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Tactical robot controller

US9014874B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 29, 2013
Grant dateApr 21, 2015
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08C2201/30
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An unmanned systems operator control system includes a hand held controller with a set of switches and control enumeration software specially configured to report a superset of virtual switches based on the physical switches. A core unit includes a first unmanned system control application subscribing to a first switch subset of the superset and outputting commands controlling a first unmanned system based on activation of the set of switches. A second unmanned system control application subscribes to a second switch subset of the superset and outputs commands controlling a second unmanned system based on activation of the set of switches. A mode switching subsystem is configured, in a first state, to map the set of switches to the first switch subset and, in a second state, to map the set of switches to the second switch subset.

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