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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2021
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Szmuk, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel Robert Hentzen, Seattle, WA (US);
Marco Antonio De Barros Ceze, Seattle, WA (US);
Raghu Venkataraman, Seattle, WA (US);
Umut Zalluhoglu, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Christopher J. McFarland, Seattle, WA (US);
Simone M. Airoldi, Melrose, MA (US);
Kyle W. Reeve, Melrose, MA (US);
Raymond H. Kraft, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Described are systems and methods for active weathervaning of a hybrid flight aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Active weathervaning of the hybrid flight aerial vehicle during can be provided during vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL)/hover flight without the assistance of any low-speed wind sensors and during transitions between VTOL/hover flight and fixed-wing, wing-borne, horizontal flight. Additionally, active weathervaning can be provided during propulsion mechanism failure conditions where the aerial vehicle may be experiencing failure conditions associated with one or more propulsion mechanisms.