Cellular aerial vehicle traffic control system and method

An air traffic control method comprising the steps of: partitioning a three-dimensional airspace into multiple individual three-dimensional virtual cells; providing a unique token for each virtual cell in said airspace; requesting assignment of said token for a selected cell to an unmanned aerial ve...

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Hauptverfasser: Rey, Gonzalo J, Kling, Ralph M
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Zusammenfassung:An air traffic control method comprising the steps of: partitioning a three-dimensional airspace into multiple individual three-dimensional virtual cells; providing a unique token for each virtual cell in said airspace; requesting assignment of said token for a selected cell to an unmanned aerial vehicle; and determining whether or not to assign said token for said selected cell to said unmanned aerial vehicle as a function of whether or not said token for said selected cell is available for assignment to said unmanned aerial vehicle.