US 2023/0228527 A1 · COLLABORATIVE COORDINATION OF TARGET ENGAGEMENT

Abstract

A method for collaboration of a plurality of nodes includes determining at each node SLAM data for the node, the SLAM data including estimated position of features and/or targets observed and processed by the node using SLAM algorithms and covariance associated with the estimated positions, communicating at each node the node's SLAM data to the other nodes via each nodes' datalink communication system, receiving at each node SLAM data communicated from the other nodes via each node's datalink communication system, combining at each node the node's SLAM data and the SLAM data received from the other nodes based on features or targets included in SLAM data from the other nodes, refining at each node estimated positions of features and/or targets based on results of the combining, and navigating each node to a target at the target destination as a function of at least one of the refined estimated positions.

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Dependent claims

A method for collaboration of a plurality of nodes travelling in a group to a target destination having one or more targets, wherein each node of the plurality of nodes is provided with a datalink communication system to communicate with other nodes of the plurality of nodes, the method comprising:

determining at each node SLAM data for the node, the SLAM data including estimated position of features and/or targets observed by the node and processed by the node using SLAM algorithms and covariance associated with the estimated positions;
communicating at each node the node's SLAM data to the other nodes via each nodes' datalink communication system;
receiving at each node SLAM data communicated from the other nodes via each node's datalink communication system;
combining at each node the node's SLAM data and the SLAM data received from the other nodes based on one or more features or targets included in SLAM data from two or more nodes of the other nodes;
refining at each node estimated positions of features and/or targets based on results of the combining;
and
navigating each node to a target at the target destination as a function of at least one of the refined estimated positions.

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A navigation system for providing collaboration of a plurality of nodes travelling in a group to a target destination having one or more targets, the navigation system of each node of the plurality of nodes comprising:

a datalink communication system configured and operable to communicate with other nodes of the plurality of nodes;
a navigation component for navigating the node in travel;
a memory configured to store instructions;
a processor disposed in communication with the memory, wherein the processor upon execution of the instructions is configured to:
determine SLAM data for the node, the SLAM data including estimated position of features and/or targets observed by the node and processed by the node using SLAM algorithms and covariance associated with the estimated positions;
communicate the node's SLAM data to the other nodes via the nodes' datalink communication system;
receive SLAM data communicated from the other nodes via the other nodes' datalink communication systems;
combine the node's SLAM data and the SLAM data received from the other nodes based on one or more features or targets included in SLAM data from two or more nodes of the other nodes;
refine estimated positions of features and/or targets based on results of the combining;
and
navigate the node to a target at the target destination as a function of at least one of the refined estimated positions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Collaborative coordination of target engagement

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