A measurement system 1 is the measurement system 1 including a flight vehicle 30 that flies in a measurement zone to perform measurement; and a management device 10 that controls a flight path of the flight vehicle 30. The management device 10 includes an information collection unit 11 that collects the wind conditions in the measurement zone; and a flight plan management unit 12 that plans, based on the wind conditions, a flight path in which the flight vehicle enters the measurement zone from windward or leeward and flies directly against the wind in the area. The flight vehicle 30 flies along the flight path to perform measurement in the measurement zone.

The preferred embodiments relate to a method for controlling a flight movement of an aerial vehicle for landing the aerial vehicle, including: recording of first image data by means of a first camera device, which is provided on an aerial vehicle, and is configured to record an area of ground, wherein the first image data is indicative of a first sequence of first camera images. The method also includes recording of second image data by means of a second camera device, which is provided on the aerial vehicle, and is configured to record the area of ground, wherein the second image data is indicative of a second sequence of second camera images.

Systems, methods, and devices are provided for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) associated with flight response measures. The flight response measure may be generated by assessing one or more flight-restriction strips, assessing at least one of a location or a movement characteristic of the UAV relative to the one or more flight-restriction strips, and directing, with aid of one or more processors, the UAV to take one or more flight response measures based on at least one of the location or movement characteristic of the UAV relative to the one or more flight-restriction strips.

An intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance system is disclosed including a ground station and one or more aerial vehicles. The aerial vehicles are autonomous systems capable of communicating intelligence data to the ground station and be used as part of a missile delivery package. A plurality of aerial vehicles can be configured to cast a wide net of reconnaissance over a large area on the ground including smaller overlapping reconnaissance areas provided by each of the plurality of the aerial vehicles.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprises a flight control system and an electromechanical system directed by the flight control system. The flight control system is configured to track a position of a beacon that is in motion and monitor a difference between an actual position of the unmanned aerial vehicle and a desired position of the unmanned aerial vehicle relative to the position of the beacon. The flight control system configures one or more flight objectives based on one or more factors comprising whether the difference between the actual position and the desired position exceeds a threshold, wherein the flight objectives comprise a velocity objective and a position objective. The flight control system also commands the electromechanical system based at least on the one or more flight objectives.

Provided are computer-implemented methods for autonomously controlling an aircraft with vertical take-off and landing capabilities and folding wings that includes controlling a plurality of thrust producing components of an aircraft to cause the aircraft to rise vertically when wings of the aircraft are in a first folded configuration, where when the wings of the aircraft are in the first folded configuration, a leading edge of each wing is oriented in a vertical direction setting motor controller gains based on the wings of the aircraft being in the first folded configuration, and causing the aircraft to align with a direction of airflow when the wings of the aircraft are in the first folded configuration, and controlling thrust producing components and control surfaces and internal articulation mechanisms of the aircraft to cause the aircraft to transition from folded wing configuration to unfolded wing configuration. Systems and computer program products are also provided.

Systems and methods are provided for landing site selection and flight path planning for an aircraft using soaring weather conditions. The methods may include, with one or more processors of a controller onboard the aircraft: receiving data indicative of terrain, airports, airspace, aerodynamics of the aircraft, real-time weather, and real-time status of the aircraft, determining a gliding range of the aircraft based at least in part on soaring weather conditions that include environmental regions of thermal draft capable of producing lift sufficient to extend the gliding range of the aircraft, determining a landing site for the aircraft based on the gliding range of the aircraft, and determining a flight path of the aircraft that uses the soaring weather conditions to extend the gliding range of the aircraft and land at the landing site.

Provided are a method and a system for cooperative airborne meteorological perception with multiple aircraft. The method includes: determining a training set based on a spatial position, motion data, weather, an observation image, and static information of each of multiple aircraft; determining a fusion performance function based on an objective of a cooperative perception network; generating a fusion model based on the training set and the fusion performance function; generating a perception result image based on the fusion model; determining flight risk information based on the perception result image; determining a route alarm command and sending the route alarm command to a management user interface and an interactive device of a target aircraft; after receiving the route alarm command, generating, by the management user interface, a route adjustment parameter; in response to obtaining the route adjustment parameter, performing at least one of the following operations: adjusting an engine velocity, adjusting an aileron pressure, adjusting an elevator deflection, and adjusting a rudder deflection.

A method for detecting and presenting turbulence can include obtaining turbulence datapoints indicative of at least locations and turbulence measurements obtained during one or more aircraft flights, identifying increases or decreases between the turbulence measurements in the turbulence datapoints, and visually presenting the turbulence datapoints and at least one connection between the turbulence datapoints. The turbulence datapoints can be displayed to visually indicate and differentiate between the turbulence measurements, the connections displayed to visually indicate turbulence between the locations of the turbulence measurements.

Systems and methods are provided for landing site selection and flight path planning for an aircraft using soaring weather conditions. The methods may include, with one or more processors of a controller onboard the aircraft: receiving data indicative of terrain, airports, airspace, aerodynamics of the aircraft, real-time weather, and real-time status of the aircraft, determining a gliding range of the aircraft based at least in part on soaring weather conditions that include environmental regions of thermal draft capable of producing lift sufficient to extend the gliding range of the aircraft, determining a landing site for the aircraft based on the gliding range of the aircraft, and determining a flight path of the aircraft that uses the soaring weather conditions to extend the gliding range of the aircraft and land at the landing site.