SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRIAGING A PLURALITY OF TARGETS WITH A ROBOTIC VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A robotic vehicle for triaging a plurality of targets while positioned at a first location, the robotic vehicle in operable communication with a remote command station and comprising:
- a first imager for generating separate images of each one of the plurality of targets while the robotic vehicle remains at the first location; and
a processor coupled to the first imager and configured to;
receive target data from the remote command station, the target data identifying the plurality of targets to be imaged by the first imager;
acquire an image of each one of the plurality of targets from the first imager while the robotic vehicle remains at the first location; and
transmit each generated image to the remote command station.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for triaging a plurality of targets with robotic vehicle while the robotic vehicle remains at a first location. The robotic vehicle is in operable communication with a remote command station and includes a processor that is coupled to a first imager. The first imager generates separate images of each one of the plurality of targets while the robotic vehicle remains at the first location. The processor receives target data identifying the plurality of targets from the remote command station, acquires an image of each one of the plurality of targets with the first imager while the robotic vehicle remains at the first location, and transmits each generated image to the remote command station.
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20 Claims
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1. A robotic vehicle for triaging a plurality of targets while positioned at a first location, the robotic vehicle in operable communication with a remote command station and comprising:
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a first imager for generating separate images of each one of the plurality of targets while the robotic vehicle remains at the first location; and a processor coupled to the first imager and configured to; receive target data from the remote command station, the target data identifying the plurality of targets to be imaged by the first imager; acquire an image of each one of the plurality of targets from the first imager while the robotic vehicle remains at the first location; and transmit each generated image to the remote command station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for triaging a plurality of geologic targets disposed on a landscape that surrounds the current location of a robotic vehicle, wherein the robotic vehicle is in operable communication with a remote command device and comprises a first imager for generating separate high-resolution images of each one of the plurality of geologic targets while the robotic vehicle remains at its current location, the method comprising:
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receiving target data from the remote command device at the robotic vehicle, the target data identifying the plurality of geologic targets to be imaged by the first imager; acquiring a separate high-resolution image of each one of the plurality of geologic targets from the first imager while the robotic vehicle remains at its current position; and transmitting each generated high-resolution image from the robotic vehicle to the remote command device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for triaging a plurality of geologic targets on a remote planetary landscape with a robotic roving vehicle (RRV), wherein the plurality of geologic targets are disposed on a portion of the remote planetary landscape that surrounds the current location of the RRV and the RRV comprises a high-resolution imager for generating separate high-resolution images of the plurality of geologic targets while the RRV remains at its current location, the method comprising:
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transmitting target data from a remote command device to the RRV, the target data identifying the plurality of geologic targets; receiving a separate high-resolution image of each one of the plurality of geologic targets at the remote command device, wherein each high-resolution image is generated by the high-resolution imager while the RRV remains at is current location; and transmitting screened target data from the remote command device to the RRV, the screened target data identifying at least one screened geologic target selected from the plurality of geologic targets, wherein after receiving the screened target data the RRV relocates to the position of the at least one screened geologic target and analyzes a sample of the at least one screened geologic target. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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