Apparatus and method for controlling an unmanned vehicle
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- an unmanned and autonomous vehicle configured to perform functions including intelligence gathering and tactical operations, wherein the intelligence gathering includes one or more of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations and the tactical operations include one or more of planning, delivery and effectiveness assessment of weapons delivery to a target,wherein the unmanned and autonomous vehicle is configured to receive commands from a command element, and based, in part, on the received commands, adapt, re-task and re-plan a pre-planned mission plan, andwherein the unmanned and autonomous vehicle is configured to adapt, re-task, and re-plan the functions to incorporate updated information received from local sources while being deployed as a follower vehicle.
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Abstract
In one or more embodiments, an apparatus and method for operating an unmanned and autonomous vehicle includes a sensor management module configured to direct sensors as to what function they are to provide; a mission management module configured to provide execute function capabilities; an effects management module configured to provide launching and directing weapons to their target capabilities; a vehicle management module; a situation awareness management module configured to provide correlate sensor data of objects, threats, targets, geographic points of interest that the pilot requires in the immediate environment; a communications management module; an information management module configured to provide a database of intelligence-related data; a middleware module configured to interface with the sensor management module, the mission management module, the effects management module, the vehicle management module, the situation awareness management module, the communications management module, and the information management module.
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6 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an unmanned and autonomous vehicle configured to perform functions including intelligence gathering and tactical operations, wherein the intelligence gathering includes one or more of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations and the tactical operations include one or more of planning, delivery and effectiveness assessment of weapons delivery to a target, wherein the unmanned and autonomous vehicle is configured to receive commands from a command element, and based, in part, on the received commands, adapt, re-task and re-plan a pre-planned mission plan, and wherein the unmanned and autonomous vehicle is configured to adapt, re-task, and re-plan the functions to incorporate updated information received from local sources while being deployed as a follower vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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