CONTROL COMPUTER FOR AN UNMANNED VEHICLE

摘要

A control computer for an unmanned vehicle, including: a sensor interface for receiving sensor data from sensors of the vehicle, said sensor data including data values associated with movement of the vehicle; an actuator control interface for sending actuator data to control actuators of the vehicle, said actuators controlling parts of the vehicle associated with controlling movement of the vehicle; and a system management component for executing a state machine having states corresponding to one or more phases of said movement and for determining a transition between current one of said states and another of said states based on at least one condition associated with said transition, said at least one condition being determined based on at least one of said sensor data, said actuator data and status of said computer.