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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Matthew B. Hendrian, Aurora, CO (US);
Ralf Rene Shu-Zhong Cabos, Braunschweig, DE;
Nils Kneuper, Bergkamen, DE;
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/0091 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/104 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/0021 (2013.01); G08G 5/0026 (2013.01); G08G 5/0039 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64C 2201/12 (2013.01); B64C 2201/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for taking into account micro wind conditions in a region. The system comprises a plurality of aerial vehicles within the region and a wind speed calculator. Each of the plurality of aerial vehicles has an altitude sensor and a GPS receiver. The wind speed calculator is configured to determine wind vectors within the region using measurements from the plurality of aerial vehicles.