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AUTHENTICATED MESSAGES BETWEEN UNMANNED VEHICLES

  • US 20160285864A1
  • Filed: 03/27/2015
  • Published: 09/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising:

  • a propulsion subsystem configured to propel the unmanned aerial vehicle between locations; and

    a transceiver configured to receive and transmit messages;

    an on-board computer system including;

    one or more processors; and

    memory that stores;

    a set of tasks to be completed by the unmanned aerial vehicle; and

    instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the on-board computer system to;

    determine a task for the set of tasks based at least in part a first message received via the transceiver;

    at a time after determining the task, cryptographically verifying that a second message received through the transceiver is trustworthy;

    recalculate the task based at least in part on information in the received second message; and

    control at least the propulsion subsystem to complete the recalculated task.

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