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Title:
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLYING DUCTED-FAN AIRCRAFT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011037426
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a method and a system for flying a ducted-fan aircraft such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

The method includes a step of receiving a flight plan comprising a plurality of waypoints and a plurality of path segments connecting the plurality of waypoints in an order of execution. The method further includes a step of determining actual flight instructions for the ducted fan unmanned aerial vehicle based on (i) the received flight plan, (ii) a predetermined set of operating parameters associated with the ducted fan unmanned aerial vehicle, and (iii) an iterative analysis of a plurality of ordered triples. The method further includes a step 302 of sending the actual flight instructions to at least one processor of the ducted fan unmanned aerial vehicle configured to implement one or more portions of the actual flight instructions.


Inventors:
ERIC HAMKE
TRUJILLO MATTHEW
BROWN PHILIP
Application Number:
JP2010137398A
Publication Date:
February 24, 2011
Filing Date:
June 16, 2010
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Assignee:
HONEYWELL INT INC
International Classes:
B64C13/20; B64C29/00; B64C39/02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinjiro Ono
Kazuo Shamoto
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Otsuka Sumie