Real-time route and sensor planning system with variable mission objectives
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1. A method for routing an entity through a predetermined area and for scanning the content of the predetermined area, said method comprising the steps of:
- partitioning the predetermined area into cells;
determining a starting cell for the entity;
initiating a scan of a number of the cells from the starting cell and determining the content of each of the number of cells; and
determining a total cost for the entity to travel to each of the scanned cells and performing a scan from each of the scanned cells.
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Abstract
A method routes an entity (200) through a predetermined area for scanning the content of the predetermined area. The method includes the steps of: partitioning the predetermined area into cells (100); determining a starting cell for the entity (200); initiating a scan of a number of the cells from the starting cell and determining the content of each of the number of cells; and determining a total cost for the entity (200) to travel to each of the scanned cells and to perform a scan from each of the scanned cells.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for routing an entity through a predetermined area and for scanning the content of the predetermined area, said method comprising the steps of:
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partitioning the predetermined area into cells;
determining a starting cell for the entity;
initiating a scan of a number of the cells from the starting cell and determining the content of each of the number of cells; and
determining a total cost for the entity to travel to each of the scanned cells and performing a scan from each of the scanned cells. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
determining a travel cost for the entity to travel to each of the scanned cells; and
determining a scan cost for performing a scan from each of the scanned cells.
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3. The method as set forth in claim 1 further including the step of determining a next scan with a minimum total cost.
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4. The method as set forth in claim 3 further including a step determining movement of the entity to the next scan cell.
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5. The method as set forth in claim 3 further including the step of redesignating the next scan cell as the starting cell.
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6. The method as set forth in claim 1 further including the step of starting said method over again.
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7. The method as set forth in claim 2 further comprising the step of algebraically transforming the cost of traveling to a next scan cell.
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8. The method as set forth in claim 2 further comprising the step of algebraically transforming the scan cost.
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9. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising the step of subtracting a benefit amount from the total cost.
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10. A computer program product for determining a route for an entity through a predetermined area and for analyzing the content of the predetermined area, said product comprising:
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a first procedure that partitions the predetermined area into cells;
a second procedure that determines a starting cell for the entity;
a third procedure that initiates a scan of a number of the cells from the starting cell and determines the content of each of the number of cells; and
a fourth procedure that determines a total cost for the entity to travel to each of the scanned cells and for performing a scan from each of the scanned cells. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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