Unmanned ground/aerial vehicle system having autonomous ground vehicle that remotely controls one or more aerial vehicles
US9625904B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0257
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An unmanned vehicle system, having at least one autonomous ground vehicle (A-GV) and at least one remote controlled aerial vehicle (RC-AV). The A-GV autonomously navigates across the ground, and on-board perception sensors, whose field of view that contains at least a portion of the ground ahead of the direction of travel of the ground vehicle as well as the RC-GV. The RC-AV flies in response to commands received from the control system of the A-GV. The RC-AV has on-board in-sky perception sensors having a field of view that contains at least a portion of the ground path to be followed by the ground vehicle. The control system of the A-GV locate the aerial vehicle, receives perception data from the on-ground perception sensors and the in-sky perception sensors, and uses combined perception data to determine a ground path for itself and for the RC-AV.
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