Methods and systems for area search using a plurality of unmanned vehicles
First Claim
1. A method for controlling movement of a first unmanned vehicle (UV) to search an area, the method comprising:
- generating a first trace associated with prior positions in which the first UV has been located;
determining a direction in which the first UV is to move using said first generated trace; and
causing the first UV to move in the determined direction.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and systems that include a method for controlling movement of a first unmanned vehicle (UV) to search an area, where the method includes generating a first trace associated with prior positions in which the first UV has been located, determining a direction in which the first UV is to move using the first generated trace, and causing the first UV to move in the determined direction. The trace may be a numerical value that decreases as a function of the time that has elapsed since the first trace was generated. The methods and systems may also include receiving data relating to a second trace, and using that second trace to determine the direction. The second trace may be generated by a second UV. The second trace may be associated with a position within a predetermined radius from a position associated with the first UV.
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47 Claims
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1. A method for controlling movement of a first unmanned vehicle (UV) to search an area, the method comprising:
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generating a first trace associated with prior positions in which the first UV has been located;
determining a direction in which the first UV is to move using said first generated trace; and
causing the first UV to move in the determined direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for controlling movement of a plurality of unmanned vehicles (UVs) to search an area, the method comprising:
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generating traces associated with at least some of the UVs, each of the traces associated with prior positions at which the corresponding UV has been located;
transmitting to at least some of the UVs data associated with at least some of the generated traces associated with other UVs;
for at least some of the UVs, determining a direction in which that UV is to move using at least some of the transmitted data and the trace associated with that UV, and for at least some of the UVs, causing that UV to move in the corresponding determined direction. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for controlling movement of a first unmanned vehicle (UV) to search an area, the system comprising:
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a trace generator for generating a first trace associated with prior positions in which the first UV has been located; and
a navigation module for determining a direction in which the first UV is to move using said first generated trace, and for causing the first UV to move in the determined direction. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system for searching an area, the system comprising:
a plurality of unmanned vehicles (UVs), wherein each of at least some of plurality of UVs comprises;
a trace generator for generating a trace associated with the corresponding UV, the trace associated with prior positions at which that corresponding UV has been located;
a communications transmitter/receiver for transmitting to at least some of the plurality of UVs data associated with the generated trace associated with that UV and receiving data associated with at least some of the generated traces associated with at least some of the plurality of other UVs; and
a navigation module for determining a direction in which the corresponding UV is to move using at least some of the received data and the trace associated with that UV, and for causing that UV to move in the corresponding determined direction. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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