Navigating a UAV
First Claim
1. A method for navigating a UAV, the method comprising:
- receiving in a remote control device a user'"'"'s selection of a GUI map pixel that represents a waypoint for UAV navigation, the pixel having a location on the GUI;
mapping the pixel'"'"'s location on the GUI to Earth coordinates of the waypoint;
transmitting the coordinates of the waypoint to the UAV;
reading a starting position from a GPS receiver on the UAV; and
piloting the UAV, under control of a navigation computer on the UAV, from the starting position to the waypoint in accordance with a navigation algorithm.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method for navigating a UAV. Such embodiments include receiving in a remote control device a user'"'"'s selection of a GUI map pixel that represents a waypoint for UAV navigation. The pixel has a location on the GUI. Such embodiments also include mapping the pixel'"'"'s location on the GUI to Earth coordinates of the waypoint, transmitting the coordinates of the waypoint to the UAV, reading a starting position from a GPS receiver on the UAV, and piloting the UAV, under control of a navigation computer on the UAV, from the starting position to the waypoint in accordance with a navigation algorithm.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for navigating a UAV, the method comprising:
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receiving in a remote control device a user'"'"'s selection of a GUI map pixel that represents a waypoint for UAV navigation, the pixel having a location on the GUI;
mapping the pixel'"'"'s location on the GUI to Earth coordinates of the waypoint;
transmitting the coordinates of the waypoint to the UAV;
reading a starting position from a GPS receiver on the UAV; and
piloting the UAV, under control of a navigation computer on the UAV, from the starting position to the waypoint in accordance with a navigation algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for navigating a UAV, the system comprising:
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means for receiving in a remote control device a user'"'"'s selection of a GUI map pixel that represents a waypoint for UAV navigation, the pixel having a location on the GUI;
means for mapping the pixel'"'"'s location on the GUI to Earth coordinates of the waypoint;
means for transmitting the coordinates of the waypoint to the UAV;
means for reading a starting position from a GPS receiver on the UAV; and
means for piloting the UAV, under control of a navigation computer on the UAV, from the starting position to the waypoint in accordance with a navigation algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product for navigating a UAV, the computer program product comprising:
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a recording medium;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving in a remote control device a user'"'"'s selection of a GUI map pixel that represents a waypoint for UAV navigation, the pixel having a location on the GUI;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for mapping the pixel'"'"'s location on the GUI to Earth coordinates of the waypoint;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for transmitting the coordinates of the waypoint to the UAV;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for reading a starting position from a GPS receiver on the UAV; and
means, recorded on the recording medium, for piloting the UAV, under control of a navigation computer on the UAV, from the starting position to the waypoint in accordance with a navigation algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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