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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Szmuk, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/08 (2006.01); B64D 31/10 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/085 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 31/10 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01);
Abstract
Disclosed implementations describe systems and methods for stabilizing vertical takeoff and landing ('VTOL') or hover flight of a degraded canted-hex aerial vehicle so that the degraded canted-hex aerial vehicle can safely navigate to a landing area. For example, upon detection of a motor-out event, the disclosed implementations may cause an opposing propulsion mechanism of the aerial vehicle to terminate operation, the prioritization of the flight controller to change, and for a feedback loop of the flight controller to provide a preferred thrust to counteract yaw torques acting on the canted-hex aerial vehicle.