An unmanned aerial vehicle with lift and propulsion system and a flight control system and method. The flight control system has a flight control unit, a navigation system, a communication system and an actuator system. The flight control unit can calculate, based on data from the navigation system and/or data of a ground control station, control commands which can be fed to the actuator system for actuating the lift and propulsion system. The ground control station is configured to control and/or monitor the aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle has a monitoring unit to monitor the communication system to determine whether all the communication links are interrupted. The monitoring unit can cause the flight control unit to land the aerial vehicle safely at a suitable landing site based on stored data relating to current flight conditions and nearby landing sites.
VERFAHREN ZUR SICHEREN LANDUNG EINES UNBEMANNTEN LUFTFAHRZEUGS
METHOD FOR SECURE LANDING OF AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
PROCÉDÉ D'ATTERRISSAGE SECURISÉ D'UN AERONEF SANS PILOTE
2021-03-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
German
Unbemanntes Luftfahrzeug und Verfahren zur sicheren Landung eines unbemannten Luftfahrzeugs
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