Systems and methods for computing flight controls for vehicle landing

A system for computing flight controls for landing a vehicle, the system comprising:

• a memory storing instructions;
• and
• a processor executing the instructions to perform a process including:
• receiving an indication that a landing zone is clear;
• descending the vehicle based on a landing flight path for the landing zone;
• receiving landing zone data;
• performing, based on the landing zone data, a first sensor process including a profile check process and a first one of a scanning confirmation process or a vision confirmation process;
• performing, based on the landing zone data, in parallel or in sequence with the first sensor process, a second sensor process including a second one of the scanning confirmation process or the vision confirmation process;
• determining, based on the first sensor process and the second sensor process, whether an unsafe condition exists;
• and
• upon determining that an unsafe condition exists, computing flight controls for the vehicle to continue the descending of the vehicle or modify the descending of the vehicle.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for computing flight controls for landing a vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving an indication that a landing zone is clear;
• descending the vehicle based on a landing flight path for the landing zone;
• receiving landing zone data;
• performing, based on the landing zone data, a first sensor process including a profile check process and a first one of a scanning confirmation process or a vision confirmation process;
• performing, based on the landing zone data, in parallel or in sequence with the first sensor process, a second sensor process including a second one of the scanning confirmation process or the vision confirmation process;
• determining, based on the first sensor process and the second sensor process, whether an unsafe condition exists;
• and
• upon determining that an unsafe condition exists, computing flight controls for the vehicle to continue the descending of the vehicle or modify the descending of the vehicle.