Autonomous cargo delivery system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10824170
APP PUB NO 20190235532A1
SERIAL NO

16379357

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An autonomous aerial vehicle includes a flight controller and a mission manager in communication with the flight controller. The flight controller is configured to navigate the autonomous aerial vehicle. The mission manager is configured to receive mission data. The mission data identifies both a landing zone and a designated touchdown zone located within the landing zone. The mission manager is further configured to provide flight control data to the flight controller. The flight control data causes the flight controller to navigate the autonomous aerial vehicle to a predetermined distance from the landing zone. The mission manager is further configured to determine, subsequent to the autonomous aerial vehicle reaching the predetermined distance, whether landing at the designated touchdown zone is feasible. The mission manager is further configured, in response to determining that landing at the designated touchdown zone is not feasible, to identify an alternate touchdown zone located within the landing zone for landing the autonomous aerial vehicle.

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AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION9950 WAKEMAN DRIVE MANASSAS VA 20110

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mindell, David A Cambridge, US 32 941
Paduano, James D Boston, US 23 845
Piedmonte, Michael D Stow, US 26 518
Wissler, John B Waltham, US 8 207

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