An aerial vehicle
AssigneeBayer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorAndrew Charles CHAPPLE
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Abstract
An aerial vehicle includes a liquid chemical tank, at least one spray unit, at least one actuator, a plurality of sensors, and a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to determine an air movement direction relative to a projection of the fore-aft axis onto the ground and determine an air movement speed relative to the ground, the determination comprising utilization of the speed of the aerial vehicle, the air movement direction relative to the aerial vehicle with respect to the fore-aft axis of the aerial vehicle and the air movement speed relative to the aerial vehicle. The processing unit is configured to control at least one flying operation of the aerial vehicle and/or control the at least one actuator.
Claims30
An aerial vehicle, comprising:
- a liquid chemical tank;
- at least one spray unit;
- at least one actuator;
- a plurality of sensors;
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- a processing unit;
- wherein, the liquid chemical tank is configured to hold a liquid chemical;
- wherein, the at least one spray unit is configured to spray the liquid chemical;
- wherein, the at least one actuator is configured to operate and/or move the at least one spray unit;
- wherein, at least one first sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to measure a speed of the aerial vehicle relative to the ground;
- wherein, at least one second sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to measure an air movement direction relative to the aerial vehicle with respect to a fore-aft axis of the aerial vehicle;
- wherein, at least one third sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to measure an air movement speed relative to the aerial vehicle;
- wherein, the processing unit is configured to determine an air movement direction relative to a projection of the fore-aft axis onto the ground and determine an air movement speed relative to the ground, the determination comprising utilization of the speed of the aerial vehicle, the air movement direction relative to the aerial vehicle with respect to the fore-aft axis of the aerial vehicle and the air movement speed relative to the aerial vehicle;
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- wherein, the processing unit is configured to control at least one flying operation of the aerial vehicle and/or control the at least one actuator, wherein determination of at least one instruction for control of the at least one flying operation of the aerial vehicle and/or determination of at least one instruction for control the at least one actuator comprises utilization of the determined air movement direction relative to the projection of the fore-aft axis onto the ground and the determined air movement speed relative to the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.