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EP3398021A4
EP3398021A4 EP16881334.3A EP16881334A EP3398021A4 EP 3398021 A4 EP3398021 A4 EP 3398021A4 EP 16881334 A EP16881334 A EP 16881334A EP 3398021 A4 EP3398021 A4 EP 3398021A4
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automated aerial
system operation
automated
aerial system
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French (fr)
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EP3398021A1 (en
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Mengqiu WANG
Lixin LIU
Pengxiang Jin
Jia LU
Tong Zhang
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Hangzhou Zero Zero Technology Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from PCT/CN2016/070579 external-priority patent/WO2017024759A1/en
Priority claimed from PCT/CN2016/070581 external-priority patent/WO2017024760A1/en
Priority claimed from PCT/CN2016/070583 external-priority patent/WO2017024761A1/en
Application filed by Hangzhou Zero Zero Technology Co Ltd filed Critical Hangzhou Zero Zero Technology Co Ltd
Publication of EP3398021A1 publication Critical patent/EP3398021A1/en
Publication of EP3398021A4 publication Critical patent/EP3398021A4/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U20/00—Constructional aspects of UAVs
    • B64U20/80—Arrangement of on-board electronics, e.g. avionics systems or wiring
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U30/00—Means for producing lift; Empennages; Arrangements thereof
    • B64U30/20—Rotors; Rotor supports
    • B64U30/26—Ducted or shrouded rotors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U70/00—Launching, take-off or landing arrangements
    • B64U70/10—Launching, take-off or landing arrangements for releasing or capturing UAVs by hand
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U70/00—Launching, take-off or landing arrangements
    • B64U70/30—Launching, take-off or landing arrangements for capturing UAVs in flight by ground or sea-based arresting gear, e.g. by a cable or a net
    • 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
    • G05D1/04—Control of altitude or depth
    • G05D1/06—Rate of change of altitude or depth
    • G05D1/0607—Rate of change of altitude or depth specially adapted for aircraft
    • G05D1/0653—Rate of change of altitude or depth specially adapted for aircraft during a phase of take-off or landing
    • G05D1/0661—Rate of change of altitude or depth specially adapted for aircraft during a phase of take-off or landing specially adapted for take-off
    • G05D1/0669—Rate of change of altitude or depth specially adapted for aircraft during a phase of take-off or landing specially adapted for take-off specially adapted for vertical take-off
    • 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
    • G05D1/04—Control of altitude or depth
    • G05D1/06—Rate of change of altitude or depth
    • G05D1/0607—Rate of change of altitude or depth specially adapted for aircraft
    • G05D1/0653—Rate of change of altitude or depth specially adapted for aircraft during a phase of take-off or landing
    • G05D1/0676—Rate of change of altitude or depth specially adapted for aircraft during a phase of take-off or landing specially adapted for landing
    • G05D1/0684—Rate of change of altitude or depth specially adapted for aircraft during a phase of take-off or landing specially adapted for landing on a moving platform, e.g. aircraft carrier
    • 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
    • G05D1/40—Control within particular dimensions
    • G05D1/48—Control of altitude or depth
    • 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
    • G05D1/60—Intended control result
    • G05D1/652—Take-off
    • 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
    • G05D1/60—Intended control result
    • G05D1/654—Landing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U10/00—Type of UAV
    • B64U10/10—Rotorcrafts
    • B64U10/13—Flying platforms
    • B64U10/14—Flying platforms with four distinct rotor axes, e.g. quadcopters
    • 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
    • B64U2201/00—UAVs characterised by their flight controls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U2201/00—UAVs characterised by their flight controls
    • B64U2201/20—Remote controls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U50/00—Propulsion; Power supply
    • B64U50/10—Propulsion
    • B64U50/19—Propulsion using electrically powered motors

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Control Of Position, Course, Altitude, Or Attitude Of Moving Bodies (AREA)
EP16881334.3A 2015-12-29 2016-11-11 System and method for automated aerial system operation Withdrawn EP3398021A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/CN2015/099339 WO2016107529A1 (en) 2015-01-04 2015-12-29 Fully-protected unmanned aerial vehicle
PCT/CN2016/070579 WO2017024759A1 (en) 2015-08-10 2016-01-11 Method and apparatus for flying unmanned aerial vehicle in hand-held manner
PCT/CN2016/070581 WO2017024760A1 (en) 2015-08-10 2016-01-11 Method and apparatus for withdrawing hand-held unmanned aerial vehicle, and unmanned aerial vehicle
PCT/CN2016/070583 WO2017024761A1 (en) 2015-08-10 2016-01-11 Method and apparatus for recovering and flying unmanned aerial vehicle in hand-held manner
US201662326600P 2016-04-22 2016-04-22
US201662353337P 2016-06-22 2016-06-22
PCT/IB2016/001699 WO2017115120A1 (en) 2015-12-29 2016-11-11 System and method for automated aerial system operation

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EP3398021A1 EP3398021A1 (en) 2018-11-07
EP3398021A4 true EP3398021A4 (en) 2019-09-04

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WO (1) WO2017115120A1 (en)

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