Tuesday, June 19, 2012

US military looking to create a 'universal remote' for drone fleets

US Military looking to create a 'universal remote' for drone fleets

When you've got as many different drone models as the US military, it can be hard to manage things. That's why a group inside the Pentagon is looking to help cut down on unmanned aerial fragmentation, attempting to develop a way to manage all of the different models with a universal drone controller. It's something the military has tried and failed to accomplish in the past, but this time it's taking a more smartphone-esque approach to the matter, according to Wired. The key would be to create an underlying software architecture that allows pilots to control fleets of unmanned vehicles. On top of that would be specific applications that are "down-loaded to suit individual user taste and productivity," a Pentagon official told the site. The approach would make it possible to control different models with differing functionality as a connected fleet.

US military looking to create a 'universal remote' for drone fleets originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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