Inter-vehicle communication for hazard handling for an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV)

An unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) for hazard handling, the UFV comprising:

• an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) including one or more electronic devices, the one or more electronic devices including at least:
• circuitry configured for autonomously negotiating a flight path adjustment with the at least one remote UFV (RUFV) including at least:
• circuitry configured for interrogating the at least one RUFV including at least requesting one or more RUFV flight attributes including at least one flight characteristic and at least one flight capability;
• circuitry configured for receiving the requested one or more RUFV flight attributes from the at least one RUFV responsive to the interrogation;
• circuitry configured for autonomously determining a prospective UFV flight path adjustment including at least extrapolating one or more expected future RUFV flight characteristics from two or more recent values of the one or more RUFV flight attributes and determining the prospective UFV flight path adjustment based at least partly on the one or more expected future RUFV flight characteristics;
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• circuitry configured for exchanging one or more flight path adjustment options between the UFV and the at least one RUFV including at least transmitting at least one offer associated with the prospective UFV flight path adjustment to the at least one RUFV, receiving at least one reply indicative of acceptance or rejection of the at least one offer from the at least one RUFV, adopting the prospective UFV flight path adjustment when the at least one reply indicates acceptance of the at least one offer, and at least repeating at least part of the autonomously negotiating the flight path adjustment with the at least one RUFV when the at least one reply indicates rejection of the at least one offer;
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• circuitry configured for autonomously adjusting a flight path of the UFV at least in accordance with the adopted prospective UFV flight path adjustment.

A system for hazard handling for an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV), the system comprising:

• means for autonomously electronically controlling an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) including at least autonomously negotiating a flight path adjustment with at least one remote UFV (RUFV) including at least:
• means for interrogating the at least one RUFV including at least requesting one or more RUFV flight attributes including at least one flight characteristic and at least one flight capability;
• means for receiving the requested one or more RUFV flight attributes from the at least one RUFV responsive to the interrogation;
• means for autonomously determining a prospective UFV flight path adjustment including at least extrapolating one or more expected future RUFV flight characteristics from two or more recent values of the one or more RUFV flight attributes and determining the prospective UFV flight path adjustment based at least partly on the one or more expected future RUFV flight characteristics;
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• means for exchanging one or more flight path adjustment options between the UFV and the at least one RUFV including at least transmitting at least one offer associated with the prospective UFV flight path adjustment to the at least one RUFV, receiving at least one reply indicative of acceptance or rejection of the at least one offer from the at least one RUFV, adopting the prospective UFV flight path adjustment when the at least one reply indicates acceptance of the at least one offer, and at least repeating at least part of the autonomously negotiating the flight path adjustment with the at least one RUFV when the at least one reply indicates rejection of the at least one offer;
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• means for autonomously adjusting a flight path of the UFV at least in accordance with the adopted prospective UFV flight path adjustment.