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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Wing Aviation Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Jenkins, Dallas, TX (US);
Brandon Jones, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
WING Aviation LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/10 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/106 (2019.05); B64C 29/00 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0833 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01); B64C 2201/146 (2013.01); B64C 2201/162 (2013.01);
Abstract
A technique for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes monitoring a sensed airspeed of the UAV, obtaining a commanded speed for the UAV, wherein the commanded speed representing a command to fly the UAV at a given speed relative to an airmass or to Earth, and when the commanded speed is greater than the sensed airspeed, using the commanded speed in lieu of the sensed airspeed to inform flight control decisions of the UAV.