AUTONOMOUS LANDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERTICAL LANDING AIRCRAFT

    公开(公告)号:US20240425197A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-26

    申请号:US18828154

    申请日:2024-09-09

    Abstract: An autonomous landing system includes a vertical landing aircraft, a visual cue coupled to an offshore landing platform and including a visual indicator located that extends vertically across a horizon and is maintained parallel with the horizon, and an autonomous control system configured to control a position of the aircraft with respect to the visual indicator to maneuver the aircraft into a hovering, predefined landing position above the offshore landing platform, and control the position of the aircraft with respect to the visual indicator to cause the aircraft to descend from the landing position and land on the offshore landing platform.

    AUTONOMOUS LANDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERTICAL LANDING AIRCRAFT

    公开(公告)号:US20220017235A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:US17180326

    申请日:2021-02-19

    Abstract: An autonomous landing system for vertical landing aircraft includes a vertical landing aircraft including a powertrain and an onboard camera, a motion-stabilized visual cue including a visual indicator, wherein the visual cue is configured to maintain a fixed orientation of the visual indicator with respect to a horizon, and an autonomous control system configured to control a position of the aircraft with respect to the visual indicator of the visual cue based on image data captured by the onboard camera.

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