GB2522328B - Control of UAV and Payload Delivery - Google Patents

Control of UAV and Payload Delivery

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Publication number
GB2522328B
GB2522328B GB1421540.4A GB201421540A GB2522328B GB 2522328 B GB2522328 B GB 2522328B GB 201421540 A GB201421540 A GB 201421540A GB 2522328 B GB2522328 B GB 2522328B
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Prior art keywords
uav
control
payload delivery
payload
delivery
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GB2522328A (en
GB201421540D0 (en
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Christopher Tebay Andrew
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BAE Systems PLC
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BAE Systems PLC
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • G05D1/10—Simultaneous control of position or course in three dimensions
    • G05D1/101—Simultaneous control of position or course in three dimensions specially adapted for aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D1/00—Dropping, ejecting, releasing, or receiving articles, liquids, or the like, in flight
    • B64D1/02—Dropping, ejecting, or releasing articles
    • B64D1/08—Dropping, ejecting, or releasing articles the articles being load-carrying devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • G05D1/02—Control of position or course in two dimensions
    • G05D1/0202—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to aircraft
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • G05D1/10—Simultaneous control of position or course in three dimensions
    • G05D1/101—Simultaneous control of position or course in three dimensions specially adapted for aircraft
    • G05D1/105—Simultaneous control of position or course in three dimensions specially adapted for aircraft specially adapted for unpowered flight, e.g. glider, parachuting, forced landing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U2101/00—UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications
    • B64U2101/30—UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications for imaging, photography or videography
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U2101/00—UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications
    • B64U2101/60—UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications for transporting passengers; for transporting goods other than weapons
    • B64U2101/64—UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications for transporting passengers; for transporting goods other than weapons for parcel delivery or retrieval
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U2101/00—UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications
    • B64U2101/60—UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications for transporting passengers; for transporting goods other than weapons
    • B64U2101/69—UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications for transporting passengers; for transporting goods other than weapons the UAVs provided with means for airdropping goods, e.g. deploying a parachute during descent
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U2201/00—UAVs characterised by their flight controls
    • B64U2201/10—UAVs characterised by their flight controls autonomous, i.e. by navigating independently from ground or air stations, e.g. by using inertial navigation systems [INS]

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Traffic Control Systems (AREA)
GB1421540.4A 2013-12-06 2014-12-04 Control of UAV and Payload Delivery Expired - Fee Related GB2522328B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GBGB1321548.8A GB201321548D0 (en) 2013-12-06 2013-12-06 Payload delivery

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GB201421540D0 GB201421540D0 (en) 2015-01-21
GB2522328A GB2522328A (en) 2015-07-22
GB2522328B true GB2522328B (en) 2018-06-20

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EP1903297A2 (en) * 2006-09-21 2008-03-26 Honeywell International, Inc. Unmanned sensor placement in a cluttered terrain
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US11225325B1 (en) * 2021-03-12 2022-01-18 DroneUp, LLC Payload delivery and drop device for unmanned aerial vehicle for automatic release upon surface contact
US20220289381A1 (en) * 2021-03-12 2022-09-15 DroneUp, LLC Payload delivery and drop device for unmanned aerial vehicle for automatic release upon surface contact

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