Guidance system for landing a drone

A method for automatically guiding a drone by means of a computer, for performing landing of the drone on a docking and recharging platform, the drone comprising a first light means emitting a first light signal and a second light means emitting a second light signal different from the first light signal, the first light means and the second light means being attached at two distinct points of the drone, the station receiving images captured by a camera filming a delimited space comprising a volume overhanging the docking and recharging platform, the drone and the computer having communication means enabling them to communicate directly with each other, said method comprising the following steps of:

• when the drone enters the delimited space with a view to landing on the docking and recharging platform, analyzing the images captured by the camera, said images comprising the drone, in order to identify the first light signal and the second light signal and thus locate the first and second light means,
• determining the position and orientation of the drone according to the position determined of the first and second light means,
• generating, by the computer, piloting instructions intended for the drone, configured to guide it towards the docking and recharging platform,
• emitting said control instructions to the drone,
• receiving and implementing said instructions by the drone,
• said control instructions comprising instructions for bringing the drone into hovering flight in vertical alignment with the center of the docking and recharging platform followed by instructions for descending the drone towards the docking and recharging platform until said drone has landed.