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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Loon Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Salvatore J. Candido, Mountain View, CA (US);
Sameera Sylvia Ponda, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
LOON LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/042 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G05D 1/105 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/0026 (2013.01); G08G 5/0039 (2013.01); G08G 5/0091 (2013.01); B64C 2201/028 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for controlling an aerial vehicle. An exemplary method may include receiving data indicating a location and an altitude of the aerial vehicle, receiving prevailing wind pattern data regarding winds at the location and the altitude of the aerial vehicle, selecting a heading for the aerial vehicle based on the prevailing wind pattern data, and causing the aerial vehicle to adjust the altitude of the aerial vehicle based on the selected heading.