An apparatus is provided for causing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to perform a contingency landing procedure. The apparatus includes memory and processing circuitry configured to cause the apparatus to at least determine candidate safe landing zones (SLZs) within an estimated current range of the UAV. Trajectories are generated for landing the UAV in respective ones of the candidate SLZs. Risk values are calculated that quantify third-party risk associated with operation of the UAV along respective ones of the trajectories to the respective ones of the candidate SLZs. A flight termination risk value is calculated that quantifies third-party risk associated with immediately landing the UAV at the current position. The lowest of the risk values is compared with the flight termination risk value, and a sequence is executed to operate the UAV along the trajectory to the selected one of the candidate SLZs, or immediately land the UAV.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    LANDING AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE IN A CONTINGENCY SCENARIO


    Additional title:

    LANDUNG EINES UNBEMANNTEN LUFTFAHRZEUGS IN EINEM NOTFALLSZENARIO
    ATTERRISSAGE D'UN VÉHICULE AÉRIEN SANS PILOTE DANS UN SCÉNARIO D'URGENCE


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2023-04-19


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen



    Landing an unmanned aerial vehicle in a contingency scenario

    SCHMIDT JOERG ROBERT OLIVER | European Patent Office | 2022

    Free access

    Landing an unmanned aerial vehicle in a contingency scenario

    SCHMIDT JOERG ROBERT OLIVER | European Patent Office | 2021

    Free access

    LANDING AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE IN A CONTINGENCY SCENARIO

    SCHMIDT JOERG ROBERT OLIVER | European Patent Office | 2021

    Free access

    LANDING AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE IN A CONTINGENCY SCENARIO

    SCHMIDT JOERG ROBERT OLIVER | European Patent Office | 2021

    Free access

    Unmanned aerial vehicle contingency landing system

    BROWN BRANDON / MASON DAVID / HATHAWAY ERIC | European Patent Office | 2023

    Free access