AUTONOMOUS HELICOPTER POSTURE REGULATION TO MOVING REFERENCE FRAMES
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1. A method of flying an aircraft, comprising:
- determining a trajectory of a moving object relative to the aircraft;
determine, from the trajectory of the moving object, a reference frame in which the moving object is stationary;
flying the aircraft via a processor to maintain the aircraft at a selected offset from the moving object for the determined trajectory of the moving object; and
implementing a flight command to fly the aircraft along a flight path using calculations performed with respect to the determined reference frame.
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Abstract
A system and method for flying an aircraft is disclosed. A perception system at the aircraft tracks a trajectory of a moving object. A processor determines, from the trajectory of the moving object, a reference frame in which the moving object is stationary and establishes the aircraft at a selected offset from the moving object for the trajectory of the moving object. The aircraft is flown along a flight path based on the selected offset using calculations performed with respect to the determined reference frame.
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1. A method of flying an aircraft, comprising:
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determining a trajectory of a moving object relative to the aircraft; determine, from the trajectory of the moving object, a reference frame in which the moving object is stationary; flying the aircraft via a processor to maintain the aircraft at a selected offset from the moving object for the determined trajectory of the moving object; and implementing a flight command to fly the aircraft along a flight path using calculations performed with respect to the determined reference frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An autonomous flight control system for an aircraft, comprising:
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a perception system at the aircraft for tracking a trajectory of a moving object; and a processor configured to; determine, from the trajectory of the moving object, a reference frame in which the moving object is stationary; establish the aircraft at a selected offset from the moving object for the trajectory of the moving object, and fly the aircraft along a flight path based on the selected offset using calculations performed with respect to the determined reference frame. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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