Method of Operating a Remotely Accessible Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
First Claim
1. A method of providing operating access to remotely accessible unmanned underwater vehicles comprises the steps of:
- providing a plurality of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), wherein each of the UUVs is associated with a plurality of current operability conditions and a plurality of UUV characteristics;
communicably coupling each of the UUVs to a computer relay system through a telecommunications network;
receiving preferences for a UUV selection from an end-user computing device;
comparing the preferences to the current operability conditions for each of the UUVs with the computer relay system in order to identify a compatible vehicle from the UUVs;
designating the compatible vehicle as the UUV selection;
streaming live visual data from the compatible vehicle to the end-user computing device through the computer relay system;
receiving and sending navigation commands from the end-user computing device to the compatible vehicle through the computer relay system; and
executing the navigation commands with the compatible vehicle.
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Abstract
A method of providing operating access to remotely accessible unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) utilizes a plurality of UUVs, a remote relay devices, and a computer relay system communicably coupled to an end-user computing device by a telecommunications network. The end-user enters preferences for a UUV selection. The preferences are compared to UUV characteristics and current operability conditions of the UUVs to identify a compatible vehicle from the UUVs. Live visual data is then streamed from a camera on the compatible vehicle over the telecommunications network to the end-user device, and the end user assumes remote control of the compatible vehicle by sending navigation commands to the compatible vehicle through the computer relay system, which are executed by the compatible vehicle.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of providing operating access to remotely accessible unmanned underwater vehicles comprises the steps of:
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providing a plurality of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), wherein each of the UUVs is associated with a plurality of current operability conditions and a plurality of UUV characteristics; communicably coupling each of the UUVs to a computer relay system through a telecommunications network; receiving preferences for a UUV selection from an end-user computing device; comparing the preferences to the current operability conditions for each of the UUVs with the computer relay system in order to identify a compatible vehicle from the UUVs; designating the compatible vehicle as the UUV selection; streaming live visual data from the compatible vehicle to the end-user computing device through the computer relay system; receiving and sending navigation commands from the end-user computing device to the compatible vehicle through the computer relay system; and executing the navigation commands with the compatible vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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