Unmanned aerial vehicle (uav) landing systems and methods
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsMillie Irene Sterling, Matthew B. Hendrian, Cash Neil Johnson, Jeremy Richards
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Abstract
A system for landing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at a destination includes a landing coordination control unit that is configured to switch the UAV from a normal operating mode to a landing mode in response to the UAV entering a regulated airspace in relation to the destination. The normal operating mode includes normal instructions for flying and navigating to the destination. The landing mode includes landing instructions for a landing sequence into a landing zone at the destination.
Claims20
A system for landing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at a destination, the system comprising:
- a landing coordination control unit that is configured to switch the UAV from a normal operating mode to a landing mode in response to the UAV entering a regulated airspace in relation to the destination.
A system for landing a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at a destination, the system comprising:
- a landing coordination control unit that is configured to automatically provide an order of landing for the plurality of UAVs at a landing zone.
A system for landing a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at a destination, the system comprising:
- a landing coordination control unit that is configured to switch the plurality of UAVs from a normal operating mode to a landing mode in response to the plurality of UAVs entering a regulated airspace in relation to the destination, and
- wherein the landing coordination control unit is configured to automatically provide an order of landing for the plurality of UAVs at the landing zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.