System, method and apparatus for implementing a mobile sensor network
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1. A system for managing a mobile sensor network, comprising:
- a plurality of mobile robotic vehicles (MRVs), each MRV including program code and configured to communicate and exchange information with other MRVs, wherein a squad includes a lead MRV and a plurality of member MRVs;
wherein all MRVs in the squad are configured to track each other;
wherein when additional MRVs are added to the squad, information relating to the additional MRVs are transmitted to the lead MRV, and the lead MRV communicates some or all of the information relating to the additional MRVs to one or more member MRVs in the squad; and
wherein the lead MRV is further configured to transmit one or more software agents to one or more member MRVs in the squad in order to update their corresponding program code.
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Abstract
A system is described for a sensor network comprised of an apparatus of a group of mobile robotic vehicles (MRVs). The sensors in the MRVs are linked into a network such that sensor data from one MRV can be used by another MRV. The collective of MRVs can reconfigure in spatial positions and thereby responds to and interacts with its environment. The mobile sensor network is used to provide sensor data to the swarm weapon system.
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1. A system for managing a mobile sensor network, comprising:
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a plurality of mobile robotic vehicles (MRVs), each MRV including program code and configured to communicate and exchange information with other MRVs, wherein a squad includes a lead MRV and a plurality of member MRVs;
wherein all MRVs in the squad are configured to track each other;
wherein when additional MRVs are added to the squad, information relating to the additional MRVs are transmitted to the lead MRV, and the lead MRV communicates some or all of the information relating to the additional MRVs to one or more member MRVs in the squad; and
wherein the lead MRV is further configured to transmit one or more software agents to one or more member MRVs in the squad in order to update their corresponding program code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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