Portable Munition Assembly With Secure Network Mission Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current munition assemblies are not transportable by a human user, lack precision-guided munition interchangeability, require centralized authority for mission execution, and fail to provide real-time feedback or autonomous operation, limiting efficiency and effectiveness in mission execution.
Innovation Solution
A mobile munition assembly with a stabilizer and electronic devices forming a secure network for situational awareness, enabling rapid deployment and autonomous mission execution with independent modules for authorization and denial, using portable devices like smart cellular devices for mission control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If current munition assemblies are designed for fixed location operation, then mission execution capability is improved, but portability and rapid deployment are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The munition assembly is divided into separable components including a launcher module, a stabilizer module, and an electronic device module. This segmentation allows the system to be transported in discrete units that can be rapidly assembled at the mission location, resolving the contradiction between having a complete mission execution system and maintaining portability.
Solution Approach 2:
The stabilizer is designed with movable legs that can be deployed or retracted as needed. When not in use, the stabilizer legs are contained within the container, reducing the overall footprint and facilitating transport. During operation, the legs are extended to provide stability, thus achieving both portability and mission execution capability.
2Ease of operation
If munition assemblies are made portable for human transport, then ease of deployment is improved, but precision-guided munition control and mission execution systems are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device is configured to perform multiple functions including serving as a ballistic computer, providing situational awareness, enabling mission approval, and facilitating communication. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized equipment, allowing precision-guided munition control to be integrated into a portable platform without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic device acts as an intermediary between the user and the munition system, providing a user-friendly interface for mission execution while handling complex control algorithms and safety protocols internally. This mediator approach simplifies the user interaction while maintaining the necessary complexity for precision guidance and safety.
3Reliability
If centralized authority control is implemented for mission execution, then safety and coordination are improved, but real-time feedback and autonomous operation are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device provides real-time feedback to the user regarding mission status, target acquisition, and system readiness. This immediate feedback loop enables the user to make informed decisions without waiting for centralized authority responses, reducing time delays while maintaining safety through local situational awareness and autonomous decision-making capabilities.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of executing a mission for at least one mobile munition assembly in a mission environment is provided, the at least one mobile munition assembly having a container that encloses one or more launchers configured to receive and launch a munition. One or more electronic devices in communicatively coupling with one another in the mission environment form a secure network. A status of a situational awareness (SA) corresponding to each of the one or more electronic devices in the mission environment is transmitted. An input of parameters of the mission for the at least one mobile munition assembly is enabled, the parameters having one or more predefined rules associated therewith and configured to be applied to the parameters based on at least the status of the situational awareness (SA). An authorization or a denial of the mission for the at least one mobile munition assembly is requested.