Flight control method and unmanned unmannered aerial vehicle
US10235893B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S17/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for controlling an aerial vehicle includes determining a direction in which the aerial vehicle is traveling; determining, with reference to a table, an altitude range which corresponds to the determined direction and within which the aerial vehicle is caused to fly, the table indicating correspondences between directions in which the aerial vehicle is traveling and altitude ranges within which the aerial vehicle is to fly; obtaining, from an altimeter, a first altitude, which is a current altitude, at which the aerial vehicle is flying; determining whether the first altitude is included in the determined altitude range; and if it is determined that the first altitude is not included in the determined altitude range, changing an altitude at which the aerial vehicle is caused to fly from the first altitude to a second altitude included in the determined altitude range.
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