Collaborative Engagement for Target Identification and Tracking
First Claim
1. A method for controlling unmanned vehicles to maintain line-of-sight between a predetermined target and at least one of the unmanned vehicles, the method comprising:
- providing at least one unmanned air vehicle including sensors configured to locate a target and at least one unmanned ground vehicle including sensors configured to locate and track a target;
communicating and exchanging data, using a controller, to and among the at least one unmanned air vehicle and the at least one unmanned ground vehicle;
controlling, using a controller, the at least one unmanned air vehicle and the at least one unmanned ground vehicle to maintain line-of-sight between the predetermined target and at least one of the unmanned air vehicles;
geolocating the predetermined target with the unmanned air vehicle using information regarding a position of the unmanned air vehicle and information regarding a position of the predetermined target relative to the unmanned air vehicle; and
transmitting information defining the geolocation of the predetermined target to the unmanned ground vehicle so that the unmanned ground vehicle can perform path planning based on the geolocation.
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Abstract
A method for controlling unmanned vehicles to maintain line-of-sight between a predetermined target and at least one unmanned vehicle. The method comprises: providing an unmanned air vehicle including sensors configured to locate a target and an unmanned ground vehicle including sensors configured to locate and track the target; communicating and exchanging data to and among the unmanned ground vehicles; controlling the unmanned air vehicle and the unmanned ground vehicle to maintain line-of-sight between a predetermined target and at least one of the unmanned air vehicles; geolocating the predetermined target with the unmanned air vehicle using information regarding a position of the unmanned air vehicle and information regarding a position of the target relative to the unmanned air vehicle; and transmitting information defining the geolocation of the predetermined target to the unmanned ground vehicle so that the unmanned ground vehicle can perform path planning based on the geolocation.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling unmanned vehicles to maintain line-of-sight between a predetermined target and at least one of the unmanned vehicles, the method comprising:
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providing at least one unmanned air vehicle including sensors configured to locate a target and at least one unmanned ground vehicle including sensors configured to locate and track a target; communicating and exchanging data, using a controller, to and among the at least one unmanned air vehicle and the at least one unmanned ground vehicle; controlling, using a controller, the at least one unmanned air vehicle and the at least one unmanned ground vehicle to maintain line-of-sight between the predetermined target and at least one of the unmanned air vehicles; geolocating the predetermined target with the unmanned air vehicle using information regarding a position of the unmanned air vehicle and information regarding a position of the predetermined target relative to the unmanned air vehicle; and transmitting information defining the geolocation of the predetermined target to the unmanned ground vehicle so that the unmanned ground vehicle can perform path planning based on the geolocation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A collaborative engagement system comprising:
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at least one unmanned air vehicle including sensors configured to locate a target and at least one unmanned ground vehicle including sensors configured to locate and track a target; and a controller facilitating control of, and communication and exchange of data to and among the unmanned vehicles, wherein the collaborative engagement system controls the unmanned vehicles to maintain line-of-sight between a predetermined target and at least one of the unmanned vehicles, geolocating the predetermined target with the unmanned air vehicle and transmitting information defining the geolocation of the predetermined target to the unmanned ground vehicle so that the unmanned ground vehicle can perform path planning based on the geolocation. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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