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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2020
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Brandon Brown, Malvern, PA (US);
David Mason, Glenmoore, PA (US);
Eric Hathaway, Philadelphia, PA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
Example methods and systems for contingency landing a UAV are provided, comprising sensors configured to detect a position of the UAV and a command module. The command module receives a mission profile comprising a travel path mapped out in multidimensional space over time from an origin to a destination, a first boundary circumscribing at least a portion of the travel path, a second boundary circumscribing the first boundary, and contingent landing sites. The command module sends instructions to the UAV to fly according to the mission profile and determines a position of the UAV relative to the first and the second boundaries. Responsive to determining that the UAV is positioned at the first boundary, the command module sends instructions to land at a contingent landing site, and responsive to determining that the UAV is positioned at the second boundary, the command module sends instructions to land immediately.