ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,097, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to HITACHI LTD. (Tokyo).
"Control device and control method" was invented by Taku Shimizu (Tokyo), Takahiro Ito (Tokyo), Mikio Bando (Tokyo) and Mitsuru Matsubara (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are a control device and a control method by which an airplane can maintain flight while maintaining a high level of safety, even if there is a conceivable abnormal event such as a communication failure or an obstacle. This control device is for an airplane, the control device being characterized by: comprising a setting unit that sets a main flight route, which is a normal flight route, and a...