Weapon Control System with Independent Rotating Plates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing weapon control systems face limitations in simultaneously using multiple weapons with different trajectories, as they often experience mechanical interference and overlapping shooting ranges, restricting their operational effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
A weapon control system with a base, frame, and multiple actuators that allow independent rotation of weapons around distinct axes, enabling simultaneous operation of multiple weapons with different trajectories by adjusting their aiming directions and firing sequences to minimize interference.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If two weapons are mounted on the same rotatable plate, then the structure is simplified and ease of manufacture is improved, but the shooting ranges of the two weapons overlap and mechanical interference occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the weapon mounting structure into separate plates - a first rotatable plate for the first weapon and a second rotatable plate for the second weapon. This segmentation allows each weapon to be mounted and rotated independently, eliminating the overlap of shooting ranges and mechanical interference that occurs when both weapons are mounted on the same plate, while still maintaining structural simplicity through the use of standardized rotatable mounting mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If two weapons are mounted on separate rotatable plates, then simultaneous shooting with different trajectories is enabled, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control functions by making both the first and second rotatable plates rotate around a common first rotation axis. This allows a single actuator or control system to manage both weapons' horizontal orientation, reducing control complexity despite having separate mounting plates. The unified rotation axis design enables coordinated operation while minimizing the number of independent rotation mechanisms required.
3Ease of manufacture
If one rotation shaft controls both weapons, then the structure is simplified, but the weapons cannot independently aim at different targets
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the rotation control function from a single shared shaft and distributes it to separate rotation mechanisms - the first rotatable plate for the first weapon and the second rotatable plate for the second weapon. Each plate can rotate independently around the first rotation axis, allowing each weapon to be aimed at different targets simultaneously. This extraction of the rotation function maintains structural simplicity while enabling independent aiming capability.
Data Source
AI summary
A weapon control system includes a base, a frame rotatably coupled to the base and rotatable around a first rotation axis, a first actuator rotating the frame with respect to the base, a first weapon rotatably coupled to the frame and rotatable around a second rotation axis in a direction crossing the first rotation axis, a second actuator rotating the first weapon with respect to the frame, a rotating support rotatably coupled to the frame and rotatable around a third rotation axis in a direction crossing the first rotation axis, a third actuator rotating the rotating support with respect to the frame, a second weapon rotatably coupled to the rotating support and rotatable around a fourth rotation axis in a direction crossing the third rotation axis, a fourth actuator rotating the second weapon with respect to the rotating support, and an actuator controller controlling the first actuator, the second actuator, the third actuator, and the fourth actuator.