METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE MISSION EXECUTION ON AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
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1. A method for adaptive mission execution by an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- receiving a set of pre-calculated mission parameters corresponding to an initial UAV mission, the pre-calculated mission parameters defining a first area to be imaged by a camera of the unmanned aerial vehicle at a first imaging resolution and a first set of camera parameters;
initiating execution of the initial UAV mission;
collecting UAV operation data during flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the UAV operation data comprising aerial images taken at the first imaging resolution;
wherein collecting UAV operation data further comprises performing an analysis of the aerial images;
calculating a set of modified mission parameters from the set of pre-calculated mission parameters and the analysis of aerial images, the set of modified mission parameters corresponding to a modified UAV mission; and
executing the modified UAV mission on the unmanned aerial vehicle.
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A method for adaptive mission execution by an unmanned aerial vehicle includes receiving a set of pre-calculated mission parameters corresponding to an initial UAV mission; collecting UAV operation data during flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle; calculating a set of modified mission parameters from the set of pre-calculated mission parameters and the UAV operation data, the set of modified mission parameters corresponding to a modified UAV mission; and executing the modified UAV mission on the unmanned aerial vehicle.
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1. A method for adaptive mission execution by an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
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receiving a set of pre-calculated mission parameters corresponding to an initial UAV mission, the pre-calculated mission parameters defining a first area to be imaged by a camera of the unmanned aerial vehicle at a first imaging resolution and a first set of camera parameters; initiating execution of the initial UAV mission; collecting UAV operation data during flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the UAV operation data comprising aerial images taken at the first imaging resolution;
wherein collecting UAV operation data further comprises performing an analysis of the aerial images;calculating a set of modified mission parameters from the set of pre-calculated mission parameters and the analysis of aerial images, the set of modified mission parameters corresponding to a modified UAV mission; and executing the modified UAV mission on the unmanned aerial vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for adaptive mission execution by an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
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receiving a set of pre-calculated mission parameters corresponding to an initial UAV mission; collecting UAV operation data during flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle; calculating a set of modified mission parameters from the set of pre-calculated mission parameters and the UAV operation data, the set of modified mission parameters corresponding to a modified UAV mission; and executing the modified UAV mission on the unmanned aerial vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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