Aircraft landing systems and methods for monitoring a vertical landing of an aircraft

Abstract

The application discloses aircraft landing systems and methods for monitoring a vertical landing of an aircraft. An aircraft landing system for landing of an aircraft includes at least one force sensor and a processor. The at least one force sensor is coupled with a landing gear of the aircraft for sensing forces applied to the landing gear at a plurality of positions during landing at a landing zone. The processor is configured to receive force measurements from the at least one force sensor.

Description

technical field [0001] The present application relates to aircraft landing systems and methods for monitoring aircraft landing. Background technique [0002] Helicopters and other aircraft preferably land on flat, hard and even surfaces. [0003] For vertical and short landings of manned aircraft, pilots usually rely on visual information from the external environment to select an appropriate landing location. For manned or unmanned aerial vehicles, optical and other sensors may be used to assess the suitability of terrain before landing on it. For autonomous aircraft, optical sensors are often relied upon to select an appropriate landing location. Although pilots and sensors can visually assess these surfaces, some obstacles may remain undetected or undetectable by pilots or conventional sensor sets. These obstacles pose challenges when assessing the suitability of certain types of terrain for landing. Additionally, visual cues and traditional sensors may not be accurat...

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Problems solved by technology

although pilots and sensors can visually assess these surfaces, some obstacles may remain undetected or undetectable by pilots or conventional sensor sets

these obstacles pose a challenge when assessing the suitability of certain types of terrain for landing

also, visual cues and traditional sensors may not be accurate enough to assess the stability of the landing zone

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