IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0543741
(2009-08-19)
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등록번호 |
US-8442700
(2013-05-14)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
27 |
초록
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A mobile station for an unmanned vehicle comprises a vehicular storage area for storing a vehicle during transit or at rest. A first wireless transceiver communicates a status or command between the vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest. A station contro
A mobile station for an unmanned vehicle comprises a vehicular storage area for storing a vehicle during transit or at rest. A first wireless transceiver communicates a status or command between the vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest. A station controller manages a management plan of the vehicle comprising at least one of retooling the vehicle, loading a payload on the vehicle, and recharging or refueling of the vehicle.
대표청구항
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1. A method for operating an unmanned vehicle, the method comprising: storing an unmanned vehicle in a mobile station during transit or at rest;communicating a status or command between the unmanned vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest;the mobile statio
1. A method for operating an unmanned vehicle, the method comprising: storing an unmanned vehicle in a mobile station during transit or at rest;communicating a status or command between the unmanned vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest;the mobile station managing an integral management plan of the unmanned vehicle comprising at least one of retooling the unmanned vehicle, loading a payload on the unmanned vehicle, and recharging or refueling of the unmanned vehicle;collecting agronomic data, anddeveloping an agronomic management plan as a component of the integral management plan based on the collected agronomic data. 2. The method according to claim 1 further comprising: managing coupling and decoupling of at least one implement to the vehicle within the mobile station to perform a particular task consistent with an agricultural management plan. 3. The method according to claim 1 further comprising recharging the vehicle with electrical energy. 4. The method according to claim 1 further comprising securing the vehicle to an interior portion of the mobile station and shipping the mobile station via freight at an end of a growing season. 5. The method according to claim 1 further comprising: transmitting the integral management plan to the unmanned vehicle. 6. A method for operating an unmanned vehicle, the method comprising: storing an unmanned vehicle in a mobile station during transit or at rest;communicating a status or command between the unmanned vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest;the mobile station managing an integral management plan of the unmanned vehicle comprising at least one of retooling the unmanned vehicle, loading a payload on the unmanned vehicle, and recharging or refueling of the unmanned vehicle;collecting soil moisture data;determining location data corresponding to the collected soil moisture data; andcreating an agronomic management plan that includes irrigating a material portion of a field if the corresponding collected soil moisture data falls below a certain threshold for the material portion, defined with respect to the location data. 7. A method for operating an unmanned vehicle, the method comprising: storing an unmanned vehicle in a mobile station during transit or at rest;communicating a status or command between the unmanned vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest;the mobile station managing an integral management plan of the unmanned vehicle comprising at least one of retooling the unmanned vehicle, loading a payload on the unmanned vehicle, and recharging or refueling of the unmanned vehicle;detecting nutrient concentration data in at least one of plant tissue samples and soil samples;determining location data corresponding to the detected nutrient concentration data; andcreating an agronomic management plan that includes applying a deficient nutrient to a material portion of a field if the corresponding collected nutrient data falls below a certain threshold for the material portion, defined with respect to the location data. 8. A method for operating an unmanned vehicle, the method comprising: storing an unmanned vehicle in a mobile station during transit or at rest;communicating a status or command between the unmanned vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest;the mobile station managing an integral management plan of the unmanned vehicle comprising at least one of retooling the unmanned vehicle, loading a payload on the unmanned vehicle, and recharging or refueling of the unmanned vehicle;detecting a plant disease by gathering one or more sample images of crops, with or without magnification;transmitting the gathered images to a lab for analysis, if the gathered images do not indicate the presence of a plant disease with a desired level of reliability; anddetermining location data corresponding to the gathered images. 9. A method for operating an unmanned vehicle, the method comprising: storing an unmanned vehicle in a mobile station during transit or at rest;communicating a status or command between the unmanned vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest;the mobile station managing an integral management plan of the unmanned vehicle comprising at least one of retooling the unmanned vehicle, loading a payload on the unmanned vehicle, and recharging or refueling of the unmanned vehicle;detecting a plant disease by gathering one or more samples of crop tissue and testing the tissue for the presence of a defined gene sequence indicative of a corresponding pathogen;determining location data corresponding to the gathered samples; andcreating a management plan that includes spraying a microbicide or fungicide in a material portion of the field if the corresponding test indicates the presence of the pathogen. 10. A method for operating an unmanned vehicle, the method comprising: storing an unmanned vehicle in a mobile station during transit or at rest;communicating a status or command between the unmanned vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest;the mobile station managing an integral management plan of the unmanned vehicle comprising at least one of retooling the unmanned vehicle, loading a payload on the unmanned vehicle, and recharging or refueling of the unmanned vehicle;electromagnetically detecting a level of chlorophyll content of crop vegetation;determining location data corresponding to the detected level of chlorophyll content; andconducting plant disease detection and nitrate concentration readings in a material region where the detected level of chlorophyll falls below a certain threshold level, the material region defined with reference to the location data. 11. A method for operating an unmanned vehicle, the method comprising: storing an unmanned vehicle in a mobile station during transit or at rest;communicating a status or command between the unmanned vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest;the mobile station managing an integral management plan of the unmanned vehicle comprising at least one of retooling the unmanned vehicle, loading a payload on the unmanned vehicle, and recharging or refueling of the unmanned vehicle; anddetermining position data for the vehicle within an interior of the mobile station with reference to at least one of a recharging system, a loading system, and a retooling system. 12. A method for operating an unmanned vehicle, the method comprising: storing an unmanned vehicle in a mobile station during transit or at rest;communicating a status or command between the unmanned vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest;the mobile station managing an integral management plan of the unmanned vehicle comprising at least one of retooling the unmanned vehicle, loading a payload on the unmanned vehicle, and recharging or refueling of the unmanned vehicle; andstoring a payload for disbursement in a designated field in accordance with an agricultural management plan. 13. A method for operating an unmanned vehicle, the method comprising: storing an unmanned vehicle in a mobile station during transit or at rest;communicating a status or command between the unmanned vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest;the mobile station managing an integral management plan of the unmanned vehicle comprising at least one of retooling the unmanned vehicle, loading a payload on the unmanned vehicle, and recharging or refueling of the unmanned vehicle; andopening a door of the mobile station upon receipt of a vehicle identifier transmitted by the vehicle. 14. A method for operating an unmanned vehicle, the method comprising: storing an unmanned vehicle in a mobile station during transit or at rest;communicating a status or command between the unmanned vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest;the mobile station managing an integral management plan of the unmanned vehicle comprising at least one of retooling the unmanned vehicle, loading a payload on the unmanned vehicle, and recharging or refueling of the unmanned vehicle; anddetermining whether an intrusion event has occurred and reporting the intrusion event to an end user via a communications network, the intrusion event comprising a person or entity violating a boundary or perimeter about the mobile station. 15. A method for operating an unmanned vehicle, the method comprising: storing an unmanned vehicle in a mobile station during transit or at rest;communicating a status or command between the unmanned vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest;the mobile station managing an integral management plan of the unmanned vehicle comprising at least one of retooling the unmanned vehicle, loading a payload on the unmanned vehicle, and recharging or refueling of the unmanned vehicle; andengaging a first coupling unit attached to the vehicle to a second coupling unit attached to a transportable module and engagable with the first coupling unit, the transportable module comprising at least one of an implement, a tool, a payload, and a crop input. 16. The method according to claim 15 further comprising: moving a storage assembly for storing a group of transportable modules and generally aligning the first coupling unit with the second coupling unit by rotation or other movement of the storage assembly. 17. A method for operating an unmanned vehicle, the method comprising: storing an unmanned vehicle in a mobile station during transit or at rest;communicating a status or command between the unmanned vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest;the mobile station managing an integral management plan of the unmanned vehicle comprising at least one of retooling the unmanned vehicle, loading a payload on the unmanned vehicle, and recharging or refueling of the unmanned vehicle; andshipping the mobile station after a particular task is completed, the particular task being selected from plowing, seeding, planting, fertilizing, harvesting, and spraying, moving soil, transporting material, removing material, a construction task, a turf-care task, mowing, removing grass, sand-trap raking, removing fallen leaves, removing trash, supplying military supplies, disposing of ordinance, collecting hazardous waste, inspecting soil for bio-hazard contamination, and detecting land mines. 18. A method for operating an unmanned vehicle, the method comprising: storing an unmanned vehicle in a mobile station during transit or at rest;communicating a status or command between the unmanned vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest;the mobile station managing an integral management plan of the unmanned vehicle comprising at least one of retooling the unmanned vehicle, loading a payload on the unmanned vehicle, and recharging or refueling of the unmanned vehicle, wherein retooling the unmanned vehicle further comprises:retooling the unmanned vehicle with at least one implement from a revolving storage device having payloads and implements associated with the payloads. 19. A method for operating an unmanned vehicle, the method comprising: storing an unmanned vehicle in a mobile station during transit or at rest;communicating a status or command between the unmanned vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular deployment and rest; andthe mobile station managing an integral management plan of the unmanned vehicle comprising at least one of retooling the unmanned vehicle, loading a payload on the unmanned vehicle, and recharging or refueling of the unmanned vehicle, wherein the integral management plan of the unmanned vehicle comprises the retooling the unmanned vehicle, the loading a payload on the unmanned vehicle, and the recharging or refueling of the unmanned vehicle.
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