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Patent No.:

US 11281235 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 04, 2018

Systems and methods for avoiding strikes on multi-rotor vehicles

Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventor:

Brian J. Tillotson, Kent, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:

Haynes and Boone, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Thomas E Worden

Assistant Examiner:

Tiffany P Ohman

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/08 (2006.01); B64D 31/06 (2006.01); B64C 27/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2022.01); G08G 5/04 (2006.01); H02P 5/56 (2016.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0816 (2013.01); B64C 27/006 (2013.01); B64D 31/06 (2013.01); G05D 1/0055 (2013.01); G06K 9/0063 (2013.01); G08G 5/045 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/14 (2013.01); G05D 1/0066 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10044 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30241 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30261 (2013.01); H02P 5/56 (2016.02);
Abstract

Methods and systems according to one or more examples are provided for avoiding foreign object strikes on rotorcraft vehicles. In one example, a vehicle comprises a rotor comprising a rotor blade, a first sensor configured to provide first sensor information associated with an object proximate the vehicle, and a second sensor configured to provide second sensor information associated with the rotor. The vehicle further comprises a processor coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor configured to selectively control the rotor to minimize damage to the vehicle by the object based on the first and second sensor information.

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