Patent ID: 8244469

Claim:
A collaborative engagement system comprising: at least two unmanned vehicles comprising an unmanned air vehicle including sensors configured to locate a target and an unmanned ground vehicle including sensors configured to locate and track a target; and a controller facilitating control of, and communication and exchange of data to and among the unmanned vehicles, the controller facilitating data exchange via a common protocol; wherein the collaborative engagement system controls the unmanned vehicles to maintain line-of-sight between a predetermined target and at least one of the unmanned vehicles, geolocating the predetermined target with the unmanned air vehicle and transmitting information regarding the position of the unmanned air vehicle and information regarding a position of the target relative to the unmanned air vehicle to the unmanned ground vehicle so that the unmanned ground vehicle can do path planning based on a geolocation of the target, and wherein updated information regarding target position is sent to the unmanned ground vehicle at predetermined intervals.