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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hyun Jee Ryu, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyu Nam Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Chang Hyun Sung, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jun Young Lim, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed are an apparatus and method for controlling an aerial vehicle. The apparatus includes a camera that obtains an terrain image during flight, a sensor that obtains scan information of a landing point of the aerial vehicle, and a controller that estimates a location of the landing point based on the terrain image if it is determined that the landing point is recognized in the terrain image, determines whether an obstacle exists at the landing point based on the scan information, and determines whether landing of the aerial vehicle is possible based on a determination result.