HIERARCHICAL MISSION MANAGEMENT
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1. A method for hierarchical mission management, the method comprising:
- receiving a mission specification having a number of tasks;
identifying a number of agents associated with a number of different levels of a hierarchy using a hierarchy specification;
identifying a number of mission planners associated with the number of different levels of the hierarchy using the hierarchy specification; and
assigning the mission specification to a first mission planner in the number of mission planners associated with a first level of the hierarchy.
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Abstract
The different advantageous embodiments further provide a system for hierarchical mission management comprising a number of mission planners, a data processing system, and a communication system. The number of mission planners are associated with a number of agent groups. The data processing system is configured to execute the number of mission planners. The communication system is configured to provide communication between the number of mission planners.
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1. A method for hierarchical mission management, the method comprising:
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receiving a mission specification having a number of tasks; identifying a number of agents associated with a number of different levels of a hierarchy using a hierarchy specification; identifying a number of mission planners associated with the number of different levels of the hierarchy using the hierarchy specification; and assigning the mission specification to a first mission planner in the number of mission planners associated with a first level of the hierarchy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for hierarchical mission management, the system comprising:
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a number of mission planners associated with a number of agent groups, the mission planners configured to plan missions and allocate resources for the missions, and the number of agent groups configured to execute the missions planned by the number of mission planners; a data processing system configured to execute the number of mission planners; and a communication system configured to provide communication between the number of mission planners. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for autonomous hierarchical mission management, the method comprising:
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receiving a mission specification at a first mission planner associated with a first level agent group; generating a mission plan to address the mission specification; assigning the mission plan to a number of first agents in the first level agent group; monitoring the number of first agents executing the mission plan using a data processing system; determining whether the first level agent group will complete the mission plan; and responsive to a determination that the first level agent group will not complete the mission plan, sending an uncompleted portion of the mission plan to a second mission planner associated with a second level agent group. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for autonomous hierarchical mission management, the method comprising:
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receiving a mission specification at a mission planner associated with an agent group at the highest level of a hierarchy; generating a mission plan to address the mission specification; assigning the mission plan to a number of agents in the agent group at the highest level of the hierarchy; monitoring the number of agents in the agent group at the highest level of the hierarchy executing the mission plan; and determining whether the number of agents in the agent group at the highest level of the hierarchy will complete the mission plan. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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