OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000000180

Objective-based control of an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle

Published: 2026-09-15T19:02:34.816014Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000180
Categories: Sensors, Controls & Machine Vision > Industrial Control

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ABSTRACT

Techniques are described for controlling an autonomous vehicle (AV) using
objective-based inputs. The underlying functionality of an autonomous
navigation system can be is exposed via an application programming interface
(API) or similar methodology allowing the UAV to be controlled through
specifying a behavioral objective, for example, using a call to the API to set
parameters for the behavioral objective. The autonomous navigation system can
then incorporate perception inputs such as sensor data from sensors mounted to
the UAV and the set parameters using a multi-objective motion planning process
to generate a proposed trajectory that most closely satisfies the behavioral
objective in view of certain constraints. Developers can utilize the API to
build customized applications for the AV. Such applications, also referred to
as “skills,” can be developed, shared, and executed to control behavior of an
autonomous AV.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000000180
Published 2026-09-15T19:02:34.816014Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000180