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Systems and methods for controlling rotorcraft external loads

  • US 9,879,986 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2016
  • Issued: 01/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of determining cable angle, comprising:

  • acquiring, by a three-dimensional (3D) spatial perception system carried by a rotorcraft, image data of a cable and an external load coupled to the rotorcraft by the cable; and

    determining a cable angle defined between at least one of (a) the cable and the external load, and (b) the cable and the rotorcraft using the image data acquired by the 3D spatial perception system.

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