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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2022
Volocopter Gmbh, Bruchsal, DE;
Markus Ortlieb, Karlsruhe, DE;
Florian-Michael Adolf, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Volocopter GmbH, Bruchsal, DE;
Abstract
An all-inclusive method for planning the operation of an aerial vehicle, in particular an eVTOL, which operation is divided into different operational areas each with its own individually validatable and inspectable planning methodology, including (i) pre-processing data on a computer basis on the ground before takeoff of the aerial vehicle; (ii) taking along pre-planned results of the data pre-processing in the form of a database () on board the aerial vehicle, preferably after transferring the pre-planned results into the database () on board the aerial vehicle; (iii) combining the pre-planned results by means of a computer-based decision logic () with planning steps at the flying time in accordance with a state of the aerial vehicle recorded by sensors for generating a current flight path; and (iv) controlling the aerial vehicle along the current flight path.