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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2011
Stephen J. Demarco, Binghamton, NY (US);
Nader Mehravari, Ithaca, NY (US);
Robert J. Szczerba, Endicott, NY (US);
Stephen J. DeMarco, Binghamton, NY (US);
Nader Mehravari, Ithaca, NY (US);
Robert J. Szczerba, Endicott, NY (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A system maintains communication between a plurality of unmanned vehicles within an environment. The system includes a sensor component and an evaluator. The sensor component senses objects within the environment. The sensor component is located on a first unmanned vehicle. The evaluator evaluates data from the sensor component. The evaluator is located on the first unmanned vehicle. The evaluator compares data for the first unmanned vehicle and a second unmanned vehicle and determines whether a trajectory of one of the first and second unmanned vehicles may be modified to maintain communication between the first unmanned vehicle and the second unmanned vehicle.