Patent ID: 11915476
Assignee: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 8:
9. A method for operating an onboard cloud detection system comprising:
acquiring images of the Earth at predetermined acquisition intervals by a camera;
detecting clouds, by artificial intelligence, AI, algorithms, in a cloud detection unit;
issuing telemetry and/or telecommands corresponding to a predetermined parameter of the output of the cloud detection unit by a packet utilization standard, PUS, application layer;
enabling and/or disabling the main payload directly or via the on-board computer, wherein the enabling and/or disabling of the main payload is configured to be triggered according to the predetermined parameter and
distributing the telemetry and/or telecommands to an external hardware and/or an external software terminal by an interface.