Remote Vehicle Control System and Method
First Claim
10. A method for controlling a remote vehicle by interacting with a display including a representation of the remote vehicle, a map of an environment of the remote vehicle, and a video feed of the environment of the remote vehicle, the method comprising:
- selecting a part of the remote vehicle representation corresponding to the portion of the remote vehicle to be commanded; and
selecting a command for the remote vehicle.
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Abstract
A system increases an operator'"'"'s situational awareness while the operator controls a remote vehicle. The system comprises an operator control unit having a point-and-click interface configured to allow the operator to view an environment surrounding the remote vehicle and control the remote vehicle, and a payload attached to the remote vehicle and in communication with at least one of the remote vehicle and the operator control unit. The payload comprises an integrated sensor suite including GPS, an inertial measurement unit, a stereo vision camera, and a range sensor, and a computational module receiving data from the GPS, the inertial measurement unit, the stereo vision camera, and the range sensor and providing data to a CPU including at least one of an autonomous behavior and a semi-autonomous behavior that utilize data from the integrated sensor suite.
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20 Claims
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10. A method for controlling a remote vehicle by interacting with a display including a representation of the remote vehicle, a map of an environment of the remote vehicle, and a video feed of the environment of the remote vehicle, the method comprising:
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selecting a part of the remote vehicle representation corresponding to the portion of the remote vehicle to be commanded; and selecting a command for the remote vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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14. The method of claim 14, wherein the map comprises a 3D local perceptual space display.
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15-1. The method of claim 10, wherein the part of the remote vehicle representation comprises a manipulator arm, and selecting a command for the remote vehicle comprises selecting a object in the map for the manipulator arm to manipulate.
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