Array of UAVS with magnetometers
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1. A system comprising:
- a plurality of unmanned aerial systems (UASs);
a plurality of magnetometers each attached to a respective one of the UASs, wherein each of the magnetometers is configured to generate a vector measurement of a magnetic field from the location of the associated UAS while in motion at a particular time; and
a central processing unit in communication with each of the plurality of magnetometers, wherein the central processing unit is configured to;
receive, from each of the plurality of magnetometers, a first set of vector measurements and corresponding locations of such first set of vector measurements, wherein the corresponding locations indicate where a respective magnetometer was located when the respective vector measurement of the first set of vector measurements was taken;
generate a magnetic baseline map using the first set of vector measurements;
receive, from a first magnetometer of the plurality of magnetometers, a first vector measurement and a first corresponding location;
compare the first vector measurement with the magnetic baseline map using the first corresponding location to determine a first difference vector, wherein the magnetometers are sensitive enough to detect relatively small changes in the first vector measurement relative to the first set of vector measurements based upon fluorescence from a magneto-optical defect center material; and
determine that a magnetic object is in an area corresponding to the area of the magnetic baseline map based on the first difference vector.
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A system includes a plurality of magnetometers that are each configured to generate a vector measurement of a magnetic field. The system also includes a central processing unit that is communicatively coupled to each of the magnetometers. The central processing unit is configured to receive from each of the plurality of magnetometers the respective vector measurement of the magnetic field. The central processing unit is further configured to compare each of the vector measurements to determine differences in the vector measurements and to determine, based on the differences in the vector measurements, that a magnetic object is near the plurality of magnetometers.
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1. A system comprising:
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a plurality of unmanned aerial systems (UASs); a plurality of magnetometers each attached to a respective one of the UASs, wherein each of the magnetometers is configured to generate a vector measurement of a magnetic field from the location of the associated UAS while in motion at a particular time; and a central processing unit in communication with each of the plurality of magnetometers, wherein the central processing unit is configured to; receive, from each of the plurality of magnetometers, a first set of vector measurements and corresponding locations of such first set of vector measurements, wherein the corresponding locations indicate where a respective magnetometer was located when the respective vector measurement of the first set of vector measurements was taken; generate a magnetic baseline map using the first set of vector measurements; receive, from a first magnetometer of the plurality of magnetometers, a first vector measurement and a first corresponding location; compare the first vector measurement with the magnetic baseline map using the first corresponding location to determine a first difference vector, wherein the magnetometers are sensitive enough to detect relatively small changes in the first vector measurement relative to the first set of vector measurements based upon fluorescence from a magneto-optical defect center material; and determine that a magnetic object is in an area corresponding to the area of the magnetic baseline map based on the first difference vector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving, from each of a plurality of magnetometers, a first set of vector measurements and corresponding locations, wherein each of the magnetometers is attached to one of a plurality of unmanned aerial systems (UASs), wherein each of the magnetometers is configured to generate a vector measurement of a magnetic field from the location of the associated UAS while in motion at a particular time, and wherein the corresponding locations indicate where a respective magnetometer was when the respective vector measurement of the first set of vector measurements was taken; generating a magnetic baseline map using the first set of vector measurements; receiving, from a first magnetometer of the plurality of magnetometers, a first vector measurement and a first corresponding location; comparing the first vector measurement with the magnetic baseline map using the first corresponding location to determine a first difference vector, wherein the magnetometers are sensitive enough to detect relatively small changes in the first vector measurement relative to the first set of vector measurements based upon fluorescence from a magneto-optical defect center material; and determining that a magnetic object is in an area corresponding to the area of the magnetic baseline map based on the first difference vector. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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