SCHEDULING OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES FOR MISSION PERFORMANCE
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a device, a request for a mission that includes traversal of a flight path from a first geographical location to a second geographical location and performance of one or more mission operations;
determining, by the device, required capabilities for the mission based on the request;
determining, by the device, constraints for the mission based on the request;
identifying, by the device and from a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, particular unmanned aerial vehicles based on the required capabilities and the constraints;
calculating, by the device, a cost effective mission plan, for the particular unmanned aerial vehicles, based on the required capabilities and the constraints;
generating, by the device, mission plan instructions for the cost effective mission plan,the mission plan instructions including flight path instructions for the flight path and mission instructions for the one or more mission operations; and
providing, by the device, the mission plan instructions to the particular unmanned aerial vehicles to permit the particular unmanned aerial vehicles to travel from the first geographical location to the second geographical location, via the flight path, and to perform the one or more mission operations.
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Abstract
A device receives a request for a mission that includes traversal of a flight path from one or more first locations to a second location and performance of mission operations, and determines required capabilities and constraints for the mission based on the request. The device identifies UAVs based on the required capabilities and the constraints, and calculates a cost effective mission plan, for the identified UAVs, based on the required capabilities and the constraints. The device generates mission plan instructions, for the cost effective mission plan, that include flight path instructions for the flight path and mission instructions for the mission operations. The device provides the mission plan instructions to the identified UAVs to permit the identified UAVs to travel from the one or more first locations to the second location, via the flight path, and to perform the mission operations.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a device, a request for a mission that includes traversal of a flight path from a first geographical location to a second geographical location and performance of one or more mission operations; determining, by the device, required capabilities for the mission based on the request; determining, by the device, constraints for the mission based on the request; identifying, by the device and from a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, particular unmanned aerial vehicles based on the required capabilities and the constraints; calculating, by the device, a cost effective mission plan, for the particular unmanned aerial vehicles, based on the required capabilities and the constraints; generating, by the device, mission plan instructions for the cost effective mission plan, the mission plan instructions including flight path instructions for the flight path and mission instructions for the one or more mission operations; and providing, by the device, the mission plan instructions to the particular unmanned aerial vehicles to permit the particular unmanned aerial vehicles to travel from the first geographical location to the second geographical location, via the flight path, and to perform the one or more mission operations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
one or more devices to; receive a request for a mission that includes traversal of a flight path from one or more first geographical locations to a second geographical location and performance of one or more mission operations at the second geographical location; determine required capabilities for the mission based on the request; determine constraints for the mission based on the request; identify, from a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, particular unmanned aerial vehicles based on the required capabilities and the constraints; calculate a cost effective mission plan, for the particular unmanned aerial vehicles, based on the required capabilities and the constraints; generate mission plan instructions for the cost effective mission plan, the mission plan instructions including flight path instructions for the flight path and mission instructions for the one or more mission operations; and provide the mission plan instructions to the particular unmanned aerial vehicles to permit the particular unmanned aerial vehicles to travel from the one or more first geographical locations to the second geographical location, via the flight path, and to perform the one or more mission operations at the second geographical location. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium for storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the one or more processors to; receive a request for a mission that includes traversal of a flight path from one or more first geographical locations to a second geographical location and performance of one or more mission operations; determine required capabilities for the mission based on the request; determine constraints for the mission based on the request; identify, from a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, particular unmanned aerial vehicles based on the required capabilities and the constraints; calculate a cost effective mission plan, for the particular unmanned aerial vehicles, based on the required capabilities and the constraints; generate mission plan instructions for the cost effective mission plan, the mission plan instructions including flight path instructions for the flight path and mission instructions for the one or more mission operations; and provide the mission plan instructions to the particular unmanned aerial vehicles to permit the particular unmanned aerial vehicles to travel from the one or more first geographical locations to the second geographical location, via the flight path, and to perform the one or more mission operations. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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