System for guiding a drone during the approach phase to a platform, in particular a naval platform, with a view to landing same
US8538133B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 13, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2201/08
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This system for guiding a drone during the approach phase to a platform, particularly a naval platform, with a view to landing the same, is characterized in that the platform is equipped with a glide slope indicator installation emitting an array of optical guide beams over an angular sector predetermined from the horizontal, and in that the drone is equipped with a beam acquisition camera connected to image analysis means and to computing means of orders for commanding automatic piloting means of the drone to cause it to follow the guide beams.
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