Integration between unmanned aerial system and unmanned ground robotic vehicle

A method of monitoring an area, comprising:

• receiving an alert from a remote alarm;
• determining one or more mission requirements based on the alert;
• communicating with a UAV and a UGV via a base station, wherein the UAV is configured with a first predetermined mission profile having one or more predetermined UAV waypoints and the UGV is configured with a second predetermined mission profile having one or more predetermined UGV waypoints;
• automatically replacing a power supply cartridge from the UAV via an automated exchange mechanism within the base station;
• automatically charging the UGV via a charging mechanism in proximity to the base station;
• altering the first predetermined mission profile and the second predetermined mission profile to divert the UAV and/or UGV to an area of interest when an external alarm is triggered within the area of interest and received by the base station or controller;
• presenting an indicator to a human operator for affirmation or selective affirmation to divert the UAV and/or UGV to the area of interest;
• and
• deploying the UAV alone, the UGV alone, or the UAV and UGV simultaneously to the area of interest upon receiving the affirmation or selective affirmation from the human operator.

A robotic system, comprising:

• an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured with a first predetermined mission profile having one or more predetermined UAV waypoints;
• a quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) configured with a second predetermined mission profile having one or more predetermined UGV waypoints;
• and,
• a base station configured to receive the UAV and replace a spent UAV power supply cartridge from the UAV via an automated exchange mechanism, and where the base station is further configured to replace a spent UGV power supply cartridge from the UGV when the UGV is positioned in proximity to the base station, and
• wherein the base station or a controller is programmed to alter the first predetermined mission profile from the UAV waypoints and the second predetermined mission profile from the UGV waypoints to divert the respective UAV and/or UGV to an area of interest when an external alarm is triggered within the area of interest and received by the base station or controller, whereby an indicator is presented to a human operator for affirmation or selective affirmation to divert the UAV and/or UGV to the area of interest.