Systems and Methods for Autonomous Airworthiness Pre-Flight Checks for UAVs

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A method includes determining an operational condition associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The method includes, responsive to determining the operational condition, causing the UAV to perform a pre-flight check. The pre-flight check includes hovering the UAV above a takeoff location. The pre-flight check includes, while hovering the UAV, moving one or more controllable components of the UAV in accordance with a predetermined sequence of movements. The pre-flight check includes obtaining, by one or more sensors of the UAV, sensor data indicative of a flight response of the UAV to moving the one or more controllable components while hovering the UAV. The pre-flight check includes comparing the sensor data to expected sensor data associated with an expected flight response to the predetermined sequence of movements while hovering the UAV. The pre-flight check includes, based on comparing the sensor data to the expected sensor data, evaluating performance of the UAV.

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WING AVIATION LLCPALO ALTO CA 94304

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
JENKINS, Kevin Dallas, US 22 200
JONES, Brandon Palo Alto, US 20 70
JOURDAN, Damien San Jose, US 20 87
PRAGER, André Sunnyvale, US 44 231

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