US 12,351,334 B2
Systems and methods for autonomous airworthiness pre-flight checks for UAVs
Brandon Jones, Palo Alto, CA (US); Kevin Jenkins, Dallas, TX (US); Damien Jourdan, San Jose, CA (US); and André Prager, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to Wing Aviation LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by Wing Aviation LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/420,671.
Application 18/420,671 is a continuation of application No. 17/118,530, filed on Dec. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,912,432.
Prior Publication US 2024/0409235 A1, Dec. 12, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01); B64U 30/10 (2023.01); G08G 5/26 (2025.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01); B64U 101/67 (2023.01)
CPC B64D 45/00 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01); B64U 30/10 (2023.01); G08G 5/26 (2025.01); B64D 2045/0085 (2013.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2101/67 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
hovering an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in an environment;
while hovering the UAV, (i) moving first one or more controllable components of the UAV in accordance with a predetermined sequence of movements to apply a force to the UAV and (ii), in response to moving the first one or more controllable components, moving second one or more controllable components of the UAV to attempt to maintain at least one of a position or an orientation of the UAV along at least one axis by correcting for the force applied to the UAV by moving the first one or more controllable components;
obtaining, by one or more sensors of the UAV, sensor data indicative of a flight response of the UAV caused by moving the second one or more controllable components while hovering the UAV;
comparing the sensor data to expected sensor data associated with an expected flight response to the predetermined sequence of movements; and
based on comparing the sensor data to the expected sensor data, evaluating performance of the UAV.