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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Charles Robert Kreienheder, Kirkwood, MO (US);
Gregory L. Sheffield, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G01C 11/02 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G01S 13/88 (2006.01); G01S 13/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/90 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/005 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G01C 11/02 (2013.01); G01S 13/003 (2013.01); G01S 13/88 (2013.01); G01S 13/90 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/104 (2013.01); B64C 2201/123 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling a set of sensor platforms. The apparatus comprises a map manager and a controller. The manager creates a visibility map for an area of interest for a set of sensor platforms. The map manager further updates the visibility map over time while the set of sensor platforms monitors the area of interest. The controller controls a route of each of the set of sensor platforms using the visibility map.