The present disclosure provides an unmanned flying vehicle (UAV) operable in a plurality of operating modes including a normal operations mode, a safe landing mode and an emergency landing mode. The normal operations mode is initiated when no errors are detected in the system. The safe landing mode is initiated when one or more non-critical components of the UAV are in non-responsive mode or do not work as desired. The emergency landing mode is initiated when one or more critical components are in non-responsive mode or do not work as desired. Further, the safe landing mode overrides the normal operations mode and the emergency landing mode overrides both the normal operations mode and the safe landing mode.

An emergency landing control system for an aircraft includes a landing site data source, a performance margin data source, an engine health data source, an aircraft health data source, and a processor. The landing site data source determines, continuously and in real-time, available landing sites. The performance margin data source conducts, continuously and in real-time, continuous performance analysis of an engine. The engine health data source determines, continuously and in real-time, available engine power as a function of time. The aircraft health data source determines, continuously and in real-time, available aircraft life as a function of time. The processor receives data from these data sources and, based on these data, continuously generates landing paths to one or more of the available landing sites, and selectively and continuously adjusts maximum available engine power up to emergency power limits, as needed, during execution of a landing maneuver to a landing site.

The invention is a service for sending and/or receiving messages in a first format intended for a recipient or authority, where the service identifies for the intended recipient a second format for receiving messages, and where the service formats a communication for delivery to the intended recipient, where the message is prepared to be presented to the recipient in the first and/or the second format.

A friend identification method includes steps of (a) targeting a specific ground location, (b) triggering an onboard Mark XIIA Mode 5 transponder, (c) issuing a reverse Mode 5 message to a responder, (d) receiving the reverse Mode 5 message at the responder, (e) decrypting the reverse Mode 5 message, and (f) responding to the reverse Mode 5 message if the specific ground location is within a predetermined radius from the responder.

A device receives a request for a flight path for a UAV to travel from a first location to a second location, and determines, based on credentials of the UAV, whether the UAV is authenticated for utilizing the device. The device determines, when the UAV is authenticated, capability information for the UAV based on component information of the UAV, and calculates the flight path. The device determines whether the UAV is capable of traversing the flight path based on the capability information, and generates, when the UAV is capable of traversing the flight path, flight path instructions for the flight path. The device provides the flight path instructions and credentials of the device to the UAV to permit the UAV to travel from the first location to the second location when the UAV authenticates the device based on the credentials of the device.

Embodiments of the present invention include devices and methods for monitoring a drone(s). The method includes: receiving information of a drone via a communication unit and displaying the information of the drone on a display panel of a device. The information includes the location of the drone and an icon indicating the location of the drone is displayed on a map rendered on the display panel. The method further includes determining, based on the information, whether the drone poses a danger and, responsive to the danger, issuing a warning of the danger.

A computer-implemented method for retrieving flight data in a medical emergency includes receiving, by one or more processors of a first user device and via an application programming interface, an indication of a medical emergency aboard an aircraft; retrieving, by the one or more processors and responsive to receiving the indication of the medical emergency, flight data associated with the medical emergency from a flight management system associated with the aircraft; automatically categorizing, by the one or more processors, the retrieved flight data based at least on one or more flight data fields associated with the medical emergency to generate categorized flight data; and transmitting, by the one or more processors, at least some of the categorized flight data to a second user device external to the aircraft.

There is provided a method of setting an exclusive lock within a route, performed by a route management device. The method comprises receiving, from a first advanced air mobility (AAM) moved within the route, a request for the exclusive lock for a first airspace segment among a plurality of airspace segments within the route; transmitting an exclusive lock request message for requesting the exclusive lock for the first airspace segment to a second AAM scheduled to enter into the first airspace segment; and receiving, from the second AAM, an exclusive lock approval message for approving the exclusive lock for the first airspace segment, and setting the exclusive lock in the first airspace segment.

A response system may be provided. The response system may include an autonomous drone. The autonomous drone may include a processor, a memory in communication with the processor, and a sensor. The processor may be programmed to build a virtual map of a coverage area, store the virtual map in the memory, receive a deployment signal, deploy the drone in response to the deployment signal, control movement of the drone within the coverage area using the virtual map, collect sensor data of the coverage area using the sensor, and/or analyze the sensor data to generate an inventory list of the coverage area, the inventory list including a personal article within the coverage area.

A response system may be provided. The response system may include an autonomous drone. The autonomous drone may include a processor, a memory in communication with the processor, and a sensor. The processor may be programmed to build a virtual map of a coverage area, store the virtual map in the memory, receive a deployment signal, deploy the drone in response to the deployment signal, control movement of the drone within the coverage area using the virtual map, collect sensor data of the coverage area using the sensor, and/or analyze the sensor data to generate an inventory list of the coverage area, the inventory list including a personal article within the coverage area.