US 12,367,776 B2
System and method to operate radio of aircraft to connect to radio towers according to command and control communication plan
Boe A. Svatek, Cedar Rapids, IA (US); Abhishek Dharmesh Rane, Marion, IA (US); Paul A. Lenhardt, Marion, IA (US); and Nicholas J. Liberko, Marion, IA (US)
Assigned to Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US)
Filed by Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US)
Filed on Feb. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/110,720.
Prior Publication US 2024/0282198 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. G08G 5/26 (2025.01); B64U 10/00 (2023.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); B64U 101/00 (2023.01)
CPC G08G 5/26 (2025.01) [B64U 10/00 (2023.01); H04L 5/0023 (2013.01); H04L 5/006 (2013.01); H04W 36/00 (2013.01); B64U 2101/00 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
at least one radio;
at least one processor, one or more of the at least one processor communicatively coupled to the at least one radio, the at least one processor configured to:
obtain information of a flight plan associated with a flight of an aircraft, the flight plan including information of a planned flight start point, a planned flight end point, a planned flight route, and a planned timing associated with the planned flight route;
obtain a command and control (C2) communication plan for the flight of the aircraft, the C2 communication plan including information of a spectrum allocated for each coverage area aligned with the flight plan, modeled spectrum quality metrics along the planned flight route, anticipated tower to tower handoff locations along the planned flight route, and anticipated antenna-to-antenna handoff locations by a single radio tower along the planned flight route; and
output instructions to operate the at least one radio to connect with at least one given antenna of at least one given radio tower at a given time according to the C2 communication plan;
wherein the at least one radio is configured to connect with the at least one given antenna of the at least one given radio tower at the given time according to the C2 communication plan.