Systems and methods for establishing a flight pattern adjacent to a target for a vehicle to follow
US10096251B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U2201/20
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An example method of establishing a flight pattern adjacent to a target for an aerial vehicle to follow includes determining a stand-off distance to the target. The stand-off distance indicates a distance from the target at a point along the flight pattern. The example method also includes generating the flight pattern in a form of a conchoidal transformation of a lemniscate based on the stand-off distance.
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