Apparatus and method for monitoring a field
First Claim
1. A system for field monitoring with an unmanned vehicle system comprising:
- an unmanned vehicle comprising a sensor system;
a plurality of types of sensor modules carried onboard the unmanned vehicle; and
a control circuit configured to;
receive onboard sensor data from the sensor system of the unmanned vehicle collected while the unmanned vehicle is traveling;
detect an alert condition at a monitored area based on the onboard sensor data;
select one or more sensor modules from the plurality of types of sensor modules carried onboard the unmanned vehicle to deploy at the monitored area based on the onboard sensor data, wherein the one or more sensor modules are selected based on matching the alert condition to capabilities of the one or more sensor modules among the plurality of types of sensor modules; and
cause the unmanned vehicle to deploy the one or more sensor modules by detaching from the one or more sensor modules at the monitored area, wherein the one or more sensor modules are configured to remain in the monitored area to collect data over time.
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for field monitoring. A system for field monitoring comprises a plurality of types of sensor modules, an unmanned vehicle comprising a sensor system, and a control circuit configured to: receive onboard sensor data from the sensor system of the unmanned vehicle, detect an alert condition at a monitored area based on the onboard sensor data, select one or more types of sensor modules from the plurality of types of sensor modules to deploy at the monitored area based on the onboard sensor data, and cause the unmanned vehicle and/or one or more other unmanned vehicles to transport one or more sensor modules of the one or more types of sensor modules to the monitored area and deploy the one or more sensor modules by detaching from the one or more sensor modules at the monitored area.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for field monitoring with an unmanned vehicle system comprising:
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an unmanned vehicle comprising a sensor system; a plurality of types of sensor modules carried onboard the unmanned vehicle; and a control circuit configured to; receive onboard sensor data from the sensor system of the unmanned vehicle collected while the unmanned vehicle is traveling; detect an alert condition at a monitored area based on the onboard sensor data; select one or more sensor modules from the plurality of types of sensor modules carried onboard the unmanned vehicle to deploy at the monitored area based on the onboard sensor data, wherein the one or more sensor modules are selected based on matching the alert condition to capabilities of the one or more sensor modules among the plurality of types of sensor modules; and cause the unmanned vehicle to deploy the one or more sensor modules by detaching from the one or more sensor modules at the monitored area, wherein the one or more sensor modules are configured to remain in the monitored area to collect data over time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for field monitoring with an unmanned vehicle system comprising:
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receiving, at a control circuit, onboard sensor data from a sensor system of an unmanned vehicle collected while the unmanned vehicle is traveling, wherein the unmanned vehicle carries a plurality of sensor modules; detecting, with the control circuit, an alert condition at a monitored area based on the onboard sensor data; selecting, with the control circuit, one or more sensor modules from a plurality of types of sensor modules carried onboard the unmanned vehicle to deploy at the monitored area based on the onboard sensor data, wherein the one or more sensor modules are selected based on matching the alert condition to capabilities of the one or more sensor modules among the plurality of types of sensor modules; and causing the unmanned vehicle to deploy the one or more sensor modules by detaching from the one or more sensor modules at the monitored area, wherein the one or more sensor modules are configured to remain in the monitored area to collect data over time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for field monitoring with an unmanned vehicle system, comprising:
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a non-transitory storage medium storing a set of computer readable instructions; and a control circuit configured to execute the set of computer readable instructions which causes to the control circuit to; receive onboard sensor data from a sensor system of an unmanned vehicle collected while the unmanned vehicle is traveling, wherein the unmanned vehicle carries a plurality of sensor modules; detect an alert condition at a monitored area based on the onboard sensor data; select one or more sensor modules from a plurality of types of sensor modules carried onboard the unmanned vehicle to deploy at the monitored area based on the onboard sensor data, wherein the one or more sensor modules are selected based on matching the alert condition to capabilities of the one or more sensor modules among the plurality of types of sensor modules; and cause the unmanned vehicle to deploy the one or more sensor modules by detaching from the one or more sensor modules at the monitored area, wherein the one or more sensor modules are configured to remain in the monitored area to collect data over time.
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