AU2018306441B2 - Systems and methods for controlling aerial vehicles - Google Patents

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AU2018306441B2
AU2018306441B2 AU2018306441A AU2018306441A AU2018306441B2 AU 2018306441 B2 AU2018306441 B2 AU 2018306441B2 AU 2018306441 A AU2018306441 A AU 2018306441A AU 2018306441 A AU2018306441 A AU 2018306441A AU 2018306441 B2 AU2018306441 B2 AU 2018306441B2
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Salvatore J. Candido
Sameera Sylvia Ponda
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • 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, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • 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

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US15/663,000 2017-07-28
US15/662,968 2017-07-28
US15/663,030 US20190033886A1 (en) 2017-07-28 2017-07-28 Systems and methods for controlling aerial vehicles
US15/663,030 2017-07-28
US15/662,940 2017-07-28
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
US15/663,000 US10437260B2 (en) 2017-07-28 2017-07-28 Systems and methods for controlling aerial vehicles
PCT/US2018/043913 WO2019023465A1 (fr) 2017-07-28 2018-07-26 Systèmes et procédés de commande de véhicules aériens

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