Method and device for automatically guiding an autonomous aircraft
US12393202B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D2109/254
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for guiding an autonomous aircraft, the aircraft includes an automatic pilot, a plurality of sensors and an imaging unit, the aircraft being configured to fly over a geographic zone comprising overflight prohibited zones, the guidance method can advantageously comprise a phase of real flight of the autonomous aircraft by using a given guidance law, comprising the following steps: determining a current state of the autonomous aircraft; determining an optimum action to be executed by using a neural network receiving the current state; determining a plurality of control instructions compatible with the guidance law based on the optimum action to be executed; transmitting to the automatic pilot the plurality of control instructions, which provides a new state of the autonomous aircraft.
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