Abstract: A method of teaming a manned aerial vehicle and an unmanned aerial vehicle includes inputting to a controller in a manned vehicle coordinates for an area of interest, plotting a course to the area of interest in a navigation computer operatively connected to the controller, identifying one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) near the area of interest, communicating to a ground controller rendezvous coordinates for one of the one or more UAVs, and negotiating a control hand-off of the one of the one or more UAVs from the ground controller to the controller.

Abstract: A manned unmanned teaming (MUM-T) image system includes an unmanned vehicle (UV) configured to travel in a first heading and includes at least one sensor configured to capture at least one image having a first visual orientation pursuant to the first heading. The MUM-T image system generates image data indicative of the at least one image. A manually operated vehicle (MOV) in signal communication with the UV is configured to travel in a second heading. The MOV comprises an electronic image transformation module configured to receive the image data and to transform the image data into a second orientation different from the first orientation based on the second heading. An electronic display unit is configured to receive the transformed image data and to display the at least one image according to the second orientation.

Abstract: An electronic human machine interface (HMI) module is configured to receive at least one input from an operator of a manually-operated vehicle. The electronic HMI module includes an electronic graphical display unit and an electronic control module. The electronic graphical display unit is configured to display information corresponding to the manually-operated vehicle and information corresponding to an autonomously operated unmanned vehicle (UV) located remotely from the manually-operated vehicle. The electronic control module is in signal communication with the UV and is configured to receive an electronic image signal from the UV. The electronic control module is further configured to display a real-time image captured by the UV on the electronic graphical display unit based on the image signal.

Abstract: A method of teaming a manned aerial vehicle and an unmanned aerial vehicle includes inputting to a controller in a manned vehicle coordinates for an area of interest, plotting a course to the area of interest in a navigation computer operatively connected to the controller, identifying one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) near the area of interest, communicating to a ground controller rendezvous coordinates for one of the one or more UAVs, and negotiating a control hand-off of the one of the one or more UAVs from the ground controller to the controller.

Abstract: A manned unmanned teaming (MUM-T) image system includes an unmanned vehicle (UV) configured to travel in a first heading and includes at least one sensor configured to capture at least one image having a first visual orientation pursuant to the first heading. The MUM-T image system generates image data indicative of the at least one image. A manually operated vehicle (MOV) in signal communication with the UV is configured to travel in a second heading. The MOV comprises an electronic image transformation module configured to receive the image data and to transform the image data into a second orientation different from the first orientation based on the second heading. An electronic display unit is configured to receive the transformed image data and to display the at least one image according to the second orientation.

Abstract: An electronic human machine interface (HMI) module is configured to receive at least one input from an operator of a manually-operated vehicle. The electronic HMI module includes an electronic graphical display unit and an electronic control module. The electronic graphical display unit is configured to display information corresponding to the manually-operated vehicle and information corresponding to an autonomously operated unmanned vehicle (UV) located remotely from the manually-operated vehicle. The electronic control module is in signal communication with the UV and is configured to receive an electronic image signal from the UV. The electronic control module is further configured to display a real-time image captured by the UV on the electronic graphical display unit based on the image signal.