System for guiding a drone during the approach phase to a platform, in particular a naval platform, with a view to landing same
AssigneeDcns
InventorJulien Pierre Guillaume Moresve
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Abstract
This system for guiding a drone during the approach phase to a platform, particularly a naval platform, with a view to landing the same, is characterized in that the platform is equipped with a glide slope indicator installation emitting an array of optical guide beams over an angular sector predetermined from the horizontal, and in that the drone is equipped with a beam acquisition camera connected to image analysis means and to computing means of orders for commanding automatic piloting means of the drone to cause it to follow the guide beams.
Claims10
A system for guiding a drone during the approach phase to a platform in particular a naval platform (1) with a view to landing the same, characterized in that the platform is equipped with a glide slope indicator installation emitting an array (2) of optical guide beams over an angular sector predetermined from the horizontal, and in that the drone is equipped with a beam acquisition camera (6) connected to image analysis means (7) and to computing means (8) of orders for the commanding of automatic piloting means (9) of the drone, to cause it to follow the guide beams.
The system for guiding a drone during the approach phase to a platform, particularly a naval platform, with a view to landing the same according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the platform is a surface vessel (1) and in that the glide slope indicator installation is pitch and roll stabilised on this vessel.
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