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Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026

Filed:

May. 31, 2024
Applicant:

Wing Aviation Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

Anna Verkhovskaya, San Mateo, CA (US);

André Peter Prager, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Wing Aviation LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/85 (2024.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); G05D 109/20 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/854 (2024.01); B64D 45/00 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0085 (2013.01); G05D 2109/20 (2024.01);
Abstract

A method includes causing an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) to navigate through a trajectory. The method also includes receiving first motor data representing operation of a first motor during navigation through the trajectory and receiving second motor data representing operation of a second motor during navigation through the trajectory. The method further includes comparing the first motor data with the second motor data. The method also includes, based on the comparison of the first motor data and the second motor data, determining a motor failure state. The method additionally includes causing the UAV to navigate based on the motor failure state.


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