Vehicle control system including related methods and components
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Abstract
Embodiments are disclosed for a vehicle control system and related sub-components that together provide an operator with a plurality of specific modes of operation, wherein various modes of operation incorporate different levels of autonomous control. Through a control user interface, an operator can move between certain modes of control even after vehicle deployment. Specialized autopilot system components and methods are employed to ensure smooth transitions between control modes. Empowered by the multi-modal control system, an operator can even manage multiple vehicles simultaneously.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A vehicle control system configured to accommodate command and control of a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV'"'"'s) that are simultaneously in flight, the system comprising:
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a transceiver that receives data from the plurality UAV'"'"'s and that transmits data to the plurality of UAV'"'"'s; a situational display that provides real-time route information for the plurality of UAV'"'"'s and that supports real-time route editing for the plurality of UAV'"'"'s; and wherein the system evaluates a revised route against a UAV performance capability and registers the revised route based on a determination that the revised route is within the UAV performance capability. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle control system configured to accommodate command and control of a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV'"'"'s) that are simultaneously in flight, the system comprising:
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a transceiver that receives data from the plurality UAV'"'"'s and that transmits data to the plurality of UAV'"'"'s; a selections panel for each of the plurality of UAV'"'"'s that allows an operator to switch between a range of different manual and autonomous control modes; and wherein the system initiates a control mode for multiple of the plurality of UAV'"'"'s based at least in part on selections of different control modes from multiple of the selections panels. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle control system configured to accommodate command and control of a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV'"'"'s) that are simultaneously in flight, the system comprising:
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a transceiver that receives data from the plurality UAV'"'"'s and that transmits data to the plurality of UAV'"'"'s; a situational display that provides an operator with real-time route information for the plurality of UAV'"'"'s and that supports real-time route editing for the plurality of UAV'"'"'s; a selections panel for each of the plurality of UAV'"'"'s that allows the operator to switch between various levels of manual and autonomous control modes for each of the plurality of UAV'"'"'s; and a sensor control window for each of the plurality of UAV'"'"'s that enables selection of a data source and a sensor control. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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