Control computer for an unmanned vehicle

A control computer (100) for an unmanned vehicle, including: a sensor interface (250) for receiving sensor data from the vehicle's sensors, said sensor data including data values ​​associated with movement of the vehicle; an actuator control interface (252) for sending actuator data to control actuators of the vehicle, said actuators controlling parts of the vehicle associated with controlling the movement of the vehicle; and characterized in that the control computer (100) includes a system management component (204) for executing a state machine having states corresponding to one or more phases of said movement and for determining a transition between a current state of said states and another of said states based on at least one condition associated with said transition, said at least one condition being determined based on at least one of said sensor data, said actuator data and the state of said computer wherein said at least one condition associated with said transition represents the completion of a motion phase of said current state.