information indicating the vehicle system identity;
receive positioning information for the vehicle system from the location server;
obtaining an assessment of a validity of a position reported by the vehicle system by comparing the positioning information received from the location server with network-reported positioning information; and
send to the traffic management device a positioning report message comprising the information indicating the vehicle system identity and the assessment.
13 . The vehicle control device of claim 12 , wherein the positioning report message further comprises an identity of a vehicle controller associated with the vehicle system and positioning information of the vehicle controller.
14 .- 15 . (canceled)
16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first positioning request message further comprises information indicating an area of interest.
17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the first positioning request message comprises information indicating a flight plan for the vehicle system, the flight plan comprising the area of interest.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the flight plan comprises multiple flight segments.
19 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the positioning report message further comprises positioning configuration information for the vehicle system.
20 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the position reported by the vehicle system is the positioning information for the vehicle system received from the location server.
21 . The vehicle control device of claim 8 , wherein the first positioning request message further comprises information indicating an area of interest.
22 . The vehicle control device of claim 21 , wherein the first positioning request message comprises information indicating a flight plan for the vehicle system, the flight plan comprising the area of interest.
23 . The vehicle control device of claim 22 , wherein the flight plan comprises multiple flight segments.
24 . The vehicle control device of claim 8 , wherein the positioning report message further comprises positioning configuration information for the vehicle system.
25 . The vehicle control device of claim 8 , wherein the position reported by the vehicle system is the positioning information for the vehicle system received from the location server.