Apparatus and methods for controlling an aircraft and/or a vehicle are described. A vehicle speed and direction are received. A wind-over-vehicle speed and direction of wind at the vehicle are measured. An aircraft ground speed and direction are received. An aircraft-relative-to-vehicle speed and an aircraft-relative-to-vehicle direction are calculated based on the aircraft ground speed and direction and the wind-over-vehicle speed and direction. A wind-over-vehicle envelope is calculated based on system design limits for retrieving the aircraft at the vehicle. The wind-over-vehicle envelope maps limits of wind-over-vehicle speeds over a range of directions that enable retrieval of the aircraft at the vehicle. The aircraft and/or the vehicle are controlled using the wind-over-vehicle envelope, the aircraft-relative-to-vehicle speed, and/or the aircraft-relative-to-vehicle direction.


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    Title :

    Methods and computing devices for controlling an aircraft and/or a vehicle to enable retrieval of the aircraft at the vehicle


    Contributors:
    RYSDYK ROLF (author)

    Publication date :

    2020-09-15


    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 / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen / G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS




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