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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2024
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Derek H. Geiger, Wilton, CT (US);
William C. Fell, Stuart, FL (US);
Alex Faynberg, Cheshire, CT (US);
Stephen T. Kubik, Newtown, FL (US);
Aaron Joshua Fradkin, Milford, CT (US);
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
Aerial navigation is disclosed. A system can detect a difference between forces applied to a plurality of ground contact points of an aerial vehicle taxiing on a ground surface. The system can determine an adjustment to a vertical component of a thrust. The thrust can be produced by at least one of a rotor or a propeller of the aerial vehicle to reduce the difference between the forces applied to the plurality of ground contact points of the aerial vehicle. The system can generate a control output to cause the at least one of the rotor or the propeller to adjust the vertical component of the thrust to reduce the difference between the forces.