Distributed collaborative operations processor systems and methods
First Claim
1. An apparatus for semi-autonomous vehicle control, the apparatus comprising:
- a communications module configured to maintain a communication link with a central control station;
a distributed mission module configured to;
receive mission data from the central control station, the mission data including a group mission involving a plurality of vehicles,modify a mission element of the group mission in response to each of the plurality of vehicles losing communication with the central control station, anddetermine one or more local waypoints based on the modified mission element;
a guidance module configured to;
identify one or more tasks corresponding to the one or more local waypoints, andcompute a local path for a local vehicle of the plurality of vehicles based on the modified mission element, the local path configured to reach the one or more local waypoints and to achieve the modified mission element; and
a multi-protocol translator module configured to convert the local path into one or more control commands for the local vehicle, wherein the local vehicle operates in response to the one or more control commands;
wherein the distributed mission module, guidance module, and multi-protocol translator module are located on-board the local vehicle.
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Abstract
Described herein is an apparatus for semi-autonomous vehicle control of a vehicle includes a distributed mission module configured to modify a mission element of a group mission based on availability of data. The group mission involves a plurality of vehicles. The apparatus also includes a guidance module configured to compute a path for a local vehicle of the plurality of vehicles based on the modified mission element. The path is configured to achieve the modified mission element. Additionally, the apparatus includes a multi-protocol translator module configured to convert the path into one or more control commands for the local vehicle. The distributed mission module, guidance module, and multi-protocol translator are located on-board the vehicle.
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1. An apparatus for semi-autonomous vehicle control, the apparatus comprising:
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a communications module configured to maintain a communication link with a central control station; a distributed mission module configured to; receive mission data from the central control station, the mission data including a group mission involving a plurality of vehicles, modify a mission element of the group mission in response to each of the plurality of vehicles losing communication with the central control station, and determine one or more local waypoints based on the modified mission element; a guidance module configured to; identify one or more tasks corresponding to the one or more local waypoints, and compute a local path for a local vehicle of the plurality of vehicles based on the modified mission element, the local path configured to reach the one or more local waypoints and to achieve the modified mission element; and a multi-protocol translator module configured to convert the local path into one or more control commands for the local vehicle, wherein the local vehicle operates in response to the one or more control commands; wherein the distributed mission module, guidance module, and multi-protocol translator module are located on-board the local vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for semi-autonomous vehicle control, comprising:
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maintaining a communication link with a central control station; receiving mission data from the central control station, the mission data including a group mission involving a plurality of vehicles; modifying a mission element of the group mission in response to each of the plurality of vehicles losing communication with the central control station; determining one or more local waypoints based on the modified mission element; identifying one or more tasks corresponding to the one or more local waypoints; compute a local path for a local vehicle of the plurality of vehicles based on the modified mission element, the local path configured to reach the one or more local waypoints and to achieve the modified mission element; and converting the local path into one or more control commands for the local vehicle, wherein the local vehicle operates in response to the one or more control commands. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for semi-autonomous vehicle control, comprising:
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a central command station that provides mission data to a plurality of vehicles, the mission data including a group mission involving the plurality of vehicles, the group mission comprising a plurality of mission elements; and a plurality of vehicles, each vehicle comprising an autonomy module, the autonomy module comprising; a communications module configured to maintain a communication link with a central control station; a distributed mission module configured to; receive the group mission from the central control station, modify a mission element of the group mission in response to each of the plurality of vehicles losing communication with the central control station, and determine one or more local waypoints based on the modified mission element; a guidance module configured to; identify one or more tasks corresponding to the one or more local waypoints, and compute a local path for a local vehicle of the plurality of vehicles based on the modified mission element, the local path configured to reach the one or more local waypoints and to achieve the modified mission element; and a multi-protocol translator module configured to convert the local path into one or more control commands for the local vehicle, wherein the local vehicle operates in response to the one or more control commands; wherein the communications module is further configured to transmit and receive positions for the plurality of vehicles, wherein the path is computed based on the positions for the plurality of vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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