Integrated weapon system based on modular design

Abstract

The invention discloses a comprehensive weapon system based on modular design. The system comprises a control module, a sensing module, a defense module, a countering module, a control information converter and an image information converter. Wherein the control information converter can convert control signals of each sub-module into a unified protocol, so that the types of communication information are reduced, and the transmission and execution efficiency of the control information is improved; the image information converter can convert the image format of each sub-module into a unified format, so that the types of image information are reduced, the processing complexity of the image information is reduced, and the transmission and execution efficiency of the image information is improved; the control module coordinates ordered work of all the modules as a whole, real-time feedback and closed-loop control of information are achieved, and the survivability and combat effectiveness of the system are improved. The problems that an existing weapon system is single in function, low in modularization degree, incapable of sharing information, insufficient in cooperative combat ability and the like are effectively solved, and a more efficient and intelligent solution is provided for a modern battlefield.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of weapon equipment, and in particular to an integrated weapon system based on modular design. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of modern military technology, weapon systems are increasingly used on the battlefield, and their functions and performance are constantly improving. Modern warfare requires weapon systems not only to achieve a single function, but also to emphasize the comprehensive performance, modular design, and intelligent control of the system. Therefore, the development of an integrated weapon system based on modular design that can achieve multi-functional integration and efficient collaborative operations has become the focus of current research. Such a system needs to have a high degree of flexibility and scalability, and be able to respond and adapt quickly in a complex battlefield environment.

[0003] Although existing weapon systems have made significant progress in certain specific areas, most systems still have problems with single functions and low modularity. For example, traditional radar systems are mainly used for target detection, while missile systems are mainly used for attack, and the information sharing and collaborative combat capabilities between the two are weak. In addition, existing weapon systems often adopt a single control scheme, with a low level of intelligence and low information processing efficiency. In this case, information transmission and collaborative control between subsystems are difficult, making it difficult to form effective three-dimensional protection and collaborative combat capabilities. Although some advanced weapon systems have begun to adopt modular design, there are still obvious deficiencies in information standardization processing and cross-system compatibility.

[0004] The shortcomings of existing weapon systems are mainly reflected in the following aspects: First, the single function and low degree of modularization make it difficult for the system to cope with diverse battlefield needs, limiting the scalability and flexibility of the system. Secondly, the single control scheme and low level of intelligence lead to low efficiency in information processing, affecting the response speed and combat effectiveness of the system. Finally, the inability to effectively share information makes it difficult for the subsystems to achieve coordinated operations, reducing the overall protection capability and combat effectiveness. These problems not only limit the scope of application of existing weapon systems, but also affect their performance in modern warfare. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of the above defects or improvement needs of the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an integrated weapon system based on modular design. The system adopts standardized, modular and integrated design, has strong expansion capabilities and efficient standardized processing capabilities of control information and image information, and significantly improves information transmission and processing efficiency. Specifically, the present invention uses a control information converter, which includes a protocol pool, to convert the control signals of each submodule into a unified protocol, reduce the types of communication information, and improve the efficiency of control information transmission and execution; at the same time, an image information converter is used, which includes a video codec library, to convert the image format of each submodule into a unified format, reduce the types of image information, reduce the processing complexity of image information, and improve the efficiency of image information transmission and execution. In addition, the present invention coordinates the orderly work of the perception module, the defense module and the countermeasure module through the control module, realizes real-time feedback and closed-loop control of information, and improves the survivability and combat effectiveness of the system. Through the above technical means, the existing weapon system has effectively solved the problems of single function, low modularization, inability to share information, and insufficient collaborative combat capability, and provides a more flexible, efficient and intelligent integrated weapon system solution based on modular design for modern battlefields.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an integrated weapon system based on modular design, including a control module, a perception module, a defense module, a countermeasure module, a control information converter and an image information converter;

[0007] The control module includes a command control unit and a display control unit, which is used to receive and display external information from the perception module and operating status information of the perception module, defense module and countermeasure module through the display control unit, and send control information through the command control unit;

[0008] The control information converter is a collection of protocol pools, which is used to convert the control information sent by the control module into a format recognizable by each module or to convert the operating status of each module into a unified protocol; the image information converter is a collection of video codec libraries, which is used to convert the image information provided by the perception module into a unified format; the entire system realizes standardized information transmission by controlling the information converter and the image information converter to achieve closed-loop control.

[0009] Furthermore, the hardware interface of the control module adopts a standardized design to connect with the perception module, defense module and countermeasure module, so that the corresponding functions of the perception module, defense module and countermeasure module have higher expansion capabilities.

[0010] Furthermore, the command and control unit is used to issue control information; the display control unit is used to receive and display the surrounding environment information obtained by the perception module and the operating status information of the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module.

[0011] Furthermore, the perception module is a collection of sensors, including multiple sub-modules of acoustic wave detection, photoelectric detection, radiation detection, toxic agent detection and biological detection, which are used to obtain external environment information.

[0012] Furthermore, the defense module is a collection of actuators, including an active defense module and a passive defense module.

[0013] Furthermore, the active defense module is used to actively respond to risks according to the control information of the control system, thereby improving the survivability of the integrated weapon system based on modular design.

[0014] Furthermore, the passive defense module is used to improve the survivability of the integrated weapon system based on modular design by improving its own protection capability and concealment characteristics according to the control information of the control system.

[0015] Furthermore, the countermeasure module is a collection of actuators, including multiple sub-modules such as sonic suppression, photoelectric suppression, electromagnetic suppression, and fire suppression, which are used to perform operations according to the control information sent by the control module.

[0016] Furthermore, the control module can realize unmanned decision-making and control through direct operation, remote control operation or virtual operator, thereby improving the automation level and operation efficiency of the system.

[0017] Furthermore, the operator can choose to share the acquired external information with the formation and superior systems, which facilitates information sharing within the formation and enables superiors to better coordinate combat plans, decide on the best combat plan, and achieve coordinated operations.

[0018] Beneficial effects of the present invention:

[0019] 1. The integrated weapon system based on modular design provided by the present invention has a strong expansion capability and efficient standardized processing capability of control information and image information by adopting standardized, modular and integrated design, which significantly improves the efficiency of information transmission and processing. Specifically, the present invention uses a control information converter, which includes a protocol pool, to convert the control signals of each submodule into a unified protocol, reduce the types of communication information, and improve the efficiency of control information transmission and execution; at the same time, an image information converter is used, which includes a video codec library, to convert the image format of each submodule into a unified format, reduce the types of image information, reduce the processing complexity of image information, and improve the efficiency of image information transmission and execution. In addition, the present invention coordinates the orderly work of the perception module, defense module and countermeasure module through the control module, realizes real-time feedback and closed-loop control of information, and improves the survivability and combat effectiveness of the system. The above-mentioned technical means effectively solve the problems of single function, low modularization, inability to share information, and insufficient collaborative combat capability of the existing weapon system, and provide a more flexible, efficient and intelligent integrated weapon system solution based on modular design for the modern battlefield.

[0020] 2. The integrated weapon system based on modular design provided by the present invention has the functions of information sharing and reporting within the formation, and can share the acquired target image information and position information with the formation and the superior command and control system and display control system, so as to facilitate information sharing within the formation and the superior to better coordinate the combat plan, decide on the optimal combat plan, and realize coordinated combat.

[0021] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be partially given in the following description, which will become apparent from the following description, or will be understood through the practice of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and easily understood from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0023] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the module structure of an integrated weapon system based on modular design in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of a partial module structure of an integrated weapon system based on modular design in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of information transmission relationship among modules of an integrated weapon system based on modular design in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 4 It is a closed-loop flow chart of a control method of an integrated weapon system based on modular design in an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention, rather than to limit the present invention. It should also be noted that, for ease of description, only parts related to the present invention, rather than all structures, are shown in the accompanying drawings.

[0028] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that, unless otherwise stated, the singular forms "a", "an", "said" and "the" used herein may also include plural forms. It should be further understood that the term "comprising" used in the specification of the present application refers to the presence of the features, integers, steps, operations, elements and / or components, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0029] It will be understood by those skilled in the art that, unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical terms and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as the general understanding of those skilled in the art to which this application belongs. It should also be understood that terms such as those defined in general dictionaries should be understood to have the same meaning as in the context of the prior art, and will not be interpreted with an idealized or overly formal meaning unless specifically defined as in the embodiments of this application.

[0030] The present invention provides an integrated weapon system based on modular design and a control method thereof. The system adopts standardized, modular and integrated design, has strong expansion capability and efficient standardized processing capability of control information and image information, and significantly improves information transmission and processing efficiency. Specifically, the present invention uses a control information converter, which includes a protocol pool, to convert the control signals of each submodule into a unified protocol, reduce the types of communication information, and improve the transmission and execution efficiency of control information; at the same time, an image information converter is used, which includes a video codec library, to convert the image format of each submodule into a unified format, reduce the types of image information, reduce the processing complexity of image information, and improve the transmission and execution efficiency of image information. In addition, the present invention coordinates the orderly work of the perception module, the defense module and the countermeasure module through the control module, realizes real-time feedback and closed-loop control of information, and improves the survivability and combat effectiveness of the system. Through the above-mentioned technical means, the existing weapon system has effectively solved the problems of single function, low modularization, inability to share information, and insufficient collaborative combat capability, and provides a more flexible, efficient and intelligent integrated weapon system solution based on modular design for modern battlefields.

[0031] Embodiment 1:

[0032] like Figure 1 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides an integrated weapon system based on modular design, including a control module, a perception module, a defense module, a countermeasure module, a control information converter and an image information converter;

[0033] like Figure 2 As shown, the control module is a collection of controllers, including two submodules: a command control unit and a display control unit. The operator can intuitively understand the surrounding environment information obtained by the perception module and the operating status information of the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module through the submodule display control unit of the control module; and control the orderly operation of the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module by operating the submodule command control unit of the control module. Among them, the submodule command control unit in the control module converts the operating status information of the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module into a unified protocol through the control information converter, and displays the operating status information of the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module on the display control unit; the submodule command control unit in the control module converts the control information required by the control module into the control signal of each submodule through the control information converter, and controls the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module to respond, and feeds back the operating status information of each module after the response to the submodule display control unit in the control module, forming a closed-loop control. The submodule display control unit in the control module converts the image formats of the surrounding environment information obtained by the perception module and the operating status information of the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module into a unified format through an image information converter, and displays the above information on the submodule display control unit in the control module; at the same time, the control module can control the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module to make corresponding responses through the submodule command control unit in the control module according to the subsequent operations generated by the operator based on the image information displayed by the submodule display control unit in the control module. The control module coordinates the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module to work in an orderly manner, and shares the target image information, location information, warning information, etc. obtained by the perception module with the command and control system and display control system of the formation and the superior, so as to facilitate information sharing within the formation and the superior to better coordinate the combat plan, decide on the optimal combat plan, and achieve the purpose of three-dimensional protection and coordinated combat. The hardware interface of the control module adopts a standardized design to connect with the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module, so that the corresponding functions of the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module have a high expansion capability.

[0034] The perception module is a collection of sensors, including sub-modules such as acoustic detection, photoelectric detection, radiation detection, toxic agent detection, and biological detection. The perception module of the integrated weapon system based on modular design obtains information such as the enemy's shooting direction through its sub-module acoustic wave detection, and feeds the above information back to the sub-module display control unit of the control module to assist the operator in making the next action decision; the perception module of the integrated weapon system based on modular design emits light through the active light source of its sub-module photoelectric detection to detect the reflected light in the surrounding environment, and perceives the surrounding information through the cat's eye effect. It can also realize the perception of surrounding information through the photoelectric detection carried by unmanned equipment, realize the sharing of surrounding light perception information between the unmanned equipment and the integrated weapon system based on modular design, and feed back the surrounding environment perception information obtained by the perception module to the sub-module display control unit of the control module to assist the operator in making the next action decision; at the same time, the sensor of the perception module passively perceives the locking information of the laser and the like on itself, predicts the risk information hidden in the surrounding environment in advance, and feeds the above information back to the sub-module display control unit of the control module to assist the operator in making the next action decision; the perception module perceives the pollution of the surrounding environment through sub-modules such as radiation detection, toxic agent detection, and biological detection, and feeds the above information back to the sub-module display control unit of the control module, and generates corresponding types of sound and light alarms to assist the operator in making the next action decision. The control module actively detects or passively perceives the surrounding environment information through the perception module. The perception module feeds back the acquired information to the control module through a series of sensors to generate alarm or warning information. The operator obtains the above information through the perception module and manipulates the control module to implement the response plan. The target image information, location information, warning information, etc. acquired by the perception module are shared with the command and control system and display control system of the formation and the superior through the control module, so that information sharing can be achieved within the formation and the superior can better coordinate the combat plan and make decisions on the basis of the optimal combat plan. At the same time, the operator responds to the perception information fed back by the perception module through the control module.

[0035] The defense module is a collection of actuators, including active defense modules, passive defense modules and other sub-modules. The active defense module of the defense module mainly includes smoke screen, interference, decoy and other systems; the passive defense module of the defense module mainly includes stealth coating, armor, electromagnetic protection and so on. The active defense module of the defense module mainly executes the control information issued by the control module to actively respond to risks and improve the survivability of the integrated weapon system based on modular design. The main source of control information is the operator's surrounding environment perception information obtained by the perception module, through the control instructions issued by the control module, or responding to the laser and other locking information obtained by the perception module, to actively decoy and interfere. The passive defense module of the defense module improves the survivability of the integrated weapon system based on modular design by improving its own protection capabilities and concealment characteristics. The integrated weapon system based on modular design improves the survivability of the entire system through the coordination of the active defense module and the passive defense module of the defense module.

[0036] The counter-attack module is a collection of actuators, including sub-modules such as acoustic suppression, optoelectronic suppression, electromagnetic suppression, and fire suppression. The counter-attack module generates directional strong sound and super-strong sound interference to suppress the enemy through modules such as acoustic suppression; the counter-attack module generates super-strong light and laser through optoelectronic suppression modules to blind and damage enemy manpower; the counter-attack module generates strong magnetic fields or super-strong electromagnetic fields through electromagnetic suppression modules to interfere with or damage enemy detection equipment; the counter-attack module generates firepower network suppression and strikes enemy forces through fire suppression. The integrated weapon system based on modular design counterattacks enemy forces through the counter-attack module. The counter-attack module mainly executes the control instructions issued by the control module to perform different modes of counter-attack. The counter-attack module works together with the defense module to improve the survivability of the entire system.

[0037] The control information converter is a collection of protocol pools. The control information generated by the control module is converted by the control information converter, and the control information of the unified protocol is converted into a protocol that can be directly communicated by the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module, and is transmitted to the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module, so as to realize the transmission of the control information of the control module to the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module, and realize the execution of the control information. At the same time, the response status of the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module is converted into a unified protocol and transmitted to the control module. The control information converter reduces the complexity of control information transmission, improves the efficiency of control information transmission, facilitates information sharing between formations, and can enhance the three-dimensional protection and coordinated combat capabilities of the integrated weapon system based on modular design.

[0038] The image information converter is a collection of video codec libraries. After the perception module acquires and sends external information, it is converted into a unified format by the control information converter and the image information converter and then sent to the control module; the image information generated by the state information after the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module respond and the perception information of the surrounding environment are converted into a unified format and transmitted to the control module. The image information converter reduces the complexity of image information transmission, improves the efficiency of image information transmission, facilitates information sharing between formations, and can enhance the three-dimensional protection and coordinated combat capabilities of the integrated weapon system based on modular design.

[0039] like Figure 3 As shown in the figure, the weapon system mainly obtains external information through the perception module. The external information obtained by the perception module mainly includes a series of image information, detection information and its own operating status information obtained by the sensor, which are unified into a control information and an image information through the protocol pool of the control information converter and the codec library of the image information converter and transmitted to the control module. The operator controls the entire weapon system through the sub-modules of the control module, the command control unit and the display control unit, and controls the system to continue to run or end. If it continues to run, the control information generated by the sub-modules of the control module, the command control unit and the display control unit are transmitted to the perception module, the defense module and the countermeasure module, and the external information is responded to and the external information and the operating status information of the perception module, the defense module and the countermeasure module are converted through the control information converter and the image information converter and transmitted to the control module. The operator decides whether to make the next decision, or whether to share the target image information, location information, warning information and other information obtained by this system with the formation and the superior command control system and display control system, so as to realize the closed loop of the entire weapon system control. In summary, the control information converter and image information converter configured in this system solve the problems of inconsistent protocols and diversified image formats, breaking the compatibility barriers between various weapon systems from the top level of the system, making it have a strong foundation for expansion capabilities. By setting up standardized hardware interfaces, the integrated weapon system based on modular design has strong expansion capabilities.

[0040] Embodiment 2:

[0041] like Figure 4 As shown, based on Example 1, this embodiment provides a control method for an integrated weapon system based on modular design, including:

[0042] S100, acquiring and sending external information through the perception module, and converting the external information into a format uniformly through the control information converter and the image information converter, transmitting and displaying it on the display control unit in the control module;

[0043] S200, the operator ends the operation or sends control information through the command control unit according to the information on the display control unit, and the control information is converted into a protocol that the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module can directly communicate through the control information converter, and transmitted to the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module;

[0044] S300, the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module respond to external information and convert the responded external information and the operating status information of the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module through the control information converter and the image information converter and transmit them to the display control unit in the control module;

[0045] S400: The operator decides to end the operation or send control information according to the information on the display control unit, thereby realizing a closed loop of the entire weapon system control.

[0046] An embodiment of the present invention also provides an electronic device, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the processor loads and executes the computer program, any step in the above-mentioned control method for an integrated weapon system based on modular design is implemented.

[0047] An embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, in which a computer program is stored. The computer program is loaded and executed by a processor to implement any step in the above-mentioned control method of an integrated weapon system based on modular design.

[0048] It should be understood that, although the steps in the flowchart of the accompanying drawings are displayed in sequence as indicated by the arrows, these steps are not necessarily executed in sequence in the order indicated by the arrows. Unless otherwise specified herein, there is no strict order restriction on the execution of these steps, and they can be executed in other orders. Moreover, at least a part of the steps in the flowchart of the accompanying drawings may include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages, and these sub-steps or stages are not necessarily executed at the same time, but can be executed at different times, and their execution order is not necessarily sequential, but can be executed in turn or alternately with other steps or at least a part of the sub-steps or stages of other steps.

[0049] The above description is only a partial implementation method of the present application. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principles of the present application. These improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. An integrated weapon system based on modular design, characterized by: It includes a control module, a perception module, a defense module, a countermeasure module, a control information converter and an image information converter; The control module includes a command control unit and a display control unit, which is used to receive and display external information from the perception module and operating status information of the perception module, defense module and countermeasure module through the display control unit, and send control information through the command control unit; The control information converter is a collection of protocol pools, which is used to convert the control information sent by the control module into a format recognizable by each module or to convert the operating status of each module into a unified protocol; the image information converter is a collection of video codec libraries, which is used to convert the image information provided by the perception module into a unified format; the entire system realizes standardized information transmission by controlling the information converter and the image information converter to achieve closed-loop control.

2. The integrated weapon system based on modular design according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hardware interface of the control module adopts a standardized design to connect with the perception module, defense module and countermeasure module, so that the corresponding functions of the perception module, defense module and countermeasure module have higher expansion capabilities.

3. The integrated weapon system based on modular design according to claim 1, characterized in that: The command and control unit is used to issue control information; the display control unit is used to receive and display the surrounding environment information obtained by the perception module and the operating status information of the perception module, defense module, and countermeasure module.

4. According to the integrated weapon system based on modular design as described in claim 1, it is characterized in that: The perception module is a collection of sensors, including multiple sub-modules such as acoustic wave detection, photoelectric detection, radiation detection, toxic agent detection and biological detection, which are used to obtain external environment information.

5. According to the integrated weapon system based on modular design as described in claim 1, it is characterized in that: The defense module is a collection of actuators, including an active defense module and a passive defense module.

6. The integrated weapon system based on modular design according to claim 5, characterized in that: The active defense module is used to actively respond to risks according to the control information of the control system, so as to enhance the survivability of the integrated weapon system based on modular design.

7. The integrated weapon system based on modular design according to claim 5, characterized in that: The passive defense module is used to improve the survivability of the integrated weapon system based on modular design by improving its own protection capability and concealment characteristics according to the control information of the control system.

8. The integrated weapon system based on modular design according to claim 1, characterized in that: The countermeasure module is a collection of actuators, including multiple sub-modules such as an acoustic suppression module, an optoelectronic suppression module, an electromagnetic suppression module, and a fire suppression module, and is used to perform operations according to the control information sent by the control module.

9. An integrated weapon system based on modular design according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The control module can realize unmanned decision-making and control through direct operation, remote control operation or virtual operator, thereby improving the automation level and operation efficiency of the system.

10. An integrated weapon system based on modular design according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The operator can choose to share the acquired external information with the formation and superior systems, which facilitates information sharing within the formation and enables superiors to better coordinate combat plans, decide on the best combat plan, and achieve coordinated operations.

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