Wayne H Chelden

US Patent:

20060271248, Nov 30, 2006

Filed:

Jan 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/326452

Inventors:

Allen Cosgrove - Westminster MD, US
David Floyd - Shrewsbury PA, US
Michael Woodberry - York PA, US
Wayne Chelden - Hampstead MD, US
W. Clark - Towson MD, US

Assignee:

AAI Corporation - Hunt Valley MD

International Classification:

G01M 17/00

US Classification:

701002000, 701033000

Abstract:

Embodiments of the present invention provide a software core controller for facilitating communication between a UAV control system, a UAV, and other peripheral devices used to control or to determine the status of the UAV. Different UAVs, control systems, and peripheral devices may require that data be transmitted and received according to their own particular specifications, such as a particular data rate and a particular format. The software core controller may be configurable to interface with these devices using the devices' interfaces. The interfaces may be specified by the devices' interface control documents (ICDs). The ICDs may be used to configure the software core controller upon initialization. The software core controller may asynchronously receive and provide data at the data rate specified in the various ICDs. The software core controller may support a plurality of different physical interfaces in order to communicate with different control systems, UAVs, and peripheral devices.

Address:

3924 Church Rd, Manchester, MD 21102

Phone:

410 374-9594

VIN:

2T2HK31U97C046468

Make:

Lexus

Model:

RX 350

Year:

2007