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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2008
Applicant:
Thomas Spura, Endicott, NY (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Spura, Endicott, NY (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 22/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method of controlling an unmanned vehicle. The system includes a base station configured to transmit operational commands and an unmanned vehicle including a cellular communication interface and a controller. The cellular communication interface communicates with the base station through cellular communication. The controller communicates with the communication interface and operates the unmanned vehicle based on operational commands received from the base station.