Patent ID: 8224501

Claim:
A method for controlling an unmanned platform including a dis-assembler from a manned station including an assembler, said method comprising: transmitting a master arm control message from the manned station to the unmanned platform via a first control path through the assembler and the dis-assembler; transmitting a first critical control message from the manned station to the unmanned platform via a second control path through the assembler and the dis-assembler, the second control path independent of the first control path, the first critical control message including a session tag linked to the master arm control message; and transmitting a second critical control message from the manned station to the unmanned platform via a third control path through the assembler and the dis-assembler, the third control path independent from the first control path and the second control path, the second critical control message including a session tag linked to the master arm control message.