System And A Method For Mission Planning
First Claim
1. A system for assisting in planning how to carry out a mission on a plurality of targets by means of a plurality of resources of different types, wherein the system is adapted for receiving information about the mission, the targets and the resources, the system comprising:
- a plurality of computing modules arranged in a hierarchical structure comprising at least two levels, wherein neighboring levels are adapted for communicating with each other, wherein the hierarchical structure comprises a first level including a plurality of computing modules each corresponding to one or more resources of a specific type and arranged for producing a cost estimate for performing the mission by means of its corresponding resource/resources based on a mathematical model of the resource and said information about the mission, the targets, and the resources, and a second level including at least one computing module adapted for receiving the cost estimates from the first level computing modules, and on basis thereof selecting which of the recourses to be used for performing the mission by means of a mathematical optimization method.
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Abstract
A system and a method for assisting in planning how to carry out a mission on a plurality of targets with a plurality of resources of different types. Information about the mission, the targets and the resources are received. The system includes a plurality of computing modules arranged in a hierarchical structure comprising at least two levels. The first level includes a plurality of computing modules, each corresponding to one or more resources of a specific type and arranged for producing a cost estimate for performing the mission by means of its corresponding resources based on a mathematical model of the resource and the information about the mission, the targets, and the resources. The second level includes computing modules adapted for receiving the cost estimates from the first level computing modules, and on basis thereof selecting which of the recourses to be used for performing the mission by means of a mathematical optimization method.
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31 Claims
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1. A system for assisting in planning how to carry out a mission on a plurality of targets by means of a plurality of resources of different types, wherein the system is adapted for receiving information about the mission, the targets and the resources, the system comprising:
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a plurality of computing modules arranged in a hierarchical structure comprising at least two levels, wherein neighboring levels are adapted for communicating with each other, wherein the hierarchical structure comprises a first level including a plurality of computing modules each corresponding to one or more resources of a specific type and arranged for producing a cost estimate for performing the mission by means of its corresponding resource/resources based on a mathematical model of the resource and said information about the mission, the targets, and the resources, and a second level including at least one computing module adapted for receiving the cost estimates from the first level computing modules, and on basis thereof selecting which of the recourses to be used for performing the mission by means of a mathematical optimization method. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16)
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- 3. The system according to claim l, wherein the second level computing module is adapted for producing orders to the first level computing modules, which orders includes information about the mission and which resources to be used, and wherein the first level computing modules are adapted for upon receiving said orders producing first level plans for carrying out the mission, based on said mathematical models of the resources and information about the mission and the resources.
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17. A method for assisting in planning how to carry out a mission on a plurality of targets by means of a plurality of resources of different types, the method comprising:
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receiving information about the resources, the targets and the mission, producing a cost estimate for performing the mission for each of a plurality of units comprising one or more resources of a specific type, based on a mathematical model of the resource and the information about the mission and the resource, and selecting which of the recourses to be used for performing the mission by means of a mathematical optimization method based on said cost estimates. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer readable medium; and
computer program instructions recorded on the computer readable medium and executable by a processor for performing a method for assisting in planning how to carry out a mission on a plurality of targets by means of a plurality of resources of different types, the method comprising receiving information about the resources, the targets and the mission, producing a cost estimate for performing the mission for each of a plurality of units comprising one or more resources of a specific type, based on a mathematical model of the resource and the information about the mission and the resource, and selecting which of the recourses to be used for performing the mission by means of a mathematical optimization method based on said cost estimates.
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