Douglas Wayne Carroll

US Patent:

8543255, Sep 24, 2013

Filed:

Jun 26, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/492713

Inventors:

Joanne E. Wood - Plano TX, US
Jamil R. Hashimi - Hermosa Beach CA, US
Fred G. Thourot - Tucson AZ, US
Stephen P. Johnson - Herndon VA, US
Russell W. Goff - Thornton CO, US
Douglas Carroll - Carrollton TX, US

Assignee:

Raytheon Company - Waltham MA

International Classification:

G05D 1/00

US Classification:

701 2, 89 111

Abstract:

In one or more embodiments, an apparatus and method for operating an unmanned and autonomous vehicle includes a sensor management module configured to direct sensors as to what function they are to provide; a mission management module configured to provide execute function capabilities; an effects management module configured to provide launching and directing weapons to their target capabilities; a vehicle management module; a situation awareness management module configured to provide correlate sensor data of objects, threats, targets, geographic points of interest that the pilot requires in the immediate environment; a communications management module; an information management module configured to provide a database of intelligence-related data; a middleware module configured to interface with the sensor management module, the mission management module, the effects management module, the vehicle management module, the situation awareness management module, the communications management module, and the information management module.