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System and method for situational awareness, vehicle control, and/or contingency planning

  • US 10,535,272 B2
  • Filed: 07/25/2018
  • Issued: 01/14/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of aircraft operation, comprising, while autonomously controlling an aircraft to fly:

  • determining safety information associated with a region of airspace;

    based on the safety information, an aircraft location of the aircraft, and a destination of the aircraft, determining a safety corridor within the region of airspace, the safety corridor comprising the aircraft location;

    at a first sensor of the aircraft, sampling a first set of sensor data, wherein the first sensor defines a first sensor type;

    wherein the first sensor is a time-of-flight sensor;

    at a second sensor of the aircraft, sampling a second set of sensor data, wherein the second sensor defines a second sensor type different from the first sensor type;

    wherein the second sensor is a camera;

    at a first processor of the aircraft, based on the first set of sensor data, determining primary guidance for aircraft control, wherein the primary guidance is associated with aircraft traversal to a first location outside the safety corridor;

    at a second processor of the aircraft, based on the second set of sensor data, determining auxiliary guidance for aircraft control, wherein the auxiliary guidance is associated with aircraft traversal to a second location within the safety corridor;

    determining, at the second processor of the aircraft, that the first location is outside the safety corridor and the second location is within the safety corridor; and

    based on the first location being outside the safety corridor and the second location being within the safety corridor, autonomously controlling the aircraft based on the auxiliary guidance at the second processor, comprising controlling the aircraft to fly to the second location.

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