AUTOMATIC FLIGHT ENVELOPE PROTECTION FOR UNINHABITED AIR VEHICLES

A method and system for automatic flight envelope protection to reduce damage and mishap rates of vehicles. The method and system generally include receiving a mission command from a mission management system that contains a predetermined flight mission; evaluating whether executing the command will maintain the vehicle within a flight envelope; modifying the command to one when executed will maintain the vehicle within the flight envelope, if otherwise; replanning and updating the mission pursuant to the command; sending the command to a flight control center; measuring the vehicle's state to determine if the command was executed as planned, and finally obtaining a next mission command.