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Real-time team coordination system for reconnaissance and surveillance missions

  • US 7,647,232 B2
  • Filed: 02/21/2002
  • Issued: 01/12/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for routing a predetermined number of entities through a predetermined area for scanning the content of the predetermined area, said method comprising the steps of:

  • partitioning the predetermined area into a first set of cells;

    grouping the first set of cells into a number of corridors, the number of corridors being equal to the predetermined number of entities;

    the computer determines a starting cell for each entity in a corresponding corridor;

    initiating a scan of a number of cells from the starting cell of a portion of each of the corridors from the starting cell of each of the entities and determining the content of each of the number of cells; and

    the computer determines a total cost for each entity to travel to each of the cells scanned by each entity and performing a scan from each of the cells scanned by each entity.

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