An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an acquisition unit, a connection unit, and a smoothing unit. The acquisition unit acquires route information, the route information including a route including a plurality of positions and a state parameter relating to a moving state of a mobile body when the mobile body moves along the route, the state parameter being associated with each of the positions of the route. The connection unit connects a first route included in acquired first route information and a second route included in acquired second route information to each other. The smoothing unit smooths a difference between a first state parameter associated with a first smoothing point on the first route and a second state parameter associated with a second smoothing point on the second route.

A UAV delivery control system is disclosed. Sensors detect operation parameters associated with the UAV as the UAV maneuvers along an airborne delivery route. A UAV operation controller monitors UAV route parameters as the UAV maneuvers along the airborne delivery route. The UAV route parameters are indicative as to a current environment of the airborne delivery route that the UAV is encountering. The UAV operation controller automatically adjusts the operation of the UAV to maintain the operation of the UAV within an operation threshold based on the operation parameters and the UAV route parameters. The operation threshold is the operation of the UAV that is maintained within an overall airborne operation radius of the UAV from a return destination thereby enabling the UAV to execute the delivery of the package along the airborne delivery route and to return to the return destination.

Devices and methods implemented by a computer for connecting between a human-machine interface (e.g. graphical), supplied with data, in particular traffic and meteorology data, and a system for computing paths (e.g. avionic flight management), for interactive exploration of usable flight paths for managing the spatial congestion around the path of a vehicle are provided. Developments describe the particular case of an aircraft, such as mission management, the gathering of spatial, temporal or technical constraints relating to the spatial congestion within the determined potential airspace, the monitoring of changes in the spatial congestion of the airspace, excursions of the aircraft, miscellaneous displays, and n particular superimposed displays. Various types of human-machine interfaces are described, involving virtual or augmented reality and being configured to display data in 2D, 3D and/or 4D.

Methods and system for alerting a Visual Decent Point (VDP) in an aircraft system. The methods and systems retrieve runway altitude data and Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) data from an avionics database for a target runway. Data in the avionics database for the target runway does not include a published VDP. The method includes calculating the VDP based on a difference between the runway altitude data and the MDA so as to achieve a target downward acceptable glidepath angle during final descent from the MDA to the target runway. The method includes outputting an alert of the VDP by an output device of the aircraft system.

A system for electric aircraft navigation includes a sensor configured to detect a navigation signal, a flight controller, wherein the flight controller is configured to receive the navigation signal, identify a navigation status as a function of the navigation signal, and determine an aircraft adjustment as a function of the navigation status, and a pilot display, wherein the pilot display is configured to display the aircraft adjustment to a user, and present an autonomous function configured to enact the aircraft adjustment automatically.

A method for planning a vehicle trajectory is provided. The method comprises obtaining an edge map representation corresponding to one or more terrain images of a given area, and identifying a total number of edge pixels in each of a plurality of sub-regions of the edge map representation. The method further comprises determining a measurement probability density function (PDF) for each of the sub-regions based on the number of edge pixels with information content in each sub-region. The method then computes a trajectory cost for each of the sub-regions by dividing a user-selected scalar by a sum of: a user-selected value and the number of edge pixels with information content in each sub-region. Thereafter, the method selects a trajectory for navigation of a vehicle over the given area based on the trajectory cost for each of the sub-regions.

Avionics systems, aircraft, and methods are provided. An avionics system for an aircraft includes a trajectory modeling system and a Terrain Awareness Warning System (TAWS). The trajectory modeling system is programmed to determine a current performance capability of the aircraft and to generate potential escape data based on the current performance capability of the aircraft. The TAWS is programmed to generate a terrain margin using a TAWS algorithm based on the potential escape data and to generate a warning based on the terrain margin.

An approach is provided for calculating a payload survivability estimate and generating aerial routes based on the payload survivability estimate. The approach, for example, involves processing data, such as map data representing the geographic area to identify at least one map feature, at least one material corresponding with the at least one map feature, or a combination thereof. The payload survivability estimate can be based on real-time data, historical data, or a combination thereof. The approach also involves generating a map data layer of a geographic database based on the payload survivability estimate. The approach further involves providing the map data layer as an output.

A method to validate a flight plan for an aircraft includes receiving aviation data, determining a flight plan based on the aviation data; determining a set of flight parameters for the flight plan, receiving terrain data, and performing a safety validation of the flight plan, wherein the safety validation comprises: comparing the set of flight parameters with the terrain data; and determining, based on the comparison, whether the flight plan satisfies predetermined flight criteria, and in the event of a determination that the flight plan does not satisfy the predetermined flight criteria, displaying a first notification indicative of the determination.

Systems and methods for service drone landing zone operations are disclosed herein. An example method includes determining location-specific information for a location, the location-specific information including at least images of the location from at least one of a vehicle or a mobile device at the location, determining a landing area for a drone at the location using the location-specific information. receiving localizing signals from at least one of the vehicle or the mobile device as the drone approaches the location, and causing the drone to land in the landing area using the localizing signals.