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Route planning system and method for minimizing exposure to threats

  • US 10,288,438 B2
  • Filed: 01/12/2016
  • Issued: 05/14/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. System for route planning configured to be mounted on a moving object, said system comprising:

  • a three-dimensional (3D) map; and

    a route planning module configured to;

    re-plan at least one route of the moving object upon request;

    determine a plurality of available routes based on identified threat areas and for each determined available route;

    (a) performing line of sight calculations in the 3D map to find positions or zones from which the moving object is visible during a predetermined time period, the predetermined time period being long enough to perform aiming and firing at the moving object;

    (b) determining and identifying one or more potential threat areas in the 3D map based on the line of sight calculations in the 3D map, wherein in each potential threat area the moving object is exposed to a potential threat from any of said positions or zones; and

    (c) associating a cost with the route based on the corresponding at least one potential threat; and

    automatically or manually select one of the plurality of available routes as the re-planned route based on the cost associated to each of the plurality of available routes.

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