Contingent use of commanded speed in lieu of sensed airspeed to inform flight control decisions
US11507115B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U2201/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A technique for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes monitoring a sensed airspeed of the UAV, obtaining a commanded speed for the UAV, wherein the commanded speed representing a command to fly the UAV at a given speed relative to an airmass or to Earth, and when the commanded speed is greater than the sensed airspeed, using the commanded speed in lieu of the sensed airspeed to inform flight control decisions of the UAV.
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