Methods and systems may allow for automatic initiation of a contingency maneuver, to prevent mid-air collisions between an aerial vehicle and another aircraft or other obstacle, without requiring input from an operator. Generally, a processing unit on board the aerial vehicle detects potential conflicts via a navigation system on board the aerial vehicle. Said navigation system may receive, for example, automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) signals and global positioning system (GPS) data. Disclosed systems automatically initiate one or more contingency maneuvers to change the flight (e.g., speed, position, direction, and/or altitude) of the aerial vehicle to avoid close calls or colliding with a potential conflict in the surrounding airspace. Such contingency maneuvers provide an automatic flight modification that may occur independently from any operator input. Such systems may also be implemented to prevent an aerial vehicle from entering a restricted airspace and/or from operating too close to another aircraft.


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    Title :

    Flight control systems for aerial vehicles and related methods


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2020-06-23


    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 / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen



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