57results about "Weapon control systems" patented technology

The Portable Digital Twin Robotic System based on Computer Vision for the Identification, Tracking, and Destruction of Suicide Drones is an innovative system that autonomously identifies, tracks, and destroys suicide drones by leveraging Digital Twin and computer vision technology. This system analyzes visual data using artificial intelligence algorithms and performs precise positioning in real-time. Aided by the Digital Twin, the precise simulation of the system's dynamics and movement enables the optimization of paths and precise control of the robot, while the real-time communication between the digital model and the physical robot provides the capability for immediate updates of control algorithms and predictive maintenance. The portable design and the capability to be connected to various types of weapons make this system suitable for installation on military and non-military platforms and improves the security of sensitive areas.

The invention relates to a method for controlling a sensor-effector system (10), in which a trajectory (12) of a target (14) to be attacked is predicted. Furthermore, at least one section of a first type of the predicted trajectory (12) is determined, which section is located within the range of an effector (16) of the sensor-effector system (10). A hit probability of the effector (16) is determined for different points along the at least one section of the first type. In addition, at least one section of a second type of the predicted trajectory (12) is determined (112), which section overlaps with a field of view of a sensor (18) of the sensor-effector system (10). With regard to the sensor (18), a quality of visibility at different points of the at least one section of the second type is then determined. Along a region of the predicted trajectory (12) in which the section of the first type and the at least one section of the second type of the predicted trajectory (12) overlap, a combat point (20) is then selected on the basis of the determined hit probability and on the basis of the determined quality of visibility.

The application is a kind of patrol flying gun system and its trajectory correction strategy. It includes unmanned aerial vehicle, gimbal structure and no-bracket gun; the gimbal structure includes gun clamp, target information acquisition device, pitch shaft mechanism, support mechanism, yaw shaft mechanism, suspension mechanism and firing mechanism; the ejection window of the no-bracket gun is away from the clamp, facing the ground, fixed on the gun clamp of the gimbal structure, the gimbal structure is connected with the unmanned aerial vehicle platform through the suspension mechanism, the gun clamp is provided with the pitch shaft mechanism, the pitch shaft mechanism is provided with the yaw shaft mechanism, and the suspension mechanism is arranged on the yaw shaft mechanism; the support mechanism is arranged on the side of the pitch shaft mechanism, used for reducing the influence of the recoil force on the output shaft of the rudder of the pitch shaft mechanism. The application reduces the vertical size of the overall structure of the gimbal, shortens the action line of the recoil force of the gun firing and the center of mass of the patrol flying gun, reduces the influence of the recoil force on the flight control of the unmanned aerial vehicle platform, and enhances the driving effect of the rudder.

Methods and apparatus for pointing logic in aircraft are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus to aim an aiming device carried by an aircraft includes at least one memory, machine readable instructions, and processor circuitry. The processor is to at least one of instantiate or execute the machine readable instructions to determine a position of a target, determine an orientation of the aircraft, determine aiming points based on the orientation and a movement range of the aiming device, and determine a movement of at least one of the aircraft or the aiming device based on the aiming points and the position to orient the aiming device toward the target.

The embodiment of the application discloses a kind of light weapon intelligent fire control device, including pedestal, horizontal rotating mechanism, longitudinal rotating mechanism, first frame and second frame;The pedestal is rotatably connected with the first frame by the horizontal rotating mechanism;The first frame is rotatably connected with the second frame by the longitudinal rotating mechanism;Second frame is equipped with aiming mechanism, light weapon mounting mechanism and trigger mechanism, and the trigger mechanism includes lifting assembly and trigger hold-down assembly connected with the lifting assembly.By horizontal rotating mechanism drive first frame and second frame rotate in horizontal direction, and by longitudinal rotating mechanism drive second frame rotate in longitudinal direction, so as to adjust the position and pitch angle of aiming mechanism and light weapon, so as to realize automatic shooting after aiming mechanism aims at target object by using trigger hold-down assembly to hold down the trigger of light weapon, thereby improving the accuracy and shooting efficiency of shooting.

A method and system for providing distance information from a sensor assembly to a flying target. The method comprises detecting the flying target and locking on the flying target by means of a tracking sensor. Directing a light beam at the detected flying target. Generating a movement pattern having a path around the detected flying target and controlling movements of the light beam so that the LOS of the light beam completes moving across the path of the selected movement pattern within a set timeframe. Generating distance information by measuring time- of-flight of the light beam, when being reflected from the flying target while moving the LOS of the light beam across the path of the movement pattern. The system comprises sensors and devices for performing the method.

An optical transceiver (200) includes a fiber-laser transmitter (202) configured to transmit a transmit beam (206) toward a target (208) and transmitter optics (204) optically coupled to the fiber-laser transmitter. The optical transceiver also includes an optical receiver (212) configured to receive a return beam (210) and an adaptive active modifier (222) optically coupled to the optical receiver. The optical transceiver further includes a local oscillator (214) optically coupled to the optical receiver and adaptive active modifier. In addition, the optical transceiver includes at least one processing device coupled to the fiber-laser transmitter and adaptive active modifier. The at least one processing device (302) is configured to cause the optical transceiver to turn off the local oscillator during an initial time interval, emit a stream of laser pulses using the fiber-laser transmitter during the initial time interval toward the target, measure the return beam, and determine a translational velocity of the target.

The invention relates to fire-control systems combining sensors and military hardware and technology. The technical result is achieved in that, in addition to a standard combat vehicle fire-control module, one or more additional combat vehicle fire-control modules are used. The additional module, like the standard module, is equipped with surveillance, measurement and sighting instruments and is disposed as a whole or as separate parts in one or more separate casings. The casing is made in a portable version. The additional remote-acting module has an independent power supply and interacts remotely with one or more weapons of the combat vehicle via one or more cables and / or one or more radio channels.

A method for checking clearance to fire for a weapon system (6) of a vehicle (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D), in particular an armoured vehicle, comprising the following steps: a) acquiring (S1) vehicle sensor data (FSD) with the aid of a number NI of vehicle housing sensors (14) of the vehicle (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D), where NI > 1, b) evaluating (S2) the acquired vehicle sensor data (FSD) with the aid of an evaluation device (15), and c) checking (S3) with a checking device (17) that clearance to fire has been given on the basis of the evaluated vehicle sensor data (FSD).

The invention relates to a weapon assembly (2) comprising an oscillating mass mounted pivoting in elevation about a first elevation axis (S1) and comprising a body (5), a magazine (12), and a recoil assembly (11) comprising a recoiling mass (10), which includes a weapon (8), and translational guidance means (9) for the recoiling mass (10). The recoil assembly (11) and the magazine (12) are coupled to the body (5) so as to pivot as a single unit with it during a pivoting of the oscillating mass about the first elevation axis (S1). According to the invention, the guidance means (9) are further connected to the body (5) by second pivoting means (15) defining, at a distance and in front of the first elevation axis (S1), a second elevation axis (S2) about which only the recoil assembly (11) is capable of pivoting. Figure to be published with the abbreviation: Figure 5.

Target Pointing Device The target pointing device (10) for a target (C) comprises: - a reference set including a reference laser with intensity variations of known period, - an additional set (12A) including an additional laser with intensity variations of known period, time-shifted from those of the reference laser, - a tracking set (14) comprising: • a camera (30) for acquiring images of the target (C) and the laser spots on the target (C), • a main processing unit (32) for: o identifying the spots of the reference and additional lasers based on known time signatures, o generating a servo command based on the images and the identification, and • an actuation unit (34) for modifying the orientation of the line of sight of the reference and additional sets (12A) based on the servo command. Figure for the abstract: 1

The application relates to a shooting gate control method based on a fire line motion trajectory prediction, which comprises the following steps: acquiring fire line motion trajectory data in an armored vehicle dynamic shooting process through a stable gyroscope of a fire control system, constructing a data set for long short-term memory neural network training, then transplanting the trained model into the fire control system to realize real-time prediction of the fire line motion trajectory, and designing a prediction gate, using the predicted angle value of the fire line as the condition for judging whether the fire line enters the gate, so that the probability that the fire line is still in the shooting gate when the projectile is shot out of the muzzle under dynamic shooting is improved.

The invention relates to a method for simultaneous blasting of projectiles where the following method steps are included; i.) calculating the position of the target, ii.) estimating the target's position, iii.) firing a first projectile at the target, iv.) firing a second projectile at the target, v.) braking the first projectile with a braking device arranged in the projectile, vi.) detonating the projectiles in a coordinated fashion based on an initiation signal. The invention furthermore consists of a fire-control system for directing fire against a target comprising at least one sensor, in order to measure the position of the target as a function of time. The invention furthermore consists of a combat system including a firing device.

A method for shot pattern selection when combating targets with an impact system includes estimating the position of the target, estimating the speed of the target, categorizing the type of target, selecting the type of shot pattern, and firing projectiles based on the selected shot pattern. A fire-control system and an impact system are also provided.

An automated weapon system is comprised of a human transported weapon comprising a barrel and munitions; sensing means; targeting means; computational logic for determining where to aim the human transported weapon; aim computational logic; firing activation means; and, firing means. The munitions can be aimed towards a targeting area to be propelled through the barrel. The sensing means senses which of up to a plurality of targets are within firing range of the automated weapon system. The targeting means selects a selected target from the targets in the targeting area that are within the firing range, responsive to the sensing. The computational logic determines where to aim the human transported weapon so that the munitions will hit the selected target if fired at a firing time. The aim computational logic adjusts the aim of the munitions through the human transported weapon, to compensate as needed for where the selected target is at the firing time, responsive to the determining where to aim. The firing activation means initiating firing of the munitions at the firing time. The firing means fires the munitions responsive to the adjusting the aim and the initiating firing.

A laser weapon including a laser alignment device configured to align an active laser beam for irradiating a target object, a sensing device configured to sense optical radiation reflected from the target object, and a control device connected to the laser alignment device and the sensing device, and configured to determine a position of the target object by the reflected optical radiation and to control the laser alignment device based on the determined position of the target object, wherein the sensing device has a filter device configured to dim a process light caused by the active laser beam on the target object.

The present invention relates to a laser weapon (1) comprising a laser alignment device (2) configured to align an active laser beam (3) for irradiating a target object (4), a detection device (5) configured to detect optical radiation (6) reflected from the target object, and a control device (7) connected to the laser alignment device and the detection device, which is configured to determine the position of the target object based on the reflected optical radiation and to control the laser alignment device based on the determined position of the target object, wherein the detection device includes a filter device (8) configured to dim process luminescence (9) caused by the active laser beam on the target object. The invention further relates to a corresponding method for detecting a target object with a laser weapon.

The invention relates to a method (100a, 100b) for controlling a sensor-effector system (10) in which a trajectory (12) of a target (14) to be engaged is predicted (106). Furthermore, at least one segment of the first type of the predicted trajectory (12) is determined (108), which is within the range of an effector (16) of the sensor-effector system (10). A hit probability of the effector (16) is determined for various points along the at least one segment of the first type (110). Moreover, at least one segment of the second type of the predicted trajectory (12) is determined (112), which overlaps with a field of view of a sensor (18) of the sensor-effector system (10). With regard to the sensor (18), the visibility quality for various points of the at least one segment of the second type is then determined (114).Along a section of the predicted trajectory (12) in which the first-type section and at least one second-type section of the predicted trajectory (12) overlap, a control point (20) is then selected (116) based on the determined (110) probability of success and on the basis of the determined (114) quality of visibility.

Communication system for a tactical air defense system (200), comprising: a communications base station (90) which can be connected to a command post (300) of the tactical air defense system (200) via a wired data network connection (E); one or more edge gateways (10) which are in bidirectional radio communication with the communication base station (90) and which are designed to exchange data with the communication base station (90) according to a common communication protocol; and one or more peripheral adapters (80) which can be connected to one or more edge gateways (10) via wired data network connections (E) and which are designed for the data connection of a peripheral element (500) to the tactical air defense system (200), characterized in that the one or more peripheral adapters (80) each have a core interface (53) and a peripheral interface (47) designed to transmit data exchanged between an edge gateway (10) and a peripheral element (500), to convert regarding a data format and a communication protocol, that the core interface (53) has an instantiated core interface driver (55) which is controlled by an interaction rule set (49) of the peripheral adapter (80) instantiated according to the system component type of the peripheral element (500), and a core interface state machine instantiated according to the system component type of the peripheral element (500), and that operating states of the peripheral element (500) are controllable from the command post (300) of the tactical air defense system (200) via the instantiated core interface state machine of the core interface (53).

The presently disclosed subject matter relates to a handgun comprising: an adjustable slide assembly capable of performing orientation adjustment relative to the handgun's frame about at least one axis; and, a processing circuitry, in communication with the slide assembly, configured to: obtain one or more images associated with a scene corresponding to an aiming vector of the handgun's frame, the aiming vector represents an intended forward direction of fire; analyze the one or more images to identify one or more targets within the scene, and of these targets, identify a selected target's aiming point to lock on, wherein the selected target is determined based on a predefined rule set; and, perform orientation adjustment of the slide assembly relative to the handgun's frame about the at least one axis to align the slide adjustable assembly to the selected target's aiming point, if necessary, thereby enabling proprioception or point shooting at the aiming point.

A novel personal rifle robotic station is disclosed, designed to upgrade standard personal rifles through an external motorized attachment. This innovation provides robotic assistance for precise aiming, targeting, and remote firing. Unlike existing solutions that are often fully integrated, expensive, and cumbersome, this system transforms a conventional rifle into an automated firing station. The external attachment allows for precise control of the rifle's orientation, reducing the margin of error and enabling a single operator to remotely manage multiple systems simultaneously. In special configurations, the attachment can be folder to become a part of the rifle's stock.

Automated ballistic gun system comprising a fixed explosive chamber for receiving solid propellant charges without casings, a ballistic tube with a lateral opening for receiving a projectile, a gas-operated mechanism that automatically opens the explosive chamber and the lateral opening of the tube after firing, a robotic loading element that automatically feeds explosive charges and projectiles, and an electronic control unit that synchronizes all processes and can process external target coordinates.

The present invention relates to a laser weapon comprising a laser alignment device configured to align a laser beam for irradiating a target object, a detection device configured to detect optical radiation reflected from the target object, and a control device connected to the laser alignment device and the detection device, which is configured to determine the position of the target object based on the reflected optical radiation and to control the laser alignment device based on the determined position of the target object, wherein the detection device includes a filter configured to suppress process luminescence caused by the laser beam on the target object. The invention further relates to a corresponding method for detecting a target object with a laser weapon.

A system which scans a Field of Regard (FOR) for target objects (aka targets), the system comprising a multi-beam illuminator which typically generates a multi-beam comprising plural beams, typically differentially coded according to a coding scheme, which respectively illuminate plural zones typically within the FOR; and / or a detector which may know the coding scheme and may, accordingly, detect which of the plural zones within the FOR, the target objects illuminated by the multi-beam belong to; and / or a scanner which controls the multi-beam to scan the FOR, to yield a high throughput scanning & detection system, which may be useful for large FOR applications, which may determine which target objects are present in, e.g., each of the plural zones.

A aiming device (6) for an HPEM effector (4) comprises an optical unit (16) having a central axis (18) and a surrounding cone of vision (20) such that at least a portion of a principal effective axis (10) of the effector (4) extends within the cone of vision (20), wherein the optical unit (16) optically reproduces the portion of the surroundings (14) lying within the cone of vision (20) in the form of a target image (26), and a reticle (28) for the target object (12) is represented in the target image (26). An effector device (2) comprises the aiming device (6) and the effector (4), wherein the optical unit (16) is oriented in an operating position (B) relative to the effector (4).

Target Pointing Device The target pointing device (10) for a target (C) comprises: - a laser set (12) including: • a continuous or quasi-continuous power laser (20), • a pulsed beacon laser (22), having a common line of sight, - a tracking set (14) including: • a tracking camera (30) for acquiring images of the target (C) and the spot of the beacon laser (22) on the target (C), having a line of sight different from the lines of sight of the power lasers (20) and beacon lasers (22), • a control setpoint generation unit (32), and • an actuator (34) for modifying the orientation of the line of sight of the lasers according to the control setpoint, the power laser (20) being activated only when the tracking of the spot of the beacon laser (22) on the target (C) is achieved. Figure for the abbreviation: 1

The application provides a method for supporting an unmanned gun fire control by a team, and the method comprises the following steps: obtaining a lag time of a fire control system after calibration; the lag time comprises an image processing lag time and a fire control calculation function calculation time; determining a target from objects entering a sighting area; the fire control system filters a target track by using a recursive least square method for the target in different motion modes; obtaining a position of the target after lag compensation according to the system lag time and the target track; calculating a future point of the target by using a chord cutting method and a fitting function on the basis of the target after lag compensation, and determining firing elements of a gun tower at the point; the firing elements comprise a gun sight azimuth angle and a corrected gun sight elevation angle. The method provided by the application provides an unmanned gun fire control implementation method for aiming and shooting, replaces a process in which combat personnel uses a gun to aim at a target and strikes the target, reduces a difficulty of gun fire striking, and improves a gun fire striking precision.

The present invention relates to a counter-measuring device for determining adjustment errors of a laser weapon, comprising a reference device configured to detect electromagnetic radiation arriving from a predetermined direction and / or to reflect it back in the opposite direction to the predetermined direction, and / or to emit electromagnetic radiation in the opposite direction to the predetermined direction, a position determination device configured to determine a current position relative to the laser weapon, a communication interface for communicating with a receiving unit via a data link, and a control device that is communicatively connected to the reference device, the position determination device and the communication interface, and which is configured toThe invention relates to reading the current position from the positioning device and sending corresponding measurement data for the current position to the receiving unit via the data link, wherein the measuring device is designed as a flying platform. Furthermore, the invention relates to a laser weapon system and a method for correcting the alignment of a laser weapon.

Provided are a target tracking device that efficiently tracks a target, a target tracking method, and a recording medium for storing a target tracking program. This target tracking device comprises a determination condition selector and a tracker. The determination condition selector selects a tracking mode for tracking a detected target from among a plurality of tracking modes on the basis of a group of determination conditions related to the position of the target. The tracker tracks the target in the selected tracking mode. The plurality of tracking modes include a first tracking mode that focuses on the vulnerable portion of the target and a second tracking mode that focuses on the center of gravity of the target. The target tracking device further comprises a coping device that irradiates the focused portion of the target with a laser beam to cope with the target.

The utility model provides a kind of artillery azimuth, high-low direction alarm device, comprising: base;With the upper surface of the base fixed connection control box;With the upper surface one side of the base fixed connection side support;With the top outer wall of the side support fixed connection upper support, the outer surface of the upper support is equipped with first movable slot;With the first movable slot sliding connection first sensor;With the other side outside fixed connection outer support of the base, the front end upper surface of the outer support is equipped with second movable slot;With the second movable slot sliding connection second sensor;With the tail end fixed connection vertical tail plate of the outer support, the tail plate is equipped with third movable slot;With the third movable slot sliding connection third sensor;Wherein, first sensor, second sensor and third sensor are electrically connected with the control box by data wire.The utility model's scheme can improve the safety and adaptability of artillery operation.