Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
235411000 | With target tracking means | 13 |
20090173788 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIORITIZING VISUALLY AIMED THREATS FOR LASER-BASED COUNTERMEASURE ENGAGEMENT - The present invention increases the survivability of a helicopter by prioritizing a threat engagement sequence for a laser-based countermeasure system based on the determined relative lethality of each detected visually trained threat (e.g., small arms fire). The system and method defines a plurality of threat effectiveness merit factors, or lethality factors, that are determinable from available helicopter navigation and sensor data, to quantify the danger associated with each detected threat. The system and method then combines the defined lethality factors using a mathematical function, such as a merit function, to numerically quantify the level of threat posed by each threat. The calculated threat values for each of the detected threats are compared to prioritize the threats for engagement by a laser-based countermeasure system, such as a Visual Acquisition Disrupter (VAD) system. | 07-09-2009 |
20090236422 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TARGET TRACKING - A method, computer program product, and target tracking system for obtaining a first kinematic state measurement of a first projectile detection event from a first sensor. The first kinematic state measurement includes a first time measurement and a first state vector. A second kinematic state measurement of a second projectile detection event is obtained from a second sensor. The second kinematic state measurement includes a second time measurement and a second state vector. If it is determined that at least a portion of the first kinematic state measurement and at least a portion of the second kinematic state measurement define at least a portion of a flight trajectory orbital ellipse, the first projectile detection event and the second projectile detection event are defined as portions of a flight trajectory of a single ballistic projectile. | 09-24-2009 |
20100044434 | NETWORK-CENTRIC TARGETING - A network-centric targeting system includes a prepare module to plan for targeting engagements and to identify a target; a sense module to locate targets of opportunity and targets generated by the prepare module to form targeting information; a refine module to enhance the targeting information from the sense module; a track module to maintain a location of a target, a state of the target and target activity, the track module being coupled to the refine module; a target module to select effects and to coordinate delivery of selected effects to the target, the target module being coupled to the track module, the refine module and the sense module; a deliver module to deliver effects to the target, the deliver module being coupled to the track module, the refine module, the target module and the sense module; and an assess module to assess effectiveness of the delivered effects on the target. | 02-25-2010 |
20110114726 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COUNTERING A PROJECTILE - Methods and apparatus for countering a projectile according to various aspects of the present invention may operate in conjunction with a countermeasure system. The countermeasure system may comprise a beam source adapted to generate an electromagnetic beam. The countermeasure system may further include a beam control system adapted to aim the electromagnetic beam at the projectile according to a fire control solution. The beam heats at least a portion of the projectile to a disruption temperature to deflagrate the projectile. | 05-19-2011 |
20110297743 | HIGH-SPEED AUTOMATIC FIRE NET-BASED FIRE INSTRUCTION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SHORT-RANGE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN - A high-speed automatic fire net-based fire instruction control system for a short-range anti-aircraft gun is provided. More particular, the present invention relates to a system, in which when a short-range anti-aircraft gun gunner calibrates values indicated on equipment and follows instructions without personally viewing a flying object that has infiltrated at low altitude, a tracking and automatic fire net is constructed, and the gunner follows fire instructions, thus allowing gunners to easily cope with targets anywhere regardless of the location, such as an anti-aircraft defensive position or a contact area, as long as the targets appear on a detection radar even in unfavorable weather or at night which forbids the targets from being detected and identified with eyes. | 12-08-2011 |
20120217301 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COUNTERING AN INCOMING THREAT - A method including detecting a threat incoming to a vehicle, the vehicle having a plurality of countermeasures including a primary armament and an active protection system, communicating the detected threat to a controller, activating, with the controller, a first sensor in response to the detecting, the first sensor tracking the incoming threat and generating tracking data, routing, with the controller, the tracking data to a plurality of fire control processors, each of the plurality of fire control processors being associated with a respective one of the plurality of countermeasures, and the plurality of fire control processors simultaneously computing respective firing solutions using the tracking data, and determining, with the controller, a preferred countermeasure out of the plurality of countermeasures with which to counter the incoming threat. | 08-30-2012 |
20160169635 | CENTRALIZED SYSTEM PROVING NOTIFICATION OF INCOMING PROJECTILES | 06-16-2016 |
235412000 | Position or course prediction | 6 |
20090173789 | Aircraft target display - A method of displaying target engageability information to a pilot of an aircraft in flight including calculating according to instantaneous aircraft position and motion relative to at least one target to be engaged and to characteristics of a weapon, earliest and latest weapon release points between which the weapon is presently capable of engaging a target of interest and generating display symbols indicating a weapon launch acceptable region and the instantaneous position of the aircraft relative thereto. A system for displaying the information and a target engageability display symbology are also described. | 07-09-2009 |
20100163621 | UAV DECISION AND CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a hierarchical system and method for task assignment (TA), coordination and communication of multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV's) engaging multiple attack targets and conceives an ad-hoc routing algorithm for synchronization of target lists utilizing a distributed computing topology. Assuming limited communication bandwidth and range, coordination of UAV motion is achieved by implementing a simple behavioral flocking algorithm utilizing a tree topology for target list routing. The TA algorithm is based on a graph-theoretic approach, in which a node locates all the detectable targets, identifies them and computes its distance to each target. The node then produces an attack plan that minimizes the sum of distances of the UAV's in the subtree of a given node to the targets. | 07-01-2010 |
20110127328 | Dual Band Threat Warning System - A system and method for dual-band detection of incoming threats using an initial passive detection system and a selectively activated active detection system. Advantages include improved threat detection accuracy, reduction of false alarms, and reduced radiation emission from the active system, thereby making the active system more difficult to detect and reducing irradiation levels of users and bystanders. Variations include systems employing passive optical or electro-optical detectors, systems employing active RADAR or LADAR detectors, and systems connected to alarm signal/threat mitigation systems. The system may be configured for use on ground vehicles or small watercraft. Variations of the system may be specifically configured to detect incoming munitions launches. | 06-02-2011 |
20110204145 | Method And Apparatus For Protecting Vehicles And Personnel Against Incoming Projectiles - A projector of multiple skewed light planes or sheets is located adjacent a vehicle to be protected and detectors are arranged to defect the penetration of the light sheets by an incoming object, with the time intervals between the piercing of the planes defining the path of the incoming object and its expected impact time. An array of bullet-firing barrels is arranged to project bullets in ah iron curtain under control of a fire control module that fires a round in a barrel above the projected flight path such that the round impacts the nose of the object and disables it. It is thus the piercing of the skewed light sheets mat provides information as to the impact point of the object as well as its time of arrival so that a round can be fired to intercept the object as it arrives at the iron curtain. | 08-25-2011 |
20120055990 | Method of Applying Soft-Kill Deployment, a Soft-Kill Deployment System and a Computer Program Product - The invention relates to a method of applying soft-kill deployment to mislead an incoming missile directed to a mother platform. The method comprises the step of predicting a number of miss distances associated with corresponding particular decoy launch parameter sets. Further, the method comprises the step of selecting a decoy parameter set having an optimal predicted miss distance. The method also comprises the step of transmitting the selected decoy parameter set to a launch unit for launching the decoy. Here, the predicting step includes the use of an adjoint algorithm. | 03-08-2012 |
20160131455 | METHOD OF FIRE CONTROL FOR GUN-BASED ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCE - A method of fire control against aerial targets traveling towards an object of protection. A position of the object of protection is known. A position of the aerial target is measured. The position of the aerial target is estimated. A velocity of the aerial target is estimated. A model of a guidance law of the aerial target is applied. An acceleration of the aerial target sufficient to hit the object of protection is calculated. A future trajectory of the aerial target is predicted based on the position of the object of protection, the estimated position of the aerial target, the estimated velocity of the aerial target, and the calculated acceleration of the aerial target. Points of aim along the predicted future trajectory are calculated. A fire control system includes at least one sensor for measuring the position of the aerial target as a function of time. | 05-12-2016 |