System for intelligently controlling a team of vehicles

US7734386B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Lockheed Martin Corporation · US

Inventors

• Dale E. DelNero · Endicott, US
• Stephen J. DeMarco · Binghamton, US
• Adam Jung · Owego, US
• John Moody · Vestal, US
• Peter N. Stiles · Owego, US
• Robert J. Szczerba · Endicott, US
• Joel J. Tleon · Endicott, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 25, 2005
• Grant date: Jun 8, 2010
• Expiry date: Jan 4, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05D1/0088
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system collaboratively and autonomously plans and controls a team of vehicles having subsystems within an environment. The system includes a mission management component, a communication component, a payload controller component, and an automatic target recognition component. The mission management component plans and executes a mission plan of the team and plans and executes tasks of the vehicles. The communication component plans communication and networking for the team. The communication component manages quality of service for the team. The communication component directs communication subsystems for the team and for the vehicles. The payload controller component directs and executes sensor subsystems for the team and for the vehicles. The automatic target recognition component processes and fuses information from the sensor subsystems and from the vehicles for use by the mission management component.