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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2019
Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, VA (US);
James D. Paduano, Boston, MA (US);
John B. Wissler, Waltham, MA (US);
Michael D. Piedmonte, Stow, MA (US);
David A. Mindell, Cambridge, MA (US);
AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION, Manassas, VA (US);
Abstract
An autonomous aerial vehicle includes a flight controller and a mission manager in communication with the flight controller. The flight controller is configured to navigate the autonomous aerial vehicle. The mission manager is configured to receive mission data. The mission data identifies both a landing zone and a designated touchdown zone located within the landing zone. The mission manager is further configured to provide flight control data to the flight controller. The flight control data causes the flight controller to navigate the autonomous aerial vehicle to a predetermined distance from the landing zone. The mission manager is further configured to determine, subsequent to the autonomous aerial vehicle reaching the predetermined distance, whether landing at the designated touchdown zone is feasible. The mission manager is further configured, in response to determining that landing at the designated touchdown zone is not feasible, to identify an alternate touchdown zone located within the landing zone for landing the autonomous aerial vehicle.