Mission Planning System for Multi-Target Attack Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current military mission planning systems face challenges in efficiently coordinating resources and routes to achieve target effects while minimizing collateral damage and adhering to time and space constraints, particularly in complex scenarios involving multiple targets and resources.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for mission planning that involves determining possible attack directions and illumination paths for each target, forming a network of routes based on these directions, and creating a mission plan that optimizes target effects while avoiding collateral damage and adhering to time and resource limitations, using a combination of attack and illumination resources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple resources are coordinated to attack multiple targets with multiple attack directions, then target effects are maximized, but mission plan complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mission planning process is segmented into distinct modules: target effect determination module, route network formation module, and mission plan generation module. Each module handles specific aspects of the planning problem independently, reducing overall system complexity while achieving comprehensive target effects through coordinated resource allocation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a network dimension by forming a route network between targets based on attack directions. This transforms the traditional sequential planning approach into a multi-dimensional optimization problem where routes, targets, and resources are interconnected, enabling efficient coordination without linearly increasing complexity.
2Reliability
If attack directions are optimized for maximum target effect, then mission effectiveness improves, but risk of collateral damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by evaluating collateral damage risk specifically for each attack direction and route segment. Rather than applying uniform safety margins, the system assesses and mitigates collateral damage risks locally at each decision point, allowing optimal attack directions to be selected while minimizing harmful effects in specific areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The route network acts as an intermediary between target effect optimization and collateral damage mitigation. The network formation process incorporates collateral damage constraints, serving as a mediator that translates attack direction requirements into safe, optimized routes that reduce harmful effects while maintaining mission effectiveness.
3Ease of operation
If comprehensive route networks are formed between all targets, then resource coordination improves, but computational time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The route network is formed preliminarily based on attack directions before final mission plan generation. This preliminary action pre-calculates feasible routes and identifies coordination opportunities, reducing the computational burden during final plan optimization and enabling efficient resource coordination without excessive computational time.
4Reliability
If multiple resources are allocated to each target for predetermined attacks, then target destruction reliability improves, but resource utilization efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables resources to perform multiple functions by allocating them to different targets based on the formed route network and mission requirements. A single resource can be assigned to attack multiple targets in sequence, making the resource universal rather than dedicated to one target, thereby improving both destruction reliability through multiple attacks and utilization efficiency through flexible allocation.
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The present invention relates to a method and system for mission planning. The method comprises the steps of: —providing (805) information related to a target scene, said information comprising information related to a plurality of targets, —providing (810) information related to a plurality of resources for target attack, —determining (820) at least one possible attack direction against each target, —determining (830) a target effect associated to attacking the target from each of said determined at least one possible attack direction for each target, —forming (840) a network of possible routes between the targets for the resources, wherein the possible routes are determined based on the possible attack directions related to each target, and —forming (845) the mission plan for fighting the targets based on the determined target effects from the respective attack directions and based on the formed network of possible routes, wherein each target is fighted a predetermined amount of times.