Method and apparatus for managing missions of a vehicle

An apparatus for managing one or more missions of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable instructions thereon, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the executable instructions which thereby causes the one or more processors to be configured to:
• in response to a mission initiation request, direct a first task graph for a first mission from a mission manager, the mission manager being in communication with the vehicle and executed by the one or more processors, to a task manager engaged with the vehicle and executed by the one or more processors, the task manager being configured to store the first task graph in a first task storage unit, and to provide instructions to the vehicle for completing selected tasks in the first task graph, and direct a first route map for the first mission from the mission manager to a route service manager engaged with the vehicle and executed by the one or more processors, the route service manager being configured to store the first route map in a first route storage unit, and the task manager further configured to provide instructions to the vehicle for traveling along a route according to the first route map;
• execute the first mission by the mission manager controlling the task manager to execute the selected tasks in the first task graph from the first task storage unit and the task manager to execute the first route map from the first route storage unit;
• in response to a first mission change request, direct a second task graph for a second mission from the mission manager to the task manager for storage in a second task storage unit discrete from the first task storage unit, and to direct a second route map for the second mission from the mission manager to the route service manager for storing the second route map in a second route storage unit discrete from the first route storage unit;
• and
• execute the second mission by the mission manager controlling the task manager to discontinue execution of the first task graph, and to discontinue execution of the first route map, the task manager to execute the second task graph from the second task storage unit, and to execute the second route map from the second route storage unit.