Unmanned aerial vehicle modular command priority determination and filtering system

A non-transitory computer storage medium storing instructions, that when executed by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising one or more processors, cause the UAV to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, by a source determination system and from a first control source that provides modular commands to the UAV, one or more first modular commands the first modular being a commands associated with performance of one or more actions by the UAV;
• receiving, by the source determination system and from a second control source that provides modular commands to the UAV, one or more second modular commands, the second modular commands associated with performance of one or more actions by the UAV;
• maintaining, by the source determination system, the first modular commands and second modular commands in a queue of modular commands, the queue being in an order based, at least in part, on priority information associated with each control source;
• and
• enabling, by the source determination system, control of the UAV by the control sources according to the queue, and implementing modular commands from the queue of modular commands.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system comprising one or more processors and one or more computer storage media storing instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, by a source determination system and from a first control source that provides modular commands to the UAV, one or more first modular commands, the first modular commands associated with performance of one or more actions by the UAV;
• receiving, by the source determination system and from a second control source that provides modular commands to the UAV, one or more second modular commands, the second modular commands associated with performance of one or more actions by the UAV;
• maintaining, by the source determination system, the first modular commands and second modular commands in a queue of modular commands, the queue being in an order based, at least in part, on priority information associated with each control source;
• and
• enabling, by the source determination system, control of the UAV by the control sources according to the queue, and implementing modular commands from the queue of modular commands.

A method implemented by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising one or more processors, the method comprising:

• enabling control of the UAV by a first control source that provides modular commands to the UAV, each modular command being a command associated with performance of one or more actions by the UAV, the first control source being an application executing on the UAV that implements a flight plan describing a job for the UAV to perform;
• receiving, from a second control source requesting control of the UAV, one or more modular commands;
• determining that the second control source is to be in control of the UAV based, at least in part, on priority information associated with each control source;
• enabling control of the UAV by the second control source, and implementing the one or more modular commands,
• wherein the method further comprises:
• providing, to the first control source, information identifying a loss of control by the first control source, and
• causing the first control source to stop providing modular commands;
• determining that the first control source is to take control of the UAV, and providing information to the first control source indicating that the first control source is to resume providing modular commands;
• and
• causing the first control source to resume providing modular commands to the UAV,
• wherein prior to the second control source being in control of the UAV, a modular command provided to the UAV by the first control source was associated with actions to travel to an initial waypoint identified in the flight plan, wherein a modular command provided to the UAV by the second control source was associated with actions to handle a determined contingency, and wherein causing the first control source to resume providing modular commands comprises:
• causing the UAV to be placed in a state in which the first control source can resume control, wherein the state identifies at least, a location of the UAV at which the first control source can resume control, and
• enabling control of the UAV by the first control source to resume traveling to the initial waypoint.