Control system for remotely operated vehicles for operational payload employment
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1. A method of controlling a UAV comprising the steps of:
- (1) determining a reference mode;
(2) determining a reference angle in response to said step (1);
(3) transforming a control input into a UAV command in response to said step (2).
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Abstract
A control system for a UAV includes control translations which maximize operational employment of the UAV payload. By determining spatial references, and then using the references to transform the control stick commands, the operator treats the UAV as a point source. For control through imagery from onboard mission sensors, the transformations provide for the UAV to move itself and achieve payload orientation.
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1. A method of controlling a UAV comprising the steps of:
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(1) determining a reference mode;
(2) determining a reference angle in response to said step (1);
(3) transforming a control input into a UAV command in response to said step (2). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling a UAV through the imagery from an onboard mission sensor comprising the steps of:
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(1) selecting a point on a display;
(2) determining an angle1 line;
(3) determining an angle2; and
(4) determining a true ground distance equivalent to the display distance from the Y centerline of the display to the point with angle 1 and angle 2. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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