摘要 |
A data transfer system is provided for an unmanned vehicle on a mission. The data transfer system comprises a first sensor associated with the unmanned vehicle and which collects a first data set, a second sensor associated with the unmanned vehicle and which collects a second data set, wherein the second data set is associated with the first data set by a predetermined association, and a transceiver for transmitting data from the unmanned vehicle to a remote data storage system. The system further comprises a mass data storage computer that is located on the unmanned vehicle which stores the first and second data sets based on the predetermined association. The mass data storage computer receives and executes requests from the remote data storage system to transmit the first data set from the unmanned vehicle to the remote data storage system. The mass data storage computer further receives and executes requests from the remote data storage system to transmit selected ones of the second data set from the unmanned vehicle to the remote data storage system. Also, the mass data storage computer is removably connectable to the unmanned vehicle such that at the end of the mission the mass data storage computer can be removed from the unmanned vehicle and connected to the remote data storage device to download any data which has not already been transmitted. |