Patent ID: 11867529
Assignee: RUMFERT, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 14:
15. A First and second processor modules comprising computer instruction code executable on the processor modules, implementing an altitude initialization and monitoring system (AIMS) of an airborne Wireless Sensor System (AWSS), the AWSS associated with the UAS and operative to communicate flight data (FD) to end users, the FD being displayed on a remote receiver/display device (RRDD), the computer instruction code implemented system comprising:
an AWSS, the AWSS having a plurality of sensor modules including at least a primary pressure altitude sensor, one or more communication modules for communicating with the RRDD, a non-volatile memory (NVM) for storing a first computer software instruction code and altitude initialization parameters, the first processor module, configured to interface with the plurality of sensor modules, and the one or more communication modules, the processor module further configured to execute the first computer software instructions stored in the non-volatile memory,
an RRDD having a non-volatile memory (NVM) for storing a second computer instruction code set, the second processor module executing the second computer instruction code set, an input configured to receive operator input, a display configured to display one or more graphical user interface (GUI) pages, the pages displaying and receiving at least altitude initialization parameter inputs, and one or more communication modules for communicating with the AWSS,
the first computer instruction code set when executed by the AWSS first processor module implementing the steps of,
initializing the AWSS including at least the step of reading the altitude initialization parameters and storing the altitude initialization parameters into AWSS NVM;
sensing raw UAS pressure altitude by periodically sampling the primary pressure altitude sensor;
determining the UAS corrected pressure altitude based on the raw sensed pressure altitude and the stored initialization parameters using the AWSS first processor module;
transmitting the UAS corrected pressure altitude to the RRDD;
receiving a reset command and re-initialization parameters transmitted from the RIDD;
receiving input from the WOW module determining whether the UAS is on the ground or in the air, and
if on the ground,
processing with the AWSS first processor module the reset command including at least re-reading the altitude initialization parameters and storing the initialization parameters into AWSS NVM, or

if in air,
generating an alert indication that re-initialization is prohibited, and
transmitting the alert indication to the RRDD for display.