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Autonomous cargo delivery system

  • US 10,310,517 B2
  • Filed: 04/04/2018
  • Issued: 06/04/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An autonomous aerial navigation system comprising:

  • an aerial vehicle configured to receive information from an operating base over a wireless link;

    a mission manager operatively coupled with said aerial vehicle and having a processor and a non-volatile memory device, wherein said mission manager is configured to receive, from said operating base, mission data that includes a set of routes and a landing zone, said set of routes defining one or more routes of the aerial vehicle from launch to land;

    a sensor operatively coupled with said mission manager, wherein said sensor is configured to detect obstacles along a flight path of the aerial vehicle; and

    a flight controller coupled with said mission manager,wherein said flight controller is configured to generate a flight control signal based at least in part on data received from said mission manager,wherein said mission manager is configured to execute a descent procedure of the aerial vehicle via commanding said flight controller, in which said mission manager (1) scans using the sensor, at a first distance from the landing zone, the landing zone to detect terrain features or objects and (2) determines whether landing within the landing zone is feasible at or before reaching a second distance from the landing zone, andwherein the first distance is greater than the second distance.

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