A method is provided for supporting a robot in response to a contingency event. The method includes detecting the contingency event during travel of the robot on a route to a destination. In response, the method includes determining a position of the robot, and accessing information about alternate destinations associated with the route. The method includes selecting an alternate destination from the alternate destinations based on a time to travel from the position of the robot to the alternate destination, and the information. And the method includes outputting an indication of the alternate destination for use in at least one of guidance, navigation or control of the robot to the alternate destination.

The systems, methods, and apparatuses described herein provide integrated weather forecast products designed to assist operations managers with operational decision-making related to a designated event or set of events. The present disclosure provides a way to process weather data from various sources and in diverse data formats containing varying spatial resolutions and temporal resolutions, in order to generate an integrated and cohesive weather projection product such that the weather projection product is continuous in both. spatial and temporal domains, subject to data availability, relative to a designated event or set of events.

A method for assisting with landing an aircraft is disclosed and configured to determine a number of probable theoretical positions (POS1, POS2, POS3) of the aircraft equal to the facing plurality of runways of a destination airport facility to reproject the runways into an image (F) obtained by a camera of the aircraft by means of a theoretical camera model (e.g. pinhole camera model), each reprojection being with reference to one of the determined theoretical positions (POS1, POS2, POS3); and to establish, for each of the reprojections, a consistency score making it possible to then deliver an estimated position (POSA) of the aircraft.

Systems and methods of providing guidance to assist eVTOL aerial vehicles in performing landing and takeoff operations at landing locations in GPS-denied environments are disclosed. An exemplary system includes an aerial vehicle comprising a camera configured to generate images based on information transmitted by a plurality of light sources located adjacent a landing surface for the aerial vehicle and a controller circuit configured to receive the generated images and determine a position and an orientation of the aerial vehicle based on the received images, wherein the light sources are arranged in a predetermined pattern on the landing surface, and wherein a characteristic of light emitted from each of the light sources is modulated with respect to time.

Systems and methods of providing guidance to assist eVTOL aerial vehicles in performing landing and takeoff operations at landing locations in GPS-denied environments are disclosed. An exemplary system includes an aerial vehicle comprising a camera configured to generate images based on information transmitted by a plurality of light sources located adjacent a landing surface for the aerial vehicle and a controller circuit configured to receive the generated images and determine a position and an orientation of the aerial vehicle based on the received images, wherein the light sources are arranged in a predetermined pattern on the landing surface, and wherein a characteristic of light emitted from each of the light sources is modulated with respect to time.

An aerial vehicle is provided. The aerial vehicle can include a plurality of sensors mounted thereon, an avionics system configured to operate at least a portion of the aerial vehicle, and a machine vision controller in operative communication with the avionics system and the plurality of sensors. The machine vision controller is configured to perform a method. The method includes obtaining sensor data from at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors, determining performance data from the avionic system or an additional sensor of the plurality of sensors, processing the sensor data based on the performance data to compensate for movement of the unmanned aerial vehicle, identifying at least one geographic indicator based on processing the sensor data, and determining a geographic location of the aerial vehicle based on the at least one geographic indicator.

A navigation, take-off, and landing support system (NTLS) that facilitates vertical landing at a landing area by an aerial vehicle comprises a plurality of pseudolites distributed proximate the landing area. Each pseudolite is configured to transmit a radio frequency (RF) signal that facilitates determining, by the aerial vehicle, its position and velocity relative to the pseudolite and whether the pseudolite is operating within a nominal operating range. A monitoring receiver is positioned proximate the landing area and is configured to receive RF signals from the pseudolites. A control system is in communication with the pseudolites and the monitoring receiver. The control system is configured to determine, based on the RF signals received from the monitoring receiver, whether the pseudolites are operating within a nominal operating range and to indicate to each of the pseudolites whether the pseudolite is operating within a nominal operating range.

Systems and methods are provided for displaying a landing runway extension on an aircraft. A destination airport of the aircraft is identified based on a flight path of the aircraft received from a flight management system (FMS) of the aircraft. A location of the aircraft is determined based on location data received from at least one geospatial sensor of the aircraft. A landing runway at the destination airport is identified. A display is generated for display on an onboard display device system of the aircraft when the location of the aircraft is within a pre-defined distance from the destination airport. The display includes the landing runway and the landing runway extension associated with a desired final approach flight path to the landing runway.

A method for automatically guiding an aircraft includes receiving an ATIS message and decoding the content of the ATIS message. If the decoded content of the ATIS message includes a parameter relating to an active landing runway, the method includes creating a message requesting confirmation of the decoded content and commanding the sending of the message over a communication frequency with air traffic control, receiving a response from air traffic control and decoding the response to determine whether or not the response is a confirmation of the decoded content of the ATIS message. If the response is a confirmation of the decoded content of the ATIS message, the method includes determining a contingency trajectory of the aircraft at least partially in consideration of the decoded content of the ATIS message. The method also includes automatically guiding the aircraft along the determined contingency trajectory.

Systems and methods for communicating aircraft sensory cues are provided. A method can include obtaining aerial vehicle data and facility data for an aerial portion of a multi-modal transportation service. The method can include determining a plurality of sensory cues indicative of information for the aerial portion of the transportation service such as a safe path across a landing pad of the facility, a seating assignment for a passenger, etc. The method can include communicating sensory data indicative of the plurality of sensory cues to at least one of a facility computing system associated with the facility or an aerial computing system associated with the at least one aerial vehicle. The facility computing system and/or aerial computing system can output the sensory cue(s) to at least one passenger or operator of the aerial portion of the multi-modal transportation service in, for example, the facility's landing area.