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Incremental position-based guidance for a UAV

  • US 8,515,596 B2
  • Filed: 08/18/2009
  • Issued: 08/20/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a flight plan comprising a plurality of waypoints, a plurality of path segments connecting the plurality of waypoints in an order of execution, and, for each waypoint, information indicating a corresponding activity to be performed by an unmanned aerial vehicle at the waypoint;

    determining actual flight instructions for controlling flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle between the plurality of waypoints based on the received flight plan, a predetermined set of operating parameters associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle, and an iterative analysis of a plurality of ordered triples, wherein each ordered triple comprises a most recent prior waypoint and its corresponding waypoint activity, a next waypoint and its corresponding waypoint activity, and a waypoint after the next waypoint and its corresponding waypoint activity; and

    sending the actual flight instructions to at least one processor of the unmanned aerial vehicle configured to implement one or more portions of the actual flight instructions.

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