Unmanned machine synchronization using robotic sensing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12387613-B2
Application number	US-202318327421-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 1, 2023
Priority date	Jun 1, 2023
Publication date	Aug 12, 2025
Grant date	Aug 12, 2025

Abstract

The present inventive concept provides for a method of unmanned machine synchronization using robotic sensing. The method includes generating at least one physical signal in the vicinity of at least one unmanned machine. The at least one generated physical signal is received by the at least one unmanned machine. At least one task is performed by the at least one unmanned machine based on the at least one received generated physical signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of unmanned machine synchronization using robotic sensing, the method comprising:
generating at least one physical signal in the vicinity of at least one unmanned machine, wherein the physical signal includes only a visual signal, audio signal and chemical signal;
receiving the at least one generated physical signal by the at least one unmanned machine; and
performing at least one task by the at least one unmanned machine based on the at least one received generated physical signal.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one unmanned machine is a plurality of unmanned machines.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one unmanned machine is a UAV.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generated physical signal is a plurality of physical signals.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the visual signal and the audio signal are generated by a display device and a speaker, respectively.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performed at least one task is based on a position of the at least one unmanned machine relative to the at least one received generated physical signal.

7. The method of claim 2 , wherein the at least one performed task includes synchronizing the plurality of unmanned machines.

8. A computer program product for unmanned machine synchronization using robotic sensing comprising:
one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media capable of performing a method, the method comprising:
generating at least one physical signal in the vicinity of at least one unmanned machine, wherein the physical signal includes only a visual signal, audio signal and chemical signal;
receiving the at least one generated physical signal by the at least one unmanned machine; and
performing at least one task by the at least one unmanned machine based on the at least one received generated physical signal.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the at least one unmanned machine is a plurality of unmanned machines.

10. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the at least one unmanned machine is a UAV.

11. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the generated physical signal is a plurality of physical signals.

12. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the visual signal and the audio signal are generated by a display device and a speaker, respectively.

13. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the performed at least one task is based on a position of the at least one unmanned machine relative to the at least one received generated physical signal.

14. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the at least one performed task includes synchronizing the plurality of unmanned machines.

15. A computer system for unmanned machine synchronization using robotic sensing, the computer system comprising:
one or more computer processors, one or more computer-readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the one or more of the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors capable of performing a method, the method comprising:
generating at least one physical signal in the vicinity of at least one unmanned machine, wherein the physical signal includes only a visual signal, audio signal and chemical signal;
receiving the at least one generated physical signal by the at least one unmanned machine; and
performing at least one task by the at least one unmanned machine based on the at least one received generated physical signal.

16. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one unmanned machine is a plurality of unmanned machines.

17. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one unmanned machine is a UAV.

18. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the generated physical signal is a plurality of physical signals.

19. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the visual signal and the audio signal are generated by a display device and a speaker, respectively.

20. The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the performed at least one task is based on a position of the at least one unmanned machine relative to the at least one received generated physical signal.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Verma Dinesh C
• Mangla Utpal
• Thomas Mathews
• Coon Gerald
• Srivatsa Mudhakar
• Sadagopan Satishkumar

Classifications

• G08G5/57

  for unmanned aircraft · CPC title

• G08G5/55

  for a single aircraft · CPC title

• G08G5/21

  located onboard the aircraft · CPC title

• G08G5/56 Primary

  for two or more aircraft · CPC title