Map-Based Unmanned Asset Control With Autonomous Journey Planning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for controlling unmanned assets, particularly UAVs, require extensive detailed input from commanders, which is inefficient and time-consuming, especially in operations involving both manned and unmanned assets.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a graphical user interface that accepts graphical inputs drawn on a map, a calculation unit that interprets these inputs into tasks and commands, generates operation instructions, and creates journey plans for unmanned assets, and a communications module that instructs the assets to execute these plans.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If detailed journey plans are manually calculated and instructed for each unmanned asset, then the unmanned asset can execute precise operations, but the commander requires excessive time and effort that conflicts with operating manned assets
Solution Approach 1:
The unmanned asset autonomously generates its own journey plan based on high-level commands from the commander. The asset's onboard system automatically calculates routes, waypoints, and execution details without requiring manual intervention from the commander, thus resolving the time conflict while maintaining precision
Solution Approach 2:
The command system is segmented into two levels: high-level strategic commands from the commander and detailed tactical journey planning by the unmanned asset's autonomous system. This segmentation allows the commander to focus on mission-level decisions while the asset handles execution-level planning
2Ease of operation
If the commander provides detailed instructions for each unmanned asset, then operational control is precise, but the system complexity and difficulty of operation increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
An autonomous intermediary system on the unmanned asset acts as a mediator between the commander's simple high-level commands and the complex journey execution requirements. This intermediary automatically translates simple commands into detailed journey plans, reducing both operational complexity and input difficulty
Solution Approach 2:
The commander provides simplified copied versions of journey plans (high-level commands), and the unmanned asset's autonomous system generates the complete detailed journey plan by expanding these simplified inputs, reducing the complexity burden on the commander
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AI summary
A system for controlling operation of unmanned assets. The system includes a graphical user interface displaying a map. The graphical user interface accepts graphical inputs drawn on the map. The system also includes a calculation unit having an input interpretation module that recognizes the graphical inputs and translates the graphical inputs into tasks and/or commands. The calculation unit also includes an operation planning module that generates operation instructions based on the tasks and/or commands; and a journey planning module that generates a journey plan for the unmanned assets based on the operation instructions. The system also includes a communications module that communicates with the unmanned assets to instruct the unmanned assets to operate according to the generated journey plan.