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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2023
Applicant:
Volocopter Gmbh, Bruchsal, DE;
Inventor:
Markus Ortlieb, Karlsruhe, DE;
Assignee:
Volocopter GmbH, Bruchsal, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/55 (2025.01); G08G 5/21 (2025.01); G08G 5/22 (2025.01); G08G 5/57 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/55 (2025.01); G08G 5/21 (2025.01); G08G 5/22 (2025.01); G08G 5/57 (2025.01);
Abstract
A method for operating an aircraft () is provided, wherein for a predetermined trajectory (NT) of the aircraft () a volume enveloping the trajectory (NT) is determined, which volume includes a first, inner volume and a second, outer volume, and the second volume envelops the first volume. The first volume is composed of a plurality of first individual volumes (TVi) and the second volume is composed of a number of second individual volumes, which individual volumes (TVi) are calculated at each point of the trajectory (NT) on the basis of parameters (v) of an actual flight condition of the aircraft () at a respective time.