System, methods and apparatus for implementing mobile robotic communication interface

• US 20040030450A1
• Filed: 04/22/2003
• Published: 02/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Neal Solomon
• Original Assignee: Neal Solomon
• Inventors: Solomon, Neal
• Application Number:
  US10/422,003
• Publication Number:
  US 20040030450A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/245
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/19 for use as targets or decoys
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 13/00 Means of attack or defence not otherwise provided for details of radar or sonar systems G01S7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0088 characterized by the autonomous decision making process, e.g. artificial intelligence, predefined behaviours using knowledge based models G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18517 Transmission equipment in earth stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

A process is described in which mobile robotic vehicles (MRVs) in a swarm weapon system is used as a communication interface. In a battlefield with restricted communication bandwidth, swarms of MRVs can be used as a wireless repeater by interfacing between ground troops and a satellite for transmission of signals to central command.

Claims

1. A system for providing a communication interface, comprising:

a plurality of mobile robotic vehicles (MRVs), each MRV configured to collect and transmit sensor data;

a plurality of squads, each squad having a lead MRV and member MRVs, wherein the plurality of squads function collectively as a network;

a satellite configured to exchange information with the network; and

a central command configured to exchange information with the satellite.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the central command forwards tactical information to the network via the satellite;

and

wherein the network analyzes such tactical information and coordinates one or more of the plurality of squads based on the tactical information.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the tactical information includes information relating to an attack on one or more targets.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the one or more of the plurality of squads include an unmanned aerial vehicle squad and an unmanned ground vehicle squad.