Flight Stability & Control

Mechanisms and algorithms designed to enhance the stability, precision, and safety of drone flight, including damping systems, rotor dynamics, fault-tolerant control, and transition between flight modes.

4,120 US filings from 902 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,205 · 2024: 1,241 · 2025: 1,161 · 2026 YTD: 513

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones)

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	Textron Innovations Inc.	196	84	57	41	14	-28.1%
2	SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.	139	41	51	34	13	-33.3%
3	BETA AIR, LLC	138	74	29	26	9	-10.3%
4	The Boeing Company	133	29	49	36	19	-26.5%
5	Honeywell International Inc.	82	23	24	20	15	-16.7%
6	SONY GROUP CORPORATION	72	15	28	19	10	-32.1%
7	AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED	68	16	23	24	5	+4.3%
8	Skydio, Inc.	67	18	11	24	14	+118.2%
9	Lockheed Martin Corporation	65	18	17	23	7	+35.3%
10	AeroVironment, Inc.	62	13	22	16	11	-27.3%
11	JOBY AERO, INC.	61	12	18	21	10	+16.7%
12	Archer Aviation Inc.	56	7	9	24	16	+166.7%
13	AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.	55	11	22	17	5	-22.7%
14	Hyundai Motor Company	53	19	14	17	3	+21.4%
15	AIRBUS HELICOPTERS	52	18	14	11	9	-21.4%
16	Kia Corporation	49	15	14	17	3	+21.4%
17	AERONEXT INC.	47	11	19	15	2	-21.1%
18	Kitty Hawk Corporation	45	11	17	14	3	-17.6%
19	HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.	38	4	14	17	3	+21.4%
20	LEONARDO S.P.A.	37	9	13	9	6	-30.8%
21	TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA	35	6	10	13	6	+30.0%
22	GOODRICH CORPORATION	34	10	13	8	3	-38.5%
23	AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH	31	3	13	10	5	-23.1%
24	GoPro, Inc.	30	12	16	2	·	-87.5%
25	Rakuten Group, Inc.	29	11	10	6	2	-40.0%