System for testing of autonomy in complex environments
AssigneeThe Johns Hopkins University
InventorDavid H. Scheidt
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Abstract
A monitoring apparatus for deployment on an AUV may include navigation equipment operable independent of guidance and control equipment of the AUV and usable for determining AUV navigation information during deployment of the AUV, radio equipment operable independent of a radio module of the AUV and for providing a communication link to a ground station for communication with testing staff, and a watchdog module comprising processing circuitry configured to monitor at least the AUV navigation information relative to operational guidance to determine whether a constraint defined in the operational guidance is violated.
Claims20
A monitoring apparatus for deployment on an autonomous unmanned vehicle (AUV), the monitoring apparatus comprising:
- navigation equipment operable independent of guidance and control equipment of the AUV, the navigation equipment determining AUV navigation information during deployment of the AUV;
- radio equipment operable independent of a radio module of the AUV, the radio equipment providing a communication link to a ground station for communication with testing staff;
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- a watchdog module comprising processing circuitry configured to monitor at least the AUV navigation information relative to operational guidance to determine whether a constraint defined in the operational guidance is violated.
A system comprising:
- an autonomous unmanned vehicle (AUV) including at least a guidance and control module to monitor AUV navigation information, an autonomy engine configured to direct autonomous operation of the AUV, and a radio module capable of establishing a communication link with an operator;
- a monitoring apparatus deployed on the AUV, the monitoring apparatus comprising:
- navigation equipment operable independent of the guidance and control equipment, the navigation equipment separately determining AUV navigation information during deployment of the AUV;
- radio equipment operable independent of a radio module of the AUV, the radio equipment providing a communication link for communication with testing staff;
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- a watchdog module comprising processing circuitry configured to monitor at least the AUV navigation information provided by the navigation equipment relative to operational guidance to determine whether a constraint defined in the operational guidance is violated;
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- a ground station including radio equipment configured to establish the communication link with the radio equipment of the monitoring apparatus to enable testing staff to interact with the monitoring equipment during deployment of the AUV.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.