Aerial and ground robotic system

• US 20070131822A1
• Filed: 06/20/2006
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aerial Robotics, Inc., Kevin Leigh Taylor Stallard
• Original Assignee: Kevin Leigh Taylor Stallard
• Inventors: Stallard, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US11/471,387
• Publication Number:
  US 20070131822A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 244/190
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0297 by controlling means in a control room
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/104 involving a plurality of aircrafts, e.g. formation flying traffic control systems for aircraft G08G5/00

Abstract

An aerial and ground robotic system has a number of mobile nodes creating a mesh network, including at least one aerial node. A sensor is provided on the at least one aerial node. A base station receives data from the sensor through the mesh network.

Claims

1. An aerial and ground robotic system, comprising:

a plurality of mobile nodes creating a mesh network, including at least one aerial node;

a sensor on the at least one aerial node; and

a base station receiving data from the sensor through the mesh network.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the mobile nodes has a transparent networking substrate for communication.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein each of the mobile nodes has a real time operating system.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the base station has a mission planning software that allocates the plurality of mobile nodes geographically.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the base station has a behavioral software that adjust a position of one of the plurality of mobile nodes based on a mission requirement.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one aerial node includes an operational vehicle stability software.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the operational vehicle stability software includes a manual control option that allows an operator at the base station to manually fly the at least one aerial node.

8. An aerial and ground robotic system, comprising:

a robot having a sensor;

a plurality of mobile nodes forming a mesh network; and

a base station receiving data from the sensor through the network.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the robot is an unmanned aerial vehicle.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the robot is a ground based vehicle.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of mobile nodes has a transparent networking substrate for communication.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein each of the mobile/nodes has a real time operating system.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein one of the mobile nodes is a handheld radio.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the base station has a mission planning software that allocates the plurality of mobile nodes geographically.

15. An aerial and ground robotic system, comprising:

a base station;

a mobile mesh network having an aerial node; and

a robot having a sensor in communication with the base station through the mobile mesh network.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein a node of the mesh network is a hand held radio.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the mesh network has a plurality of communication links and at least two of the communication links use a different communication protocol.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the base station has a mission planning software.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein each node of the mesh network has a real time operating system.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein each node of the mesh network has a transparent networking substrate.