A vehicle controller for operating an autonomous vehicle includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU) configured measure specific forces acting upon the autonomous vehicle, and a flight controller configured to execute a high-speed control loop to periodically update commands to a plurality of control actuators for controlling a position or an attitude of the autonomous vehicle based on data from the IMU regarding the specific forces acting upon the autonomous vehicle. The vehicle controller also includes a mission computer including a processor programmed to control a mission of the autonomous vehicle. The vehicle controller also includes a cellular data radio configured to wirelessly communicate via a cellular network. The vehicle controller also includes a housing containing the IMU, the flight controller, the mission computer, and the cellular data radio. A method of operating an autonomous vehicle is also provided


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    Title :

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOFTWARE-DEFINED DRONES


    Additional title:

    SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN FÜR SOFTWARE-DEFINIERTE DROHNEN
    SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ POUR DRONES DÉFINIS PAR LOGICIEL


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    Publication date :

    2022-10-26


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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