Method and system for fast upload of autonomous mission plans in unmanned aerial vehicles

A system for programming an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to perform autonomous flight operations, the system comprising:

• a programming controller (PC);
• and
• the UAV,
• wherein the PC is configured to prepare an updated mission flight plan (UMFP) that comprises an updated mission identification (UMID), updated sequential destination operations (USDOs), and updated waypoint identifications (UWIDs);
• the UAV is configured to output a stored mission identification (SMID), wherein the UAV comprises a stored mission flight plan (SMFP) that comprises the stored mission identification (SMID), stored sequential destination operations (SSDOs), and stored waypoint identifications (SWIDs);
• the PC is also configured to generate instructions for modifying the SMFP to match that of the UMFP when the outputted SMID does not match that the UMID;
• the PC is also configured to upload the generated instructions to the UAV;
• the UAV is configured to modify the SMFP in the UAV to matches the UMFP in the PC in accordance to the uploaded instructions to the UAV;
• and
• the UAV is configured to perform autonomous flight operations in accordance to the SMFP when the SMID is matches that of the UMID.