VIDEO ENABLED INSPECTION USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
First Claim
1. A system for unmanned vehicle control, the system comprising:
- an image acquisition device configured to capture an image;
a vehicle configured to receive and execute a vehicle control command;
a control device configured to generate the vehicle control command comprising;
a display component, configured to present the image obtained from the image acquisition device;
an input component configured to receive an input, wherein the input at least references the obtained image; and
a processor configured to obtain the image from the image acquisition device, analyze the received input, and generate the vehicle control command; and
a communication component configured to facilitate transmission of the vehicle control command to the vehicle.
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Abstract
An unmanned vehicle control system is provided. In one embodiment, the control system comprises an image acquisition device configured to capture an image. A vehicle is configured to receive and execute a vehicle control command. A control device is configured to generate the vehicle control command. The control device comprises a display component, an input component and a processor. The display component is configured to present the image obtained from the image acquisition device. The input component is configured to receive an input, wherein the input at least references the obtained image. The processor is configured to obtain the image from the image acquisition device, analyze the received input, and generate the vehicle control command. A communication component is configured to facilitate transmission of the vehicle control command to the vehicle.
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1. A system for unmanned vehicle control, the system comprising:
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an image acquisition device configured to capture an image; a vehicle configured to receive and execute a vehicle control command; a control device configured to generate the vehicle control command comprising; a display component, configured to present the image obtained from the image acquisition device; an input component configured to receive an input, wherein the input at least references the obtained image; and a processor configured to obtain the image from the image acquisition device, analyze the received input, and generate the vehicle control command; and a communication component configured to facilitate transmission of the vehicle control command to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for vehicle control, the method comprising:
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receiving, utilizing a processor associated with a computing device, an image from an image acquisition device, wherein the image is received substantially in real-time; displaying the image on a display component of the computing device; receiving, utilizing the processor, an input on an input component of the computing device, wherein the input specifies a portion of the received image; calculating, utilizing the processor, a coordinate location corresponding to the specified portion of the received image; and sending the calculated coordinate location to a vehicle, wherein sending comprises the processor transmitting the calculated coordinate location through a communication component. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for remote control of an aerial vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving, utilizing a computing device with a processor, an image from an image acquisition device, wherein the image is received along with an associated capture location and an associated bearing of the image acquisition device; displaying the image on a display component of the computing device, utilizing the processor; receiving an input on an input component of the computing device, wherein the input at least specifies a portion of the image; calculating, utilizing the processor, a coordinate location corresponding to the portion of the image specified by the operator; sending the coordinate location to the aerial vehicle, wherein sending comprises the processor transmitting the calculated coordinate location through a communication component; and monitoring, utilizing the processor, a location of the aerial vehicle during a progression to the coordinate location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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