G05D 1/0005
Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or
Official title: {with arrangements to save energy}
G05D1/0005 (Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or) appears on 264 US grants and 259 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G05D- Granted patents
- 264
- Published applications
- 259
- Assignees
- 136
- Inventors
- 619
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- System and method for controlling motion of one or more devices10 Mar 2026US 12,572,154 B2Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Control method for controlling delivery system6 Jan 2026US 12,517,512 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- System for calculating a mission of an aircraft by combination of algorithms and related method6 Jan 2026US 12,518,636 B2Dassault Aviation
- Method of operation for a fleet of vehicles23 Dec 2025US 12,504,754 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Method of operating a high altitude long endurance aircraft for maximizing solar capture20 Aug 2026US 2026/0246420 A1AeroVironment, Inc.
- Flight path determination6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227794 A1Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd.
- Multi-vehicle communication and control systems and methods9 Apr 2026US 2026/0099157 A1Polaris Industries Inc.
- System and method for optimising flight efficiency5 Jun 2025US 2025/0182631 A1Safety Line
- Methods of Climb and Glide Operations of a High Altitude Long Endurance Aircraft22 May 2025US 2025/0162721 A1AeroVironment, Inc.
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