Dynamic management system, method, and recording medium for cognitive drone-swarms

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017123418-A1
Application number	US-201514930806-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 3, 2015
Priority date	Nov 3, 2015
Publication date	May 4, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method, system, and recording medium including a mission receiving device configured to receive a mission for the drone-swarm based on a user input, a drone and pattern recruiting device configured to recruit a plurality of drones based on the mission, and a flocking goal device configured to arrange the plurality of drones in the drone-swarm in a pattern to satisfy the mission.

First claim

1 . A dynamic management system for a drone-swarm, comprising:
a mission receiving device configured to receive a mission for the drone-swarm based on a user input; a drone and pattern recruiting device configured to recruit a plurality of drones based on the mission; a flocking goal device configured to arrange the plurality of drones in the drone-swarm in a pattern to satisfy the mission; and a drone swapping device configured to swap a first drone of the plurality of drones in the drone-swarm with a second drone that is not in the drone-swarm.

2 . (canceled)

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the drone and pattern recruiting device recruits the plurality of drones from a hive, and
wherein the drone swapping device is further configured to swap the first drone of the plurality of drones in the drone-swarm with a third drone from the hive.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the drone swapping device includes a drone condition monitoring device configured to monitor a drone condition of each drone of the plurality of drones in the drone-swarm, and
wherein the drone swapping device swaps the first drone of the plurality of drones in the drone-swarm with the second drone that is not in the drone-swarm based on a drone condition of the first drone.

5 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a contextual resolution-assessing device configured to monitor the drone-swarm and assess a needed resolution of the pattern to sustain a goal with a predetermined risk level.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the drone and pattern recruiting device recruits the plurality of drones from a plurality of hives.

7 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a changing device configured to adaptively change the pattern of the drone-swarm based on a condition.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the drone and pattern recruiting device recruits the plurality of drones which comprise composite drones.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the drone and pattern recruiting device recruits the plurality of drones which comprise different physical characteristics based on the mission.

10 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the drone swapping device includes a drone condition monitoring device configured to monitor a drone condition of each drone of the plurality of drones in the drone-swarm, and
wherein the drone swapping device swaps the first drone of the plurality of drones in the drone-swarm with the second drone that is not in the drone-swarm based on a drone condition of the first drone.

11 . A dynamic management method for a drone-swarm, comprising:
receiving a mission for the drone-swarm based on a user input; recruiting a plurality of drones based on the mission; arranging the plurality of drones in the drone-swarm in a pattern to satisfy the mission; and swapping a first drone of the plurality of drones in the drone-swarm with a second drone that is not in the drone-swarm.

12 . (canceled)

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the swapping includes monitoring a drone condition of each drone of the plurality of drones in the drone-swarm, and
wherein the swapping swaps the first drone of the plurality of drones in the drone-swarm with the second drone that is not in the drone-swarm based on the drone condition of the first drone.

14 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising monitoring the drone-swarm and assessing a needed resolution of the pattern to sustain a goal with a predetermined risk level.

15 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising adaptively changing the pattern of the drone-swarm based on a condition.

16 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a dynamic management program for a drone-swarm, the program causing a computer to perform:
receiving a mission for the drone-swarm based on a user input; recruiting a plurality of drones based on the mission; arranging the plurality of drones in the drone-swarm in a pattern to satisfy the mission; and swapping a first drone of the plurality of drones in the drone-swarm with a second drone that is not in the drone-swarm.

17 . (canceled)

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 16 , wherein the swapping includes monitoring a drone condition of each drone of the plurality of drones in the drone-swarm, and
wherein the swapping swaps the first drone of the plurality of drones in the drone-swarm with the second drone that is not in the drone-swarm based on the drone condition of the first drone.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 16 , further comprising monitoring the drone-swarm and assessing a needed resolution of the pattern to sustain a goal with a predetermined risk level.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 16 , further comprising adaptively changing the pattern of the drone-swarm based on a condition.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Erickson Thomas David
• Feris Rogerio Schmidt
• Pickover Clifford A

Classifications

• G06F3/00

  Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements · CPC title

• G07C5/0808

  Diagnosing performance data (testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005) · CPC title

• G07C5/008

  communicating information to a remotely located station (transmission systems for measured values G08C) · CPC title

• G05D1/0016

  characterised by the operator's input device (input arrangements for computing systems in general G06F3/00) · CPC title

• B64C39/024

  of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV · CPC title