EP3625636A4 - Systems and methods for controlling aerial vehicles - Google Patents

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EP3625636A4
EP3625636A4 EP18837387.2A EP18837387A EP3625636A4 EP 3625636 A4 EP3625636 A4 EP 3625636A4 EP 18837387 A EP18837387 A EP 18837387A EP 3625636 A4 EP3625636 A4 EP 3625636A4
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systems
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aerial vehicles
controlling aerial
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Salvatore J. Candido
Sameera Sylvia Ponda
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Loon LLC
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Priority claimed from US15/662,968 external-priority patent/US10437259B2/en
Priority claimed from US15/662,940 external-priority patent/US10809718B2/en
Priority claimed from US15/663,030 external-priority patent/US20190033886A1/en
Priority claimed from US15/663,000 external-priority patent/US10437260B2/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot
    • G05D1/10—Simultaneous control of position or course in three dimensions
    • G05D1/101—Simultaneous control of position or course in three dimensions specially adapted for aircraft
    • G05D1/105—Simultaneous control of position or course in three dimensions specially adapted for aircraft specially adapted for unpowered flight, e.g. glider, parachuting, forced landing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot
    • G05D1/10—Simultaneous control of position or course in three dimensions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U10/00—Type of UAV
    • B64U10/30—Lighter-than-air aircraft, e.g. aerostatic aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U2201/00—UAVs characterised by their flight controls
EP18837387.2A 2017-07-28 2018-07-26 Systems and methods for controlling aerial vehicles Withdrawn EP3625636A4 (en)

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US15/662,968 US10437259B2 (en) 2017-07-28 2017-07-28 Systems and methods for controlling aerial vehicles
US15/662,940 US10809718B2 (en) 2017-07-28 2017-07-28 Systems and methods for controlling aerial vehicles
US15/663,030 US20190033886A1 (en) 2017-07-28 2017-07-28 Systems and methods for controlling aerial vehicles
US15/663,000 US10437260B2 (en) 2017-07-28 2017-07-28 Systems and methods for controlling aerial vehicles
PCT/US2018/043913 WO2019023465A1 (en) 2017-07-28 2018-07-26 Systems and methods for controlling aerial vehicles

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EP3625636A1 EP3625636A1 (en) 2020-03-25
EP3625636A4 true EP3625636A4 (en) 2021-01-20

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CA (1) CA3068329A1 (en)
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US20140335895A1 (en) * 2012-02-03 2014-11-13 Google Inc. Location-Aware "Ghost" Caching in a Balloon Network
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CA3068329A1 (en) 2019-01-31
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