Sensor scan planner
First Claim
1. A method for a vehicle utilizing multiple onboard sensors during a mission, the method comprising using a computer to:
- generate a plurality of sensor scan schedules that a vehicle could utilize during the mission, each sensor scan schedule correlating scans of the multiple sensors to different autonomous target recognition algorithm processors;
compare each generated sensor scan schedule to evaluation criteria to determine a contribution towards mission accomplishment that would result from using the that scan schedule along the vehicle'"'"'s velocity vector each whether the generated schedule is optimal, the evaluation criteria value corresponding to respective previously generated sensor scan schedules; and
use the comparisons to determine a sensor scan schedule that results in a larger contribution toward mission accomplishment.
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Abstract
Sensor scan planner methods and systems are described. In an embodiment, a sensor scan schedule can be generated by a sensor scan schedule generator to optimize the scan schedules of multiple sensors based on optimal capabilities of each sensor and autonomous target recognition algorithm processing. A search manager can then assign an evaluation criteria value to the generated sensor scan schedule based on sensor scan schedule evaluation criteria, and compare the evaluation criteria value to other evaluation criteria values corresponding to respective previously generated sensor scan schedules to determine an optimal sensor scan schedule. The search manager can then determine whether to generate additional sensor scan schedules and assign additional evaluation criteria values for comparison to determine the optimal sensor scan schedule.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for a vehicle utilizing multiple onboard sensors during a mission, the method comprising using a computer to:
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generate a plurality of sensor scan schedules that a vehicle could utilize during the mission, each sensor scan schedule correlating scans of the multiple sensors to different autonomous target recognition algorithm processors; compare each generated sensor scan schedule to evaluation criteria to determine a contribution towards mission accomplishment that would result from using the that scan schedule along the vehicle'"'"'s velocity vector each whether the generated schedule is optimal, the evaluation criteria value corresponding to respective previously generated sensor scan schedules; and use the comparisons to determine a sensor scan schedule that results in a larger contribution toward mission accomplishment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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8. A sensor scan planner system, comprising:
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a sensor scan schedule generator for generating a plurality of sensor scan schedules that a vehicle can utilize during a mission, each scan schedule correlating scans of multiple sensors based with different algorithm processing; sensor scan schedule evaluation criteria for determining a contribution towards mission accomplishment that would result from using each scan schedule along the vehicle'"'"'s velocity vector; and a search manager for using the evaluation criteria to guide the schedule generator to produce the sensor scan schedule that results in a larger contribution toward mission accomplishment. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An article comprising computer readable media encoded with computer executable instructions that, when executed, direct a computing-based system of an airborne platform to:
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generate a plurality of sensor scan schedules that the airborne platform could utilize during a mission, each sensor scan schedule correlating scans of multiple sensors for the airborne platform to autonomous target recognition processing; compare each generated sensor scan schedule to evaluation criteria to determine a contribution towards mission accomplishment that would result from using the that scan schedule along the platform'"'"'s velocity vector each whether the generated schedule is optimal, the evaluation criteria value corresponding to respective previously generated sensor scan schedules; and use the comparisons to determine a sensor scan schedule that results in a larger contribution toward mission accomplishment.
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