Multi-sensor control system and method for remote signaling control of unmanned vehicles
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of wearable devices each having a multi-sensor detector to sense an operator gesture directed at an unmanned vehicle (UV), wherein each multi-sensor detector comprises;
a plurality of sensors including a sensor mounted on the wearable device proximal to an operator'"'"'s finger to detect finger movement; and
another sensor to detect one of motion and direction of the operator gesture with respect to one or more operator hand movement, operator hand movement with respect to a planet'"'"'s magnetic field, and rotational movement of an operator hand;
a set of controllers to monitor respective multi-sensor detectors to determine a corresponding operator gesture based on input data provided by the plurality of sensors of a respective wearable device, wherein each controller generates a respective command for the UV based on the corresponding operator gesture.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a wearable device having a multi-sensor detector to sense operator gestures directed at an unmanned vehicle (UV). The multi-sensor detector includes at least two sensors to detect motion and direction of the operator gestures with respect to operator hand movement, operator hand movement with respect to the earth, rotational movement of the operator hand, and finger movement on the operator hand. A controller monitors the multi-sensor detector to determine the operator gesture based on input data received from the sensors. The controller generates a command to the UV based on the determined operator gesture.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of wearable devices each having a multi-sensor detector to sense an operator gesture directed at an unmanned vehicle (UV), wherein each multi-sensor detector comprises; a plurality of sensors including a sensor mounted on the wearable device proximal to an operator'"'"'s finger to detect finger movement; and another sensor to detect one of motion and direction of the operator gesture with respect to one or more operator hand movement, operator hand movement with respect to a planet'"'"'s magnetic field, and rotational movement of an operator hand; a set of controllers to monitor respective multi-sensor detectors to determine a corresponding operator gesture based on input data provided by the plurality of sensors of a respective wearable device, wherein each controller generates a respective command for the UV based on the corresponding operator gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of devices having a multi-sensor detector to sense an operator gesture directed at an unmanned vehicle (UV), wherein each multi-sensor detector comprises; a plurality of sensors including a sensor mounted on the wearable device proximal to an operator'"'"'s finger to detect finger movement; and another sensor that comprises one of an accelerometer to detect motion and direction of the operator gesture with respect to operator hand movement, a magnetometer to detect operator hand movement with respect to a planet'"'"'s magnetic field, and a gyroscope to detect rotational movement of the operator hand; a set of controllers to monitor respective multi-sensor detectors to determine a corresponding operator gesture based on input data provided by the plurality of sensors of a respective wearable device, wherein each controller generates a respective command for the UV based on the corresponding operator gesture; and a communications module to communicate the respective command to control the UV. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method, comprising:
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sensing, via respective controllers, a corresponding operator gesture directed at an unmanned vehicle (UV) from associated wearable devices having at least two sensors, wherein one of the at least two sensors is a resistance strip that is mounted on the wearable device proximal to an operator finger to detect a finger movement; analyzing sensor data provided by the at least two sensors of each respective controller to detect finger movement of the operator hand, and one of motion and direction of the operator gestures with respect to operator hand movement, operator hand movement with respect to a planet'"'"'s magnetic field, and rotational movement of the operator hand; determining, via each respective controller, the corresponding operator gesture based on the analyzing of the sensor data provided by the at least two sensors of each respective controller; communicating a corresponding command, via a respective controller, to a mission planner application based on the corresponding determined operator gesture; and generating, via the mission planner application, a control command to control operations of the UV based on each corresponding command. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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