METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING FLIGHT PLANS FOR VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING (VTOL) AERIAL VEHICLES

Systems, devices, and methods for receiving, by a processor having addressable memory, data representing a geographical area for imaging by one or more sensors of an aerial vehicle; determining one or more straight-line segments covering the geographical area; determining one or more waypoints locat...

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Main Authors LINDSEY, Quentin, WON, Henry, Thome
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 09.12.2020
Subjects
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
CONTROLLING
COSMONAUTICS
GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS
HELICOPTERS
LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
MEASURING
MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS
NAVIGATION
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
PHYSICS
REGULATING
SURVEYING
SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Systems, devices, and methods for receiving, by a processor having addressable memory, data representing a geographical area for imaging by one or more sensors of an aerial vehicle; determining one or more straight-line segments covering the geographical area; determining one or more waypoints located at an end of each determined straight-line segment, where each waypoint comprises a geographical location, an altitude, and a direction of travel; determining one or more turnarounds connecting each of the straight-line segments, where each turnaround comprises one or more connecting segments; and generating, by the processor, a flight plan for the aerial vehicle comprising: the determined one or more straight-line segments and the determined one or more turnarounds connecting each straight-line segment.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20190838091