Patent ID: 11915597
Assignee: ARCHITECTURE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) configured for operation in a National Airspace System (NAS) in compliance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, comprising:
a transponder system, comprising:
an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) transponder that operates to broadcast an ADS-B signal, and
an X transponder that operates to broadcast a transponder signal;

radiofrequency equipment configured for communication using direct line of sight and satellite relay with one or more ground stations; and
a processor system coupled to a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing machine instructions for operation of the ADS-B transponder and the X transponder and for operation of the radiofrequency equipment, wherein the processor executes the machine instructions to:
receive a UAS flight plan for the UAS and a UAS operation, the UAS flight plan including a flight profile and flight path for the UAS, wherein a mission type for the UAS operation requires use of dummy aircraft information for at least a first portion of the UAS operation,
receive a dummy UAS identification for the UAS,
generate dummy airframe information comprising dummy airframe characteristics and dummy performance data for the UAS, the dummy airframe information corresponding to airframe information for a manned aircraft that could follow the received UAS flight plan, and
controls the ADS-B transponder to broadcast the dummy UAS identification and the dummy airframe information with an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast signal during at least the first portion of the UAS operation.