公开(公告)号：US11597481B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US16843239

申请日：2020-04-08

Applicant: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.

Inventor： Julia E. Filiberti ,  Ronald M. Carvalho, Jr.

IPC: B63B79/40 ,  B63B79/10 ,  B63G8/00

Abstract: Methods and structures are disclosed for providing autonomous control of an underwater vehicle using a state machine. A controller is used onboard the underwater vehicle and includes a state machine having a plurality of operating states. Each of the plurality of operating states includes one or both of entrance criteria and exit criteria. The controller is configured to transition from executing a first operating state of the plurality of operating states to executing a second operating state of the plurality of operating states in response to the exit criteria of the first operating state and the entrance criteria of the second operating state both being met. The plurality of operating states includes a first portion of operating states associated with a first task, a second portion of operating states associated with a second task, and a third portion of operating states associated with both the first and second tasks.

公开(公告)号：US20210316828A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-14

申请号：US16843239

申请日：2020-04-08

Applicant: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.

Inventor： Julia E. Filiberti ,  Ronald M. Carvalho, JR.

IPC: B63B79/40 ,  B63G8/00 ,  B63B79/10

Abstract: Methods and structures are disclosed for providing autonomous control of an underwater vehicle using a state machine. A controller is used onboard the underwater vehicle and includes a state machine having a plurality of operating states. Each of the plurality of operating states includes one or both of entrance criteria and exit criteria. The controller is configured to transition from executing a first operating state of the plurality of operating states to executing a second operating state of the plurality of operating states in response to the exit criteria of the first operating state and the entrance criteria of the second operating state both being met. The plurality of operating states includes a first portion of operating states associated with a first task, a second portion of operating states associated with a second task, and a third portion of operating states associated with both the first and second tasks.