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 |
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.
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