US 11,681,302 B2
Systems and methods for predicting ground effects along a flight plan
Sriram P R, Chennai (IN); Lisa Fem, Seattle, WA (US); and Sivakumar Kanagarajan, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/496,546.
Application 17/496,546 is a continuation of application No. 16/920,070, filed on Jul. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,181,934.
Claims priority of application No. 202011021225 (IN), filed on May 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0026925 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/10 (2006.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/102 (2013.01) [B64C 29/0016 (2013.01); B64D 43/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/106 (2019.05); G08G 5/0073 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, the VTOL aircraft comprising:
at least one processor configured to execute program instructions, wherein the program instructions are configured to cause the at least one processor to:
receive a flight plan for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft;
receive terrain geospatial data for the flight plan from a database including terrain geospatial data;
determine weight of the VTOL aircraft along the flight plan;
determine temperature of the environment along the flight plan;
determine ground effect data along the flight plan based on the temperature and the weight; and
generate one or more commands to control a system of the VTOL aircraft based on the ground effect data.