Method of non-lethally disabling a target from a vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to non-lethal weapons for unmanned vehicles used in law enforcement services. A method of non-lethally incapacitating a target from a vehicle, comprising: mounting on the unmanned vehicle a multi-shot launcher unit equipped with a stun round or other non-lethal incapacitant round. The unit is permanently mounted to the vehicle or mounted to the vehicle in a manner that it can be detached from the vehicle while maintaining a tethered connection to the vehicle. An incapacitation system comprising a wheeled or tracked transport platform or a multi-copter with a launcher unit that is movably attached in a cradle controlled by an operator or a multi-copter with a satellite that can be separated from the multi-copter and connected to it by a power cable with a winch, each of the above being radio controlled by an operator or an automated system for controlling movement of the vehicle and for controlling the launcher unit with a camera. The effect is the ability to use different types of non-lethal incapacitation, avoid counterattacks with kinetic incapacitation means, improve the operator's situational awareness and allow greater concealment when approaching a lawbreaker.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to non-lethal weapons for unmanned vehicles (drones) used in law enforcement services, and primarily to long-range electric shock weapons for major aerial unmanned vehicles. Background Technology

[0002] As a similar alternative to the claimed invention, patent [1] was chosen, which describes a long-range electric shock weapon device, a method and system for non-lethally incapacitating a target from an unmanned vehicle. An incapacitating device includes a launching unit comprising two barrels with electrically triggered propellant charges, a probe with a current conductor, and a current pulse generator for incapacitating the target. An incapacitating system includes an unmanned ground and air vehicle (transport platform, platform) and a launching unit attached thereto. The system operates as follows. The vehicle, remotely controlled by the operator, approaches the target (biological target, biological target, violator) to a distance from which aiming and firing is performed (the maximum distance is determined by the length of the current conductor of the launching unit). The operator aims and fires at the target. The probe pierces the target, and the current conductor extending from the probe is directed to the launching unit. The current pulse generator for incapacitating the target is activated and transmits an incapacitating current pulse to the target via the current conductor, thereby immobilizing the target. If a next target appears, the operator discards the fired unit from the vehicle and proceeds with the next aim and firing from another unit. In this case, the first discarded unit continues to operate and holds the first target in place for a specific time determined by the unit's procedure (work timer) or a signal from the operator. The unit discarded from the vehicle and the subsequent units fired are able to operate in the same manner. Compared to previous developments of devices for incapacitating targets by electric shock from unmanned vehicles, the advantage of this similar system is that it can fire multiple times and hold the previous target in place while firing at subsequent targets. The disadvantage of this similar system is that the length of the current conductor in the firing unit can only reach a maximum of 13-15 meters. The longer range indicated in [1] is merely an intentional statement, as is well known from the experiments and studies conducted by experts and organizations engaged in the development of long-range electric shock weapons. The possible range of action indicated in [1], which is longer than the range limited by the length of the current conductor, is achieved by throwing (firing) the unit in the direction of the target before firing with a probe carrying a current conductor, but is practically impossible for the following reasons.

[0003] For a stun gun to be effective, at least two probes carrying electrical conductors must strike it. As numerous (thousands of cases involving the use of long-range stun guns) and decades of police practice have shown, striking a human target with two probes, even a stationary one, is not always achievable. Typically, striking a fast-moving human target with two probes is only possible when the target is moving directly toward the user of the long-range stun gun (an attack by an offender against law enforcement) or moving directly away from the user (used for pursuit fire to apprehend an fleeing offender). Due to the low probe flight speed (40-60 m / s) and the unpredictable lead required, striking a target moving perpendicular to the probe flight direction at a speed greater than slow-moving targets with two probes at a distance exceeding 2-3 meters is practically impossible, as proven by years of police practice. Throwing an unstabilized launcher in flight toward a target (the stabilization of the launcher during ejection is not mentioned in the patent [1]) will inevitably alter the intended flight trajectory of the probe launched from the launcher, whether the probe is launched before or after the launcher itself begins to move. Hitting a human target, even a stationary one, with two probes at a distance of several meters will become an impossible task, because the change in the barrel orientation of the aerodynamically unstabilized launcher before the probes are fired will change the trajectory of the probes; or the change in the stabilizing force vector of the current conductor on the probes will change the trajectory of the probes when the launcher launches the launcher after the probes are fired; and most importantly, the trajectory of the probes will be altered by the trajectory drop of the unstabilized heavy launcher launched at low speed relative to the probe velocity, accompanied by a corresponding change in the barrel orientation.

[0004] Therefore, the long-range action indicated in [1], which is greater than the length of the current conductor, is merely an intentional statement, as is well known from the ballistic experiments conducted in the work of long-range electric shock weapons and the research carried out by experts and organizations engaged in the development of long-range electric shock weapons.

[0005] The drawbacks of this system also include the fact that the mass and size of the launching units significantly limit the number that can be carried on a vehicle (i.e., the number of times a target can be fired), and most importantly, it limits the number that can be carried on the most promising airborne vehicles (multirotor aircraft), whose carrying capacity is significantly limited. A major drawback of this system is that the airborne vehicle cannot hit a target from a distance exceeding 13-15 meters, meaning it is vulnerable to attacks using the simplest kinetic incapacitating methods, such as those used by rioters (stones, bottles, slingshots, catapults, bows, crossbows, shotguns, trauma weapons, and pneumatic weapons). Furthermore, if an object thrown by the perpetrator hits the multirotor aircraft, the aircraft malfunctions, inevitably crashes to the ground and is destroyed, or is subsequently used by the perpetrator after repair. Another disadvantage of this approach is that multirotor aircraft are virtually unusable at low altitudes in urban environments (only when controlled by a highly qualified flight operator) due to numerous obstacles such as power lines, antennas, trees, nearby buildings, and wind-eroded canyons (urban canyons). If a multirotor encounters these obstacles, it will usually lead to an unavoidable accident, and the multirotor will fall to the ground and be lost. At the same time, multirotors are very expensive because they are equipped with numerous electronic control and communication systems, expensive brushless motors, lithium batteries and other systems, and can carry multiple launch units of considerable weight. Another disadvantage of this approach is that it cannot use the various types of non-lethal actions (electric shock, incapacitation, kinetic trauma) necessary for various scenarios of immobilizing lawbreakers or quelling riots. Patent [1] states that various possible types of non-lethal actions can be used, but does not specify the methods or devices for achieving these actions.

[0006] Application [2] relates to a system for delivering goods to consumers, which can be considered an indirect similarity to the claimed invention. An airborne vehicle (multirotor) for goods delivery includes a main transport multirotor and a tethered satellite connected thereto, in which the goods to be delivered are placed in a cargo hold. After the main multirotor reaches the delivery location and hovers at a height that is significantly safe for it above the location (where there is no threat of collision with the aforementioned obstacles), the tethered satellite, equipped with its own horizontal stabilization system, is lowered directly to the ground via a winch installed in the main multirotor on a cable. At the point where the satellite lands, the cargo hold door opens, and the goods are exposed from the cargo hold under their own weight and finally placed on the ground. After this, the main multirotor lifts the satellite up via a cable, docks with the satellite, and flies to a loading point to load the goods into the satellite for the next delivery. The main advantage of this system compared to airdropping goods to consumers by parachute is the accuracy of delivering goods to a given point (e.g., exactly to a house porch). According to Zipline International Inc. [2], which produces delivery systems, the satellites are highly accurate even in windy conditions, and the area where the satellites land precisely (as expected by the flight operator or autopilot) does not exceed 1 square meter.

[0007] Patent and information searches revealed no prototypes of the proposed method or the system used to implement it. Summary of the Invention

[0008] The technical challenge lies in developing a method and system for non-lethally incapacitating a target from an unmanned vehicle, which features remote action, increased multiple-shot loading, the possibility of using different types of non-lethal incapacitation, the ability to avoid retaliatory attacks using kinetic incapacitation methods, improved operator situational awareness, and greater stealth when approaching the perpetrator.

[0009] This technical effect is achieved through a method for non-lethally incapacitating a target from an unmanned vehicle, comprising: mounting a multi-shot launcher unit equipped with a camera on an unmanned vehicle equipped with a camera, the launcher unit being capable of rotating 360° horizontally and - / +90° vertically, and being able to aim at the target independently of the vehicle's own longitudinal and transverse axes relative to the target in space, and the launcher unit being equipped with a wireless device for electric shock incapacitation, or for inducing incapacitation, or for kinetic traumatic incapacitation. The launcher unit is permanently mounted to the unmanned vehicle body, or detachably mounted to the unmanned vehicle body, while maintaining independent movement and spatial orientation while remaining tethered to the vehicle; approaching the target; and then, a vehicle movement and firing control operator or an automated vehicle movement and firing control system guides the fixedly mounted or detached launcher unit to the target and fires at the target.

[0010] An additional feature of this method is that the unmanned vehicle and the permanent launch unit are controlled by different operators or different automated vehicle movement and firing control systems.

[0011] This technological effect is also achieved through a system for non-lethally incapacitating a target from an unmanned vehicle, comprising a wheeled or tracked transport platform equipped with a camera radio-controlled by an operator or automated system for controlling the vehicle's movement, and a barrel-mounted multiple-shot firing unit equipped with a camera, the firing unit containing projectile energy, its electric initiation device, and stun or incapacitating or kinetic wounding rounds, which are movably attached to an operator-controlled bracket permanently attached to the body of the transport platform, and capable of rotating the firing unit 360° along a horizontal axis, +90° along a vertical pitch axis, and tilting the barrel down by at least -10°.

[0012] An additional feature of the system is that the firing unit is a multi-barrel firing unit with a rifled barrel.

[0013] The system is further characterized by having a rifled barrel, a magazine or clip with integrally mounted impact-triggered or electrically triggered ammunition, and an automatic loading system.

[0014] This technical effect is also achieved through a system for non-lethally incapacitating a target from an unmanned vehicle, comprising a multi-rotor aircraft equipped with a camera radio-controlled by an operator or an automated system for flight control, and a gun-barreled multi-round firing unit equipped with the camera, the firing unit containing projectile energy, its electric triggering device, and stun or incapacitating or kinetic wounding rounds, which are movably attached to an operator-controlled bracket permanently attached to the multi-rotor aircraft body, and capable of rotating the firing unit 360° along a horizontal axis, rotating it at least +10° along a vertical pitch axis, and tilting the barrel at least -90°.

[0015] An additional feature of the system is that the firing unit is a multi-barrel firing unit with a rifled barrel.

[0016] The system is further characterized by having a rifled barrel, a magazine or clip with integrally mounted impact-triggered or electrically triggered ammunition, and an automatic loading system.

[0017] This technological effect is also achieved through a system for non-lethally incapacitating a target from an unmanned vehicle, comprising a multi-rotor aircraft and a satellite. The multi-rotor aircraft is equipped with a camera radio-controlled by an operator or automated system for flight control. The satellite is detachable from the multi-rotor aircraft and connected to it via a power cable with a winch mounted in the multi-rotor aircraft. The satellite includes a mounting frame equipped with at least two propellers with electric motors and a barrel-mounted multi-round firing unit with a camera. The firing unit contains projectile energy, its electric triggering device, and stun or incapacitating or kinetic energy wounding rounds, which are movably attached to the mounting frame. The satellite is configured to be operator-controlled and capable of rotating 360° along a horizontal axis, while the firing unit attached to the mounting frame is capable of rotating at least +10° along a vertical pitch axis and tilting the barrel down -90°.

[0018] An additional feature of the system is that the satellite contains its own power source.

[0019] An additional feature of the system is that power is supplied to the satellite via a cable / power cable.

[0020] An additional feature of the system is that the firing unit is a multi-barrel firing unit with a rifled barrel.

[0021] The system is further characterized by having a rifled barrel, a magazine or clip with integrally mounted impact-triggered or electrically triggered ammunition, and an automatic loading system. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Figure 1 An external view of a non-lethal target incapacitation system with a tracked platform.

[0023] Figure 2 An external view of a non-lethal target incapacitation system with a flight platform.

[0024] Figure 3 An external view of a non-lethal target incapacitation system for a satellite with a flight platform and in transport status.

[0025] Figure 4 An external view of a non-lethal target incapacitation system for a flight platform and a satellite in operational condition. Detailed Implementation

[0026] Figure 1 The diagram shows a tracked platform 1, a platform camera 2, a controllable support 3, a multi-barrel firing unit 4, a muzzle opening of the barrel 5, a fired electric shock bullet in flight 6, and a targeting camera 7.

[0027] The system operates as follows: Platform 1, driven by an operator via monitoring from camera 2, travels to the application location. A wheeled platform can be used instead of a tracked platform. The operator, using aiming camera 7, points the launching unit 4 at the target via a controllable bracket 3 with electrically driven horizontal and vertical drives, and when the target is captured in the crosshairs of the sight, fires the selected projectile (electrocution, incapacitation, or kinetic wounding round) at the target, depending on the situation (locking down a violator or quelling a riot). Firing is initiated by an electric initiator using a barrel pyrotechnic propellant charge, ejecting the selected type of projectile through the unit barrel and muzzle opening 5. In this case, aiming camera 7 can be equipped with a laser target designator.

[0028] The multi-barrel firing unit 4 has individual rifled barrels that can be loaded with different types of projectiles individually or jointly. For example, a single type of projectile can be loaded in all barrels, or different types of projectiles can be loaded in different rows of barrels. Firing can be performed in single shots or bursts. The operator can alternately switch between viewing the platform camera and the firing unit to control movement and firing, or observe and control both cameras simultaneously. Experienced operators can control both movement and firing using only one aiming camera 7. To improve the operator's situational awareness and thus the system's efficiency, the platform's movement and firing can be controlled by two operators instead of one, similar to the crew division of labor (driver and gunner) in ground combat vehicles. The firing unit can rotate 360° along the horizontal axis in its support, achieve a +90° elevation along the vertical axis, and a barrel tilt of at least -10°, thus providing the ability to engage intruders on the sides and above the vehicle (engaging intruders on balconies, skywalks, rooftops, and stair platforms), as well as the possibility of engaging targets from a high position.

[0029] Figure 2 The image shows a multi-rotor aircraft platform 8, a platform camera 9, a controllable support 10, a multi-barrel firing unit 11, a muzzle opening 5 of the barrel, a fired electric shock bullet 6 in flight, and a targeting camera 12.

[0030] The system operates as follows: Platform 8, driven by an operator via monitoring from camera 9, flies to the application location and hovers at the desired altitude near the target. The operator, using aiming camera 12 and a controllable support 10 with electrically driven horizontal and vertical drives, points the launching unit 11 at the target and, when the target is captured in the crosshairs of the sight, fires a selected projectile (electrocution, incapacitation, or kinetic wounding round) at the target, depending on the situation (locking down a violator or quelling a riot). Firing is initiated by an electric initiator using a barrel pyrotechnic propellant charge, ejecting the selected type of projectile through the unit barrel and muzzle opening 5. In this case, aiming camera 12 may have a laser target designator integrated with it. The multi-barrel launching unit 11 has individual rifled barrels that can be loaded with different types of projectiles individually or collectively; for example, a single type of projectile can be loaded in all barrels, or different types of projectiles can be loaded in different rows of barrels. Firing can be performed in single shots or bursts. The operator can alternately switch between viewing the platform camera and the launching unit to control flight and firing, or observe and control both cameras simultaneously. Experienced operators can control both movement and firing using only one aiming camera 12.

[0031] To improve the operator's situational awareness and thus the system's efficiency, the platform's driving and firing can be controlled by two operators instead of one, similar to the crew division of labor in an airborne combat vehicle (pilot and gunner). The firing unit can rotate 360° along the horizontal axis in the support, and achieve at least +10° elevation and -90° barrel tilt along the vertical axis, thus providing the ability to strike targets on the side and directly below the platform. According to patents [3] or [4], the main purpose of the system is to fire electric shock projectiles as the safest means of effective long-range fixation. Compared to the electric shock distance of similar schemes (13-15 meters), the long-range effect of the electric shock projectiles of the proposed system can reach tens or even hundreds of meters. Compared to the multi-shot loading characteristics (several shots) of similar schemes, the multi-shot loading capability of the proposed system, due to the small barrel caliber in the electric shock projectiles and the multi-barrel firing unit, and the fact that the firing unit is integrally cast with the polymer unit, can achieve tens or even hundreds of shots. Meanwhile, compared to similar schemes, which not only claim to use probes with current conductors for firing (with low recoil impulse) but also to use the firing unit itself for firing (which has significant mass and thus generates a large recoil impulse that interferes with multi-rotor aircraft control and disrupts aiming), the proposed system has a small recoil impulse due to firing electric shock projectiles with low recoil impulse.

[0032] Figure 3 The diagram shows a multi-rotor aircraft platform 8, a platform camera 9, a satellite support 13, a satellite frame support 14 with an electric actuator for the vertical launch unit, a satellite propeller 15, a satellite multi-barrel launch unit 11, a muzzle opening 5 for the barrel, and a targeting camera 12.

[0033] Figure 4 The multi-rotor aircraft platform 8, satellite support 13, power cable 16, and satellite assembly 17 (satellite) that descends to the target during firing at the target are shown.

[0034] The system operates as follows. Platform 8, driven by an operator via monitoring from camera 9, flies to the application location and hovers at a required safe altitude (see below) near the target. The operator activates a winch with power cable 16 located within the platform body. In this case, satellite support 13, which rigidly connects the platform and satellite 17 during the platform's flight from the base to the target and its return, is disconnected from the platform body. The winch releases the power cable 16 wound around it and lowers satellite 17 to a position closer to the target. The length of power cable 16 is chosen to specifically eliminate the possibility of a kinetic projectile thrown from the ground by an intruder hitting the expensive platform 8, thus preventing an attempt to shoot down platform 8. The power cable length used by Zipline International Inc. allows for the descent of cargo from a multi-rotor aircraft up to 100 meters; however, this length is chosen solely based on the reliability of the power cable when descenting 3.6 kg of cargo (plus the additional weight of the satellite and its batteries) from a height of 100 meters and the absence of obstacles (as described above). In the proposed system, the power cable can be significantly longer due to the much lighter weight of the satellite with its launch unit. However, even at a height of 100 meters, the platform 8 of the proposed system can no longer be hit by objects thrown by hand, and can only be hit with a negligible probability by bows, crossbows, or shotguns loaded with shotgun shells. At a height of 130-150 meters, the platform 8 is practically unhit by powerful PCP air rifles with optical sights or combat-type small-caliber assault rifles (machine guns). At a height of 200 meters, the platform 8 can only be hit with a negligible probability by a qualified sniper using a long-barreled rifled firearm with an optical sight. Therefore, using a power cable 16 longer than 150-160 meters is impractical, as lawbreakers and rioters almost never possess long-barreled rifled firearms with optical sights.

[0035] The operator sets platform 8 to hover and switches from monitoring flight via camera 9 to monitoring and controlling satellite 17 via aiming camera 12. Depending on the situation, satellite 17 is lowered to a distance of 5-50 meters above the ground (lower if the operator does not see the violator holding the simplest throwing weapon or projectile; higher if seen). Using aiming camera 12, the operator controls the propeller motor 15 for horizontal satellite movement to ensure proper orientation of the launching unit relative to the target (and to counteract wind disturbance), and the electric actuator for the vertical direction of the launching unit, pointing the launching unit 11 at the target. When the target is captured in the crosshairs of the sight, the operator fires the selected projectile (electrocution round, incapacitating round, or kinetic trauma round) at the target, depending on the situation (locking down the violator or quelling a riot). Firing is initiated by using an electric initiator that propels the barrel pyrotechnic charge, ejecting the selected type of projectile through the unit barrel and muzzle opening 5. In this case, aiming camera 12 may have a laser target designator integrated with it.

[0036] The satellite can be lowered to application locations where conditions would preclude the entry of multi-rotor aircraft due to the risk of collision with obstacles and subsequent fall to the ground. For example, the satellite can descend through tree branches, street power lines, advertising structures, rock fissures, dense buildings, etc., to reach the target. The system can also be operated without lowering the satellite to the ground. To do this, after selecting a target, the operator flies towards it within aiming range, disconnects the satellite support 13 from the platform 8, and fires from the satellite's launch unit without releasing the satellite power cable 16. The satellite is aimed horizontally by rotating it, and vertically by rotating the launch unit within the support frame 14. The system can also be operated without disconnecting the satellite support 13 from the platform 8. In this case, horizontal aiming is achieved by horizontally rotating the platform 8 itself, and vertical aiming is achieved by rotating the launch unit within the support frame 14.

[0037] The multi-barrel firing unit 11 has individual rifled barrels that can be loaded with different types of projectiles individually or jointly. For example, a single type of projectile can be loaded in all barrels, or different types of projectiles can be loaded in different rows of barrels. Firing can be performed in single-shot or burst mode. The operator can alternately switch between viewing the platform camera and the firing unit to control flight and firing, or observe and control from both cameras. When using the system without lowering the satellite from the platform (similar to using...), Figure 2The system shown can be controlled by an experienced operator using only one aiming camera 12 for both movement and firing. To enhance the operator's situational awareness and thus improve system efficiency, the platform's piloting and the orientation of the satellite 17 during descent and firing can be controlled by two operators, similar to the crew division of a flying combat vehicle (pilot and gunner). Due to the rotation of the entire satellite, the firing unit can rotate 360° along the horizontal axis, at least +10° along the vertical pitch axis, and achieve a -90° barrel tilt, thus providing the ability to engage targets to the side of the satellite and directly below it.

[0038] According to patents [3] or [4], the main purpose of the system is to launch electric shock projectiles as the safest means of effective long-range fixation. Compared with the electric shock distance of similar schemes (13-15 meters), the long-range effect of the electric shock projectiles of the proposed system can reach tens or even hundreds of meters. Compared with the multi-shot loading characteristics (several shots) of similar schemes, the multi-shot loading capability of the proposed system can reach tens or even hundreds of shots due to the small barrel caliber in the electric shock projectile and the multi-barrel firing unit, and the fact that the firing unit is integrally cast with the polymer unit. At the same time, compared with its similar schemes, which not only claim to use a probe with a current conductor for firing (with low recoil impulse) but also claim to use the firing unit itself for firing (which has significant mass and thus generates a large recoil impulse that interferes with the control of multi-rotor aircraft and destroys aiming), the proposed system has a small recoil impulse due to firing electric shock projectiles with low recoil impulse.

[0039] The satellite's horizontally oriented propeller 15 can also function as a traction propeller in one or the other direction (reversing the direction of rotation), similar to the third (traction) satellite propeller of Zipline International Inc. Satellite 17 can have two horizontally oriented propellers and an additional traction propeller, as with Zipline International Inc. satellites. In any case, the traction propeller enables the horizontal movement of the satellite on the released tether from the stationary hovering platform 8 a certain distance. The satellite frame 17 can have a design similar to Zipline International Inc. satellites, i.e., a larger traction propeller and two horizontally oriented propellers perpendicular to the satellite's longitudinal axis. Overall, the system can be readily obtained from delivery systems already manufactured by Zipline International Inc. In this case, the launch unit 11 with an electric vertical drive can be simply installed in the location corresponding to the cargo bay of a Zipline International Inc. satellite. Satellite 17 can be partially or completely retracted into the body of the support platform to reduce aerodynamic drag during the platform's flight from the base to the target and return. Satellite 17 may have its own power supply for the directional propellers, electric actuators for the vertical launch unit, the electric firing system, and power for the camera, or it may be powered from the power supply of platform 8 via a power cable. Satellite 17 may have radio control (including infrared control) from platform 8, as well as control from platform 8 via power cable 16, which can be controlled either by electrical signals or by optical fiber, which can also serve as the power cable. In this case, satellite 17 can automatically disconnect from power cable 16 upon operator command or in the event of an abnormal impact on the satellite or power cable. This disconnection is necessary when an intruder attempts to pull satellite 17 or power cable 16 and drag platform 8 to the ground during satellite descent (e.g., lowering satellite 17 to human height or a height at which a grabbing device, such as a pole with a lasso, can be thrown onto the satellite). Furthermore, disconnection from the power cable may also occur if the satellite becomes entangled in power lines, branches, etc., near the ground. The end of power cable 16 may also be disconnected from the winch of platform 8. In any of the circumstances described, if a satellite is damaged, the system will only lose a satellite that is cheaper than Platform 8 or a satellite with a power cable, without losing the expensive platform. If a kinetic projectile launched from the ground could damage a satellite, Platform 8 will retrieve the damaged satellite and fly it back to base for repairs, but it will not be completely lost.

[0040] The propeller noise of popular multi-rotor aircraft such as the DJI Phantom and DJI Mavic is inaudible in urban areas at their flight altitude of 15-20 meters; drones with larger payloads are inaudible in urban areas at their flight altitude of 70-90 meters. The sound of a platform carrying a satellite and hovering at an altitude of 150-160 meters above the target is inaudible to violators in urban areas, and can only be heard in open areas under calm weather conditions. Because it does not need to maintain its altitude (no powerful motors and propellers are required), the operating noise of satellite propellers is several times quieter than that of multi-rotor aircraft. Therefore, it is very difficult for the enemy to detect satellites descending from multi-rotor aircraft carrying satellites and hovering at an altitude of 150-160 meters above the target, even at an altitude of 10-15 meters above the ground. This is why, in urban environments (where most police operations take place), it is virtually impossible for adversaries to detect a descending satellite maneuvering for aiming unless they are looking directly upwards (which is practically unobservable in police practice), even at a height of 10-15 meters above the ground. Consequently, the stealth provided by the proposed satellite-equipped system is far greater than that of a similar flying system approaching a target, which forces the adversary to descend to a firing distance of 13-15 meters from the target, inevitably revealing itself through sound, whether in urban areas or open terrain (especially in open terrain).

[0041] According to patents [3] or [4], the primary purpose of all proposed systems is to launch electric shock projectiles as the safest means of effective long-range fixation. Compared to the electric shock distance of similar schemes (13-15 meters), the long-range effect of the electric shock projectiles in the proposed systems can reach tens or even hundreds of meters. Compared to the multi-shot loading characteristics (several shots) of similar schemes, the multi-shot loading capability of the proposed systems, due to the small barrel caliber in the electric shock projectile and the multi-barrel firing unit, and the fact that the firing unit is integrally cast with the polymer unit, can achieve dozens or even hundreds of shots.

[0042] The firing unit of all proposed systems can be a rifled multi-barrel firing unit, or a rifled single-barrel firing unit with a cylinder, magazine (including cylinder type), or automatic loading clip. In this case, the proposed system cannot use firing with non-lethal incapacitation type selectivity and can only fire a single type of projectile. Firing is carried out by using an electric initiator or percussion cap to ignite the pyrotechnic propellant charge of a complete cartridge carrying the selected type of non-lethal projectile indicated above, thereby ejecting the selected type of projectile through the unit barrel.

[0043] In all the proposed systems, the control of the movement or flight of the transport platform and satellite, as well as the control of pointing the launch unit at the target and firing it, can be performed by an operator or by an autopilot system and a target recognition system.

[0044] List of cited references: 1. US20220082357 2. WO2022119913 3. Russian Federation Patent No. 2758476 4. Russian Federation Patent No. 2788236.

Claims

1. A method for non-lethally disabling a target from an unmanned vehicle, characterized in that, include A multi-shot transmitter with a camera is mounted on an unmanned vehicle equipped with a camera. This transmitter can rotate 360° horizontally and - / +90° vertically, and can aim at the target without relying on the vehicle's own longitudinal and transverse axes relative to the target in space. Furthermore, the transmitter is equipped with wireless devices for incapacitating the victim through electric shock, inducing incapacitation, or kinetic trauma. The launch unit is permanently mounted to the unmanned vehicle body, or mounted to the unmanned vehicle body in a manner that allows for detachment, while maintaining a tethered connection to the vehicle and retaining the ability to move independently and orient itself in space. Approaching the target, Then, the vehicle movement and firing control operator or the automated vehicle movement and firing control system guides the permanently installed or detachable firing unit to the target and fires at it.

2. The method for non-lethally incapacitating a target according to claim 1, characterized in that, The unmanned vehicle and the permanently installed launch unit are controlled by different operators or different automated vehicle movement control and firing systems.

3. A system for non-lethally incapacitating a target from an unmanned vehicle, comprising: A wheeled or tracked transport platform equipped with cameras that can be radio-controlled by an operator or automated system for controlling the movement of the vehicle, and A barrel-mounted multiple-round firing unit equipped with a camera, the firing unit comprising projectile energy, its electric triggering device, electric shock rounds or incapacitating rounds or kinetic wounding rounds, which are movably attached to an operator-controlled bracket permanently attached to the body of the transport platform, and capable of rotating the firing unit 360° along the horizontal axis, rotating +90° along the vertical pitch axis, and tilting the barrel down by at least -10°.

4. The system for non-lethally disabling a target according to claim 3, characterized in that, The firing unit is a multi-barrel firing unit with a rifled barrel.

5. The system for non-lethally disabling a target according to claim 3, characterized in that, The firing unit has a rifled barrel, a magazine or clip with a single-piece impact-triggered or electrically triggered cartridge, and an automatic loading system.

6. A system for non-lethally incapacitating a target from an unmanned vehicle, comprising: A multi-rotor aircraft equipped with a camera that can be radio-controlled by an operator or automated system for flight control, and A barrel-mounted multi-round firing unit equipped with a camera, the firing unit comprising projectile energy, its electric triggering device, electric shock rounds or incapacitating rounds or kinetic wounding rounds, which are movably attached to an operator-controlled bracket permanently attached to the multirotor aircraft body, and capable of rotating the firing unit 360° along the horizontal axis, rotating it at least +10° along the vertical pitch axis, and tilting the barrel down -90°.

7. The system for non-lethally disabling a target according to claim 6, characterized in that, The firing unit is a multi-barrel firing unit with a rifled barrel.

8. The system for non-lethally disabling a target according to claim 6, characterized in that, The firing unit has a rifled barrel, a magazine or clip with a single-piece impact-triggered or electrically triggered cartridge, and an automatic loading system.

9. A system for non-lethally incapacitating a target from an unmanned vehicle, comprising: A multi-rotor aircraft equipped with a camera that can be radio-controlled by an operator or automated system for flight control, and A satellite capable of detaching from the multirotor aircraft and being connected to it via a power cable with a winch installed in the multirotor aircraft; The satellite includes a mounting frame equipped with at least two propellers with electric motors and a gun-barrel type multiple-shot launcher unit with a camera. The launcher unit contains a projectile power source, its electric triggering device, and electric shock or incapacitating or kinetic energy wounding projectiles, which are movably attached to the mounting frame. The satellite is designed to be operable by an operator and to rotate 360° along a horizontal axis, while the launch unit attached to the mounting frame is designed to rotate at least +10° along a vertical pitch axis and tilt the barrel down -90°.

10. The system for non-lethally incapacitating a target according to claim 9, characterized in that, The satellite has its own power source.

11. The system for non-lethally incapacitating a target according to claim 9, characterized in that, Power is supplied to the satellite via cable / power cable.

12. The system for non-lethally incapacitating a target according to claim 9, characterized in that, The firing unit is a multi-barrel firing unit with a rifled barrel.

13. The system for non-lethally disabling a target according to claim 9, characterized in that, The firing unit has a rifled barrel, a magazine or clip with a single-piece impact-triggered or electrically triggered cartridge, and an automatic loading system.

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