A method for automation formation flight, comprising:
- receiving a sequence of one or more task-based commands from an operator using one or more task-based selectable buttons of a task-based interface of a formation commander sub-system;
- receiving one or more sets of task-based options for each task-based command of the one or more task-based commands using one or more task-based options selectable buttons of the task-based interface of the formation commander sub-system;
- providing the sequence of one or more task-based commands along with the one or more sets of task-based options to one or more formation manager sub-systems, each formation manager sub-system of the one or more formation manager sub-systems employed on a vehicle in one or more teams of one or more vehicles;
- receiving one or more incoming peer-to-peer messages from each formation manager sub-system of the one or more formation manager sub-systems employed on a vehicle in the one or more teams of one or more vehicles;
- receiving one or more sets of navigation data from a navigation system;
- receiving one or more sets of additional data from at least one of a mission-relevant sub-system or a task-relevant sub-system;
- generating one or more status outputs based on at least one of the one or more task-based commands, the one or more sets of task-based options, the received one or more incoming peer-to-peer messages, the one or more sets of navigation data, or the received one or more sets of additional data;
- providing the generated one or more status outputs to the formation commander sub-system;
- generating one or more outgoing peer-to-peer messages based on at least one of the one or more task-based commands, the one or more sets of task-based options, the one or more incoming peer-to-peer messages, the one or more sets of navigation data, or the one or more sets of additional data;
- providing the generated one or more outgoing peer-to-peer messages to each formation manager sub-system of the one or more formation manager sub-systems employed on a vehicle of the one or more teams of the one or more vehicles;
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- generating one or more guidance and control inputs for a formation guidance sub-system based on at least one of the one or more task-based commands, the one or more sets of task-based options, the one or more incoming peer-to-peer messages, the one or more sets of navigation data, or the one or more sets of additional data.