Unmanned Vehicle Route Management System
First Claim
1. A route management system comprising:
- a vehicle specific module in communication with an unmanned vehicle having a joint architecture for unmanned systems compliant interface that is configured to travel along a route and a vehicle control system having a STANdardization AGreement 4586 compliant interface, the vehicle specific module operable to;
transmit a plurality of initial waypoints to the unmanned vehicle, the plurality of initial waypoints comprising a portion of the route;
transmit one or more in-flight waypoints to the unmanned vehicle after the unmanned vehicle has arrived at one or more of the plurality of initial waypoints; and
replace the one or more of the plurality of initial waypoints with the one or more in-flight waypoints in the unmanned vehicle such that the quantity of the plurality of initial waypoints and the one or more in-flight waypoints stored in the unmanned vehicle does not exceed a specified quantity.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a route management system for an unmanned vehicle includes a network node in communication with an unmanned vehicle control system and an unmanned vehicle. The network node is operable to transmit a number of initial waypoints to the unmanned vehicle, transmit one or more in-flight waypoints to the unmanned vehicle after the unmanned vehicle has arrived at a corresponding one or more of the initial waypoints, and replace the one or more of the initial waypoints with the one or more in-flight waypoints in the unmanned vehicle such that the total quantity waypoints stored in the unmanned vehicle does not exceed a specified quantity.
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20 Claims
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1. A route management system comprising:
a vehicle specific module in communication with an unmanned vehicle having a joint architecture for unmanned systems compliant interface that is configured to travel along a route and a vehicle control system having a STANdardization AGreement 4586 compliant interface, the vehicle specific module operable to; transmit a plurality of initial waypoints to the unmanned vehicle, the plurality of initial waypoints comprising a portion of the route; transmit one or more in-flight waypoints to the unmanned vehicle after the unmanned vehicle has arrived at one or more of the plurality of initial waypoints; and replace the one or more of the plurality of initial waypoints with the one or more in-flight waypoints in the unmanned vehicle such that the quantity of the plurality of initial waypoints and the one or more in-flight waypoints stored in the unmanned vehicle does not exceed a specified quantity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A route management system comprising:
a network node in communication with an unmanned vehicle control system and an unmanned vehicle, the network node being operable to; transmit a plurality of initial waypoints to the unmanned vehicle, the plurality of initial waypoints comprising a portion of a route by which the unmanned vehicle travels; transmit one or more in-flight waypoints to the unmanned vehicle after the unmanned vehicle has arrived at one or more of the plurality of initial waypoints; and replace the one or more of the plurality of initial waypoints with the one or more in-flight waypoints in the unmanned vehicle such that the quantity of the plurality of initial waypoints and the one or more in-flight waypoints stored in the unmanned vehicle does not exceed a specified quantity. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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transmitting a plurality of initial waypoints to an unmanned vehicle, the plurality of initial waypoints comprising a portion of a route by which the unmanned vehicle travels; transmitting one or more in-flight waypoints to the unmanned vehicle after the unmanned vehicle has arrived at one or more of the plurality of initial waypoints; and replacing the one or more of the plurality of initial waypoints from the unmanned vehicle with the one or more in-flight waypoints such that the quantity of waypoints stored in the unmanned vehicle does not exceed a specified quantity. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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