Data center powered by a hybrid generator system

A method comprising:

• operating a hybrid power generation system to provide power to a rotor motor of an unmanned aerial vehicle and to a data center module of the unmanned aerial vehicle;
• operating the data center module to perform a data task using the power provided to the data center module, the data task including one or more of data processing and data collection;
• receiving an indication of the power available from the hybrid power generation system;
• and
• controlling a power allocation to the data center module based on the indication of the power available.

A system for operating an unmanned aerial vehicle, the system comprising:

• a propulsion system configured to provide lift and propulsion for the unmanned aerial vehicle;
• a flight management system configured to control the propulsion system;
• a data center module configured to execute one or more data tasks, each data task including one or more of data processing and data collection;
• a mission management system configured to provide instruction to the flight management system for flying the unmanned aerial vehicle and to control operation of the data center module;
• hybrid power generation system configured to provide power to the propulsion system and to the data center module;
• and
• an intelligent data management system configured to be responsive to the flight management system and the mission management system to control the allocation of power to the data center module based on a priority of each data tasks and an availability of the power from the hybrid power generation system.