Method and system of collecting data using unmanned vehicles having releasable data storage devices
First Claim
1. An unmanned vehicle configured to collect data, comprising:
- one or more releasable data storage devices coupled to the unmanned vehicle, each releasable storage device being configured to store data collected by the unmanned vehicle; and
a release system configured to release the releasable data storage devices from the unmanned vehicle.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for gathering data with unmanned vehicles (UMVs) in a specific area, storing gathered data on one or more RFID devices or some other data storage devices, and releasing these devices holding stored data for subsequent detection and analysis of the stored data by another system. In one embodiment, an RFID-enabled UMV system of the present invention is configured to collect data using a plurality of RFID tags and to release the RFID tags with the stored data in selected locations. An RFID tag analysis system is configured to obtain and analyze the data stored in the released RFID devices. Analysis of the stored data can be performed in a variety of ways, including manual analysis, analysis by an RFID reader, computer processing of the data, or any other desired analysis of the data. Alternative data storage devices include non-volatile memory devices that can store data, be released by the UMV, and be later processed by other systems.
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21 Claims
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1. An unmanned vehicle configured to collect data, comprising:
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one or more releasable data storage devices coupled to the unmanned vehicle, each releasable storage device being configured to store data collected by the unmanned vehicle; and
a release system configured to release the releasable data storage devices from the unmanned vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for obtaining data from a target environment, comprising:
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a plurality of unmanned vehicles each being configured to collect data, each unmanned vehicle comprising;
one or more releasable data storage devices coupled to the unmanned vehicle, each releasable storage device being configured to store data collected by the unmanned vehicle; and
a release system configured to release the releasable data storage devices from the unmanned vehicle; and
an reader system configured to obtain data from the storage devices and to process the data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for obtaining data from a target environment, comprising:
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deploying at least one unmanned vehicle having one or more releasable data storage devices;
gathering data from said target environment with the unmanned vehicle;
storing the data on at least one of the releasable data storage devices;
releasing from the unmanned vehicle one or more releasable data storage devices having stored data;
obtaining data from the released data storage device; and
analyzing the data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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