VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING RELATED METHODS AND COMPONENTS
First Claim
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle variable autonomy control system, the system comprising:
- a control mode interface that provides a plurality of selectable control modes for an unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein one of the plurality of selectable control modes comprises a target tracking mode;
a target editor interface provided in response to a selection of the target tracking mode, wherein the target editor interface facilitates receipt of an input indicative of a ground based moving target; and
a communications component that transmits a command to the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the command is based at least in part on the input indicative of a target.
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Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle variable autonomy control system is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the system includes a control mode interface that provides a plurality of selectable control modes for an unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein one of the plurality of selectable control modes comprises a target tracking mode. Also included is a target editor interface provided in response to a selection of the target tracking mode, wherein the target editor interface facilitates receipt of an input indicative of a ground based moving target. The system also includes a communications component that transmits a command to the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the command is based at least in part on the input indicative of a target.
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20 Claims
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1. An unmanned aerial vehicle variable autonomy control system, the system comprising:
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a control mode interface that provides a plurality of selectable control modes for an unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein one of the plurality of selectable control modes comprises a target tracking mode; a target editor interface provided in response to a selection of the target tracking mode, wherein the target editor interface facilitates receipt of an input indicative of a ground based moving target; and a communications component that transmits a command to the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the command is based at least in part on the input indicative of a target. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method for providing an operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle with a plurality of selectable control modes, wherein one of the plurality of selectable control modes comprises a ground based moving target tracking control mode, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection of the ground based moving target tracking control mode from the plurality of selectable control modes; generating, on a display, a representation of a plurality of selectable ground based moving targets; receiving a selection of a particular one of the plurality of selectable ground based moving targets; utilizing a computer processor that is a component of a computing device to generate and execute series of vehicle control commands that cause a flight path of the unmanned aerial vehicle to be modified as necessary to maintain the particular ground based moving target within a sensory range of an active sensor carried on board the unmanned aerial vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An unmanned aerial vehicle variable autonomy control system, the system comprising:
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a control mode interface that provides a plurality of selectable control modes for an unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein one of the plurality of selectable control modes comprises a target tracking mode; a target editor interface provided in response to a selection of the target tracking mode, wherein the target editor interface facilitates receipt of an input indicative of a particular ground based moving target from a plurality of candidate ground based moving targets; and a communications component that transmits a command to the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the command is based at least in part on the input indicative of a target.
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