SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UNMANNED VEHICLES
First Claim
1. A communication device comprising:
- a user interface for receiving an input from a user;
a command generator configured to generate at least one control command based on the input, wherein the at least one control command is associated with at least one predefined control function of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV); and
a transceiver configured to transmit, in real time, at least one cellular communication signal to the UAV, wherein the at least one cellular communication signal comprises the at least one control command.
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Abstract
A system for controlling an unmanned vehicle is disclosed to facilitate remote-control operation of the unmanned vehicle from long distances. The system includes at least one ground control communication device having a transceiver configured for operation in a cellular communication network. The system also includes an unmanned vehicle comprising another transceiver configured for operation in the cellular communication network. The unmanned vehicle is further configured to be responsive to communications received via the transceiver from the communication device, wherein the communications received from the communication device includes operation commands. Additionally, the unmanned vehicle is configured to transmit video surveillance data and other monitoring data to the communication device via the cellular network.
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30 Claims
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1. A communication device comprising:
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a user interface for receiving an input from a user; a command generator configured to generate at least one control command based on the input, wherein the at least one control command is associated with at least one predefined control function of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV); and a transceiver configured to transmit, in real time, at least one cellular communication signal to the UAV, wherein the at least one cellular communication signal comprises the at least one control command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), comprising:
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an image sensor; a Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking unit; a transceiver for receiving control commands from a mobile terminal and for transmitting surveillance and navigational data captured via the image sensor and the GPS tracking unit to the mobile terminal in real time, wherein the transceiver and the mobile terminal are connected via a cellular network; a flight control module for controlling the UAV based on the control commands received from the mobile terminal; and an artificial intelligence module for overriding the received control commands under predefined conditions with predefined control commands. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for controlling unmanned aircraft comprising:
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at least one communication device having a transceiver configured for operation in a cellular communication network; and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including a transceiver configured for operation in the cellular communication network, wherein the UAV is responsive to communications from the at least one ground control communication device, including communications received via the transceiver, wherein the communications received via the transceiver comprises at least one control command. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for controlling an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), comprising:
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receiving control commands at the UAV from a mobile terminal over a cellular network; and controlling the UAV based on the received control commands, wherein the received control commands are overridden with predefined control commands under predefined conditions. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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