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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Millie Irene Sterling, Darmstadt, DE;
Matthew B. Hendrian, Aurora, CO (US);
Cash Neil Johnson, Boulder, CO (US);
Jeremy Richards, Aurora, CO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0027 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G08G 5/0043 (2013.01); B64C 2201/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/14 (2013.01); B64C 2201/146 (2013.01); B64C 2201/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for landing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at a destination includes a landing coordination control unit that is configured to switch the UAV from a normal operating mode to a landing mode in response to the UAV entering a regulated airspace in relation to the destination. The normal operating mode includes normal instructions for flying and navigating to the destination. The landing mode includes landing instructions for a landing sequence into a landing zone at the destination.