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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh, Taufkirchen, DE;
Inventors:
Christian Thiele, Garching, DE;
Winfried Lohmiller, Freising, DE;
Lars Schoepfer, Manching, DE;
Hugo Heusinger, Neuching, DE;
Werner Kleih, Rosenheim, DE;
Assignee:
AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH, Taufkirchen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/04 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/04 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G08G 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/045 (2013.01); B64C 39/02 (2013.01); G05D 1/042 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/0021 (2013.01); G08G 5/0056 (2013.01); G08G 5/0065 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); G08G 5/025 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01); G08G 5/0091 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for autonomous controlling of an aerial vehicle, wherein a flight operator commands the aerial vehicle, comprising the steps of: measuring flight and/or system data of the aerial vehicle; performing an evaluation of a flight condition of the aerial vehicle based on the measured data and based on at least one decision criterion; and, issuing at least one autonomous controlling command, if, as a result of the evaluation of the flight condition, the aerial vehicle is in danger.