Modular Combat System for Unified Battlefield Imaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Infantrymen in modern warfare receive fragmented information from standalone components, limiting their situational awareness and potentially putting their lives at risk.
Innovation Solution
A modular combat system comprising an imaging sensor, a detachable display, and a processing circuitry in a foregrip, which processes and presents a comprehensive image of the scene on a see-through display, enabling integration of various sensors and systems for enhanced situational awareness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple standalone components (laser sights, night vision goggles, etc.) are provided to meet specific infantryman needs, then each component can perform its specific function, but the infantryman receives fragmented information and cannot grasp the full picture of the situation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple standalone components (imaging sensors, displays, programmable interface elements, processing circuitry) into an integrated modular combat system. The processing circuitry receives data from multiple imaging sensors and synthesizes them into a unified processed image displayed on the display, allowing the infantryman to grasp the full picture while maintaining component functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular combat system is designed with universal components that can perform multiple functions. The processing circuitry processes information from various imaging sensors, the display presents multiple types of information, and the programmable interface elements allow flexible configuration, enabling a single system to address multiple specific needs simultaneously.
2Device complexity
If standalone components are used to provide specific solutions, then each component is simple and focused, but they do not interact with each other and provide fragmented information
Solution Approach 1:
The system maintains segmentation by using detachably mounted components (foregrip with programmable interface elements, display mounted to designated gear) that can be independently configured and removed, while the processing circuitry integrates their functions through standardized interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The processing circuitry acts as an intermediary that receives data from multiple imaging sensors and standalone components, processes and synthesizes this information, and presents it through the display. This intermediary function enables interaction between previously isolated components while maintaining their individual simplicity.
3Loss of information
If a modular system with multiple components is created to provide comprehensive information, then situational awareness is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs dynamic configuration through programmable interface elements that allow the infantryman to adjust and customize the system's behavior and information display according to specific operational needs, making the complex system adaptable and manageable.
Data Source
AI summary
The presently disclosed subject matter aims to a modular combat system and method. The modular combat system and method includes: a display; an imaging sensor; a foregrip detachably mounted to a firearm including at least one programmable interface element; and, a processing circuitry in communication with the imaging sensor, the display, and the at least one programmable interface element, the processing circuitry is configured to: obtain information from the imaging sensor associated with a scene captured by the imaging sensor; in response to an instruction provided by an operator of the modular combat system, through an interaction with the at least one programmable interface element, process the information obtained front the imaging sensor, in accordance with the instruction, so as to generate a processed image of the scene; and, present the processed image of the scene on the display.