KR20210111169A - System for drone remote identification control and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The drone remote identification control system of the present invention is a drone remote identification control system for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle through at least one network. The system includes a drone that is an unmanned aerial vehicle identified by drone unique information and drone location information; an unmanned aerial vehicle system including a controller for controlling the drone, a drone remote identification service provider that generates remote identification information by determining whether the drone is in a prohibited area from drone location information and drone-specific information; and a management server computer that receives the remote identification information from the drone remote identification service provider and generates remote control information to control a drone flying device.

Description

Drone remote identification control system and method

The present invention relates to a drone remote identification control system and method.

In recent years, the use of drones in the transportation field has been increasing, and accordingly, drone registrants and certified remote pilots are also increasing. However, drones are increasingly becoming a threat not only to human safety, but also to public safety and key national facilities.

Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States is stipulating the remote identification (Remote ID) for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for flying in the sky and at night. The Federal Aviation Administration's Rules of Remote Identification, with respect to the Final Rule on Remote Identification of Network-Based Connections or Third-Party Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Service Providers, provide for remote identification to be followed by remote pilots. Three methods of compliance are proposed. First, a standard remote identification unmanned aircraft that broadcasts identification and location information of the drone and controller is operated, and second, remote identification broadcast modules are used. to broadcast drone operation, identification, location, and take-off information; and thirdly, it is possible to operate the drone in certain recognized identification areas (FRIA) recognized by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) without a remote ID. that it does The standard remote identification drone is a method built-in to the drone, and the remote identification broadcast module is a stand-alone implementation method to the drone.

On the other hand, drone defense systems are being constructed to counteract drones flying in no-fly zones. It responds to the safety threat posed by the drone by determining whether the detected drone is a threat through identification when a drone that takes off from outside the no-fly zone approaches the no-fly zone When the identification of a drone is not easy, such as when moving into a no-fly zone and taking off, there are insufficient issues to respond to the threat of drones, so a technology capable of responding to such drones is being requested.

An object of the present invention to solve the above problems is a drone remote identification control system and method for identifying and controlling a drone using the remote identification function (Remote Identification Functionality) that can determine the location information of the drone and whether the drone is illegal. is to provide

The drone remote identification control system of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the drone remote identification control system for controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle through at least one network, includes a drone that is an unmanned aerial vehicle identified by drone unique information and drone location information; , an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) consisting of a controller that controls the drone; a drone remote identification service provider for generating remote identification information by determining whether a drone is in a no-fly zone based on drone location information and drone-specific information; a management server computer that receives remote identification information from a drone remote identification service provider and generates remote control information to control the drone flying device; may include.

In the controller, the remote control module for generating remote control information for controlling the drone and the second communication module for receiving the drone identification information may be integrally implemented or may be implemented separately.

The drone-specific information may include a drone serial number, a drone manufacturer, a drone model, a drone flight ID, drone owner information, drone operator information, drone insurance information, and drone route information.

The drone may transmit the drone location information and the drone-specific information through the first communication module, and the controller may receive the drone location information and the drone-specific information through the second communication module and transmit it to the drone remote identification service provider.

The drone remote identification service provider collects and stores remote identification information of the drone from the unmanned aerial vehicle system, reports the active or inactive status of the service of the unmanned aerial system service provider (USS) to the management server computer, and the unmanned aerial system (UAS) It can generate and provide remote identification information necessary for remote identification of

The management server computer may be operated by receiving remote identification information and sending remote control information by an administrative agency of the government or an enforcement agency of the police.

The system may be operated with a standard remote identification drone or remote identification broadcasting module.

The standard remote identification drone and remote identification broadcasting module may include message elements, in-flight remote identification lost, and range restrictions, respectively.

The message element is a time identifying the UAS identification (serial number or session ID), drone latitude and longitude, altitude, controller latitude and longitude, altitude, and applicable Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time of the location source output. indication and identification of the emergency state of the UAS.

Loss of in-flight remote identification may include cases in which the UAS loses internet connection or stops transmitting to the remote ID USS during flight, and cases in which the UAS loses the ability to broadcast message elements during flight.

Range limits, inclusive of range limits for controllers, and, according to standard Remote Identification Drones and Remote Identification Broadcast Modules, “no restrictions, operation must comply with all other operational requirements” or “within 400 feet from the control station” limited to work” signal may be requested.

A drone remote identification control method for achieving another object of the present invention comprises the steps of: checking whether the drone is located inside the no-fly zone during take-off; When the drone is located inside the no-fly zone during take-off, controlling the drone not to take off; may include.

If the drone is not located inside the no-fly zone during take-off, the drone takes off; may further include.

checking whether a remote identification function of the drone is possible; If the remote identification function of the drone is possible, the step of taking off the drone; may further include.

while the drone is flying, checking whether the drone has lost the remote identification function; Landing the drone if the drone loses the remote identification function while the drone is flying; may further include.

While the drone is flying, if the drone does not lose the remote identification function, maintaining the flight of the drone; may further include.

While the drone is flying, the step of checking whether the drone has lost the remote identification function may be repeatedly performed.

The step of determining whether the drone is located inside the no-fly zone during take-off may include drone location information (latitude, longitude, and altitude) of the drone GPS information, and location information of the controller and the controller user.

The step of checking whether the remote identification function of the drone is possible includes the drone serial number, drone manufacturer, drone model, drone flight ID, drone owner information, drone operator information, drone insurance information, and drone specific information including drone route information. A drone remote identification function may be performed using

The drone remote identification function is performed with drone unique information and drone location information transmitted and received by the drone, and remote identification information transmitted and received by the drone remote identification service provider, and the drone remote control function is a remote control transmitted and received by a management server computer It can be performed by control information.

The stage in which the drone fails to take off may be controlled by the drone, controlled by a drone remote identification service provider, or controlled by a management server computer.

According to the present invention, it is possible to regulate the flight of a person in the sky and at night by remote identification (Remote Identification, Remote ID) for the unmanned aerial vehicle.

It can operate standard remote identification drones that broadcast identification and location information of drones and controllers.

The remote identification broadcasting module can broadcast drone operation, identification, location, and takeoff information.

Even without a remote ID, it may be possible to operate the drone in certain recognized identification areas (FRIA) recognized by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Drones that have been powered off can be brought inside a no-fly zone to protect human safety as well as public safety and key national facilities by countering illegal drones attempting to take off.

1 is a schematic diagram for explaining the drone remote identification system of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the drone remote identification system of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart of a drone takeoff control method using location information in the control method of the drone remote identification system of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling take-off and landing of a drone using location information and a remote identification function in the control method of the drone remote identification system of the present invention.

Since the present invention can have various changes and can have various embodiments, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be referred to as a first component. and/or includes a combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it is understood that the other component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but other components may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that no other element is present in the middle.

The terms used in the present application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It should be understood that this does not preclude the existence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application. does not

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, in order to facilitate the overall understanding, the same reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings, and duplicate descriptions of the same components are omitted.

1 is a schematic diagram for explaining the drone remote identification system of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the drone remote identification system of the present invention.

1 and 2, the drone remote identification control system includes a plurality of management server computers 400 and 500 of the unmanned aerial vehicle system 10, the drone remote ID service provider 200, administrative agencies (government) and enforcement agencies (police). It is configured by being connected to the networks 150 and 250 of

The unmanned aerial vehicle system 10 includes a drone 100 and a controller 200 .

The drone 100 includes a drone specific information module 110 , a drone location information module 130 , and a first communication module 150 .

The drone 100 refers to an airplane or helicopter-shaped aircraft that flies by induction of radio waves, and is classified into a target UAV, a reconnaissance UAV, a shooting UAV, and a delivery UAV depending on the use, and is classified as a large UAV according to the size, It is classified as a medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicle, a small unmanned aerial vehicle, and an ultra-small unmanned aerial vehicle, and includes all unmanned aerial vehicles classified as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) according to the Aviation Act.

The drone 100 is identified by drone-specific information, and the drone-specific information includes a drone serial number, drone manufacturer, drone model, drone flight ID (Identifier), drone owner information, drone operator information, drone insurance information, drone route information, etc. Including, drone location information is generated by GNSS including GPS.

The drone-specific information module 110 stores drone-specific information and allows the drone 100 to be identified.

The drone location information module 130 generates drone location information by GNSS including GPS.

The first communication module 150 transmits drone-specific information and drone location information, receives remote control information of the second communication module 250 of the controller 200, and the operation is controlled by the control device of the drone 100 . do.

The controller 200 includes a remote control module 210 and a second communication module 250 .

The controller 200 generates remote control information for adjusting the operation of the drone 100 , receives drone specific information and drone location information, and transmits remote control information through the second communication module 250 .

The remote control module 210 generates remote control information for controlling the operation of the drone 100 .

The second communication module 250 transmits remote remote control information to the first communication module 150 of the drone 100 , and receives it from the drone 100 to the drone remote identification service provider 300 through the network 150 . It transmits drone-specific information, drone location information, and remote control information.

The drone remote identification service provider 300 collects and stores the drone unique information and the drone location information of the drone 100 from the controller 200, and generates remote identification information in the remote identification information module 310, an administrative agency Provides remote identification information to (government) and enforcement agencies (police).

The drone remote identification service provider 300 is an unmanned aerial vehicle of the Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM), a traffic management ecosystem being jointly developed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), NASA, industry players, and other organizations around the world. Reports the active and inactive status of the service provided by the system service provider (UAS Service Supplier, USS) to the management server computer 400500 of the administrative agency (government) and the enforcement agency (police), and the remote control of the unmanned aerial system (UAS) It generates and provides remote identification information necessary for identification. In this case, the drone remote drone remote identification service provider 300 may check whether the identified drone 100 is in the no-fly zone through the map including the remote identification information and the no-fly zone information.

The remote identification information module 310 receives and stores the drone specific information and the drone location information of the drone 100 from the controller 200 , and generates the remote identification information module 310 .

The third communication module 350 transmits the drone specific information, the drone location information, the remote identification information, and the remote control information of the drone 100 to the management server computers 400 and 500 of the administrative agency (government) and the enforcement agency (police). It transmits to the fourth communication module 450 and receives the remote control information generated by the remote control information module 410 from the fourth communication module 450 of the management server computer.

The management server computer 400,500 is operated by an administrative agency (government) and an enforcement agency (police), and the remote identification information of the drone 100 and the drone 100 from the drone remote identification service provider 300 are located in the no-fly zone. Receives the presence and absence of flight and confirms whether the unmanned aerial vehicle system 10 including the drone 100 and the controller 200 is within the no-fly zone.

The remote control information module 410 generates remote control information for controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle system 10 including the drone 100 and the controller 200 , and the drone flying device 10 including the drone 100 and the controller 200 . ) can be controlled by remote control information or operated according to the remote identification control signal rules shown in Table 1.

The networks 50 and 150 may be wired/wireless Internet that connects the drone 100 , the drone remote identification service provider 300 , and the management server computer 400 and 500 to each other.

The remote identification information is identified by the remote identification device, and the remote identification device may be the drone specific information module 110 of the drone 100 and the remote identification information module 310 of the drone remote identification service provider 300 .

The remote control information is controlled by the remote control device, and the remote control device is the remote control module 210 of the controller 200 constituting the drone 100, and a management server computer of an administrative agency (government) and an enforcement agency (police). It may be a remote control information module 410 of (400,500).

The drone remote identification control system of the present invention is operated according to the remote identification control signal rule shown in Table 1, and the remote identification control signal rule includes remote identification information and remote control information.

The drone remote identification control system of the present invention can be operated with a standard remote identification drone and a remote identification broadcasting module.

The standard remote identification drone and remote identification broadcasting module are each composed of a message element (10), in-flight remote identification lost (30), and range limit (40).

Message element (10) includes UAS identification (serial number or session ID) (11), drone latitude and longitude, altitude (12), controller latitude and longitude, altitude (13), applicable Coordinated Universal Time of location source output ( UTC) consists of a time indication (14) to identify the time, and an emergency state identification (15) of the UAS.

Loss of in-flight remote identification (30) consists of the loss (32) of the ability of the UAS to broadcast message elements during flight.

Range limit (40) is configured as range limit (41) of the control station and, depending on the standard remote identification drone and remote identification broadcast module, “no limit, operation must comply with all other operational requirements” or “control Limited to work within 400 feet of the station” signal is requested.

Table 1 is a standard remote identification drone message.

Table 2 shows the remote identification broadcast module messages.

3 is a flowchart of a drone takeoff control method using location information in a control method of a drone remote identification system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The drone remote identification control method according to an embodiment of the present invention may include steps S10 to S40 using a drone remote identification system.

Step S10 is a step in which the power of the drone is turned on.

In step S20, when the power of the drone is turned on in step S10, it is checked whether the drone is located inside the no-fly zone during take-off. Here, if the drone is located inside the no-fly zone during take-off, the drone fails to take off (S30), and if the drone is not located inside the no-fly zone during take-off, the drone takes off (S40) do.

In this case, the step ( S20 ) of determining whether the drone is located inside the no-fly zone at the time of take-off may use GPS information to confirm the drone location information. GPS information includes the drone's latitude, longitude, and altitude. The location information of the drone may include location information of not only the drone but also a controller or a person who controls the drone.

In addition, the step (S30) of the drone failing to take off or the step (S40) of the drone taking off may be controlled by the drone flight system 100 or may be controlled by the drone remote identification service provider 300, and an administrative agency It may also be controlled by the management server computer 400,500 of a (government) or enforcement agency (police).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling take-off and landing of a drone using location information and a remote identification function in a method of controlling a drone remote identification system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A drone remote identification control method according to an embodiment of the present invention uses a drone remote identification system and includes steps S100 to S900.

Step S100 is a step in which the power of the drone is turned on.

In step S200, when the power of the drone is turned on in step S100, it is checked whether the drone is located inside the no-fly zone during take-off. Here, if the drone is located inside the no-fly zone during take-off, the drone fails to take off (S300), and if the drone is not located inside the no-fly zone during take-off, the step S400 is performed.

Step S400 is a step of checking whether the remote identification function of the drone is possible. If the remote identification function of the drone is possible, the drone takes off step (S500), and if the remote identification function of the drone is not possible, the drone A step (S600) of failing to take off is performed.

If the drone takes off in step S500, while the drone is flying, a step (S700) of checking whether the drone has lost the remote identification function proceeds.

In step S700, if the drone loses the remote identification function while the drone is flying, the drone proceeds to the landing step (S800), and while the drone is flying, if the drone does not lose the remote identification function, the A step (S900) of maintaining flight is performed.

While the operation of maintaining the flight of the drone ( S900 ) is in progress, the step ( S700 ) of checking whether the drone has lost the remote identification function is repeatedly performed while the drone is flying.

Similarly, the step of determining whether the drone is located inside the no-fly zone at the time of take-off ( S200 ) may use GPS information to confirm the drone location information. GPS information includes the drone's latitude, longitude, and altitude. The location information of the drone may include location information of not only the drone but also a controller or a person who controls the drone.

And, in the step of checking whether the remote identification function of the drone is possible (S400), the unique drone information is the drone serial number, drone manufacturer, drone model, drone flight ID (Identifier), drone owner information, drone operator information, drone insurance It may include information, drone route information, etc., and the drone remote identification function is for checking drone-specific information, and can be used to determine whether a drone is illegal or for follow-up processing when an accident occurs. The drone remote identification function may include a communication device of the drone flight system 100 for transmitting and receiving drone-specific information, a database of the drone remote identification service provider 300, a computer server, and the like.

In addition, the step (S300) in which the drone fails to take off or the step (S500) in which the drone takes off may be controlled by the drone flight system 100 or may be controlled by the drone remote identification service provider 300, and may be controlled by an administrative agency It may be controlled by (government) 400 or enforcement agency (police) 500 .

The drone remote identification control method using the drone remote identification control system of the present invention operates as follows.

Power on the drone to check whether the drone is positioned inside the no-fly zone when the drone takes off.

If the drone is located inside the no-fly zone, the drone cannot take off, and if the drone is not inside the no-fly zone, you can check whether the remote identification function is enabled and activated.

If the remote identification function is activated, the drone takes off. If the remote identification function is not activated, the drone cannot take off.

If the drone loses the remote identification function during flight, the drone must land, and if the remote identification function operates normally, the operator can continue to fly the drone.

According to the drone remote identification control system and method of the present invention, it is possible to regulate the flight of a person in the sky and at night by remote identification (Remote ID) for the unmanned aerial vehicle.

It can operate standard remote identification drones that broadcast identification and location information of drones and controllers.

The remote identification broadcasting module can broadcast drone operation, identification, location, and takeoff information.

Even without a remote ID, it may be possible to operate the drone in certain recognized identification areas (FRIA) recognized by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Drones that are powered off can be brought inside a no-fly zone to protect public safety and key national facilities as well as human safety by countering illegal drones attempting to take off.

The methods according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software.

Examples of computer-readable media include hardware devices specially configured to store and carry out program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as at least one software module to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

Although it has been described with reference to the above embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. will be able

10: drone system
50, 150: network
100 : drone
110: drone unique information module
130: drone location information module
150, 250, 350, 450: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th communication module
200: controller
210: remote control module
250: communication module
300: drone remote identification service provider
310: remote identification information module
400: administrative agency computer server
410: remote control information module
500: executive agency computer server

Claims (1)

In the drone remote identification control system for controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle through at least one network,
an unmanned aerial vehicle system including a drone which is an unmanned aerial vehicle identified by drone-specific information and drone location information, and a controller for controlling the drone;
a drone remote identification service provider for generating remote identification information by determining whether a drone is in a no-fly zone based on drone location information and drone-specific information;
a management server computer that receives remote identification information from a drone remote identification service provider and generates remote control information to control the drone flying device; containing,
Drone remote identification control system.

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