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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2009
Craig A. Phillips, King George, VA (US);
David B. Hanger, King George, VA (US);
Craig A. Phillips, King George, VA (US);
David B. Hanger, King George, VA (US);
The United States of America as represeneted by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An operating system is provided for controlling an unmanned vehicle. The system includes a stratified plurality of instruction layers, a behavior axiom block and a set of operation parameters. The instruction layers are substantially arranged in descending priority order. Each layer provides an information signal to either an adjacent descending layer or an operation device on board the unmanned vehicle. The behavior axiom block provides an independent protocol signal to a first instruction layer in said stratified plurality. The operation parameters provide an environmental condition that neighbors the unmanned vehicle to a second instruction layer. Preferably, the behavior axiom block includes prioritization adjustment to an instruction layer for overriding the information signal from an adjacently ascendant layer, such as by an interrupt signal.