Method and system for controlling the automatic landing/take-off of a drone on or from a circular landing grid of a platform, in particular a naval platform
US8626364B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0684
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to method characterized in that said method comprises steps of acquiring movements, calculating the mean position, calculating position predictions, and calculating minimum grid (5) movement speeds, and a step of acquiring the position of the drone (4) so that, if the drone cannot follow the movements of the grid and the movements of the grid are small, i.e. smaller than the radius of the latter, it is possible to apply a landing strategy by monitoring the mean position of the grid, and if the movements of the grid are large, i.e. larger than the radius of the grid, it is possible to apply a landing strategy by positioning at the minimum speeds of the grid, and if the drone (4) can follow the movements of the grid (5) and the movements of the grid are small, i.e. smaller than the radius of the grid, it is possible to apply a landing strategy according to the mean position of the grid, and if the movements of the grid are large, i.e. larger than the radius of the grid, it is possible to apply a landing strategy by following the position of the grid predicted at the instant of landing.
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