Weather-agile reconfigurable automatic target recognition system
First Claim
1. A Weather-Agile Automatic Target Recognition System for performing a rapid target update, said system adapting to changing climatic conditions for maximum performance efficiency, said system comprising:
- a primary multi-spectral target sensing means capable of sensing a diversity of targets in diverse climatic conditions and generating target signature corresponding to said sensed target;
a plurality of weapons;
a plurality of secondary multi-spectral target sensing means, one of said secondary sensing means being mounted on one of said weapons and enabling said weapon to seek the sensed target in the extant climatic condition, said primary and secondary sensing means cooperating with each other to destroy selected targets; and
a control center having therein pre-existing target, weaponry and environmental databases, said center positioned to communicate with said primary and secondary multi-spectral target sensing means, said center receiving said target signature from said primary sensing means and processing said signature using said preexisting databases prior to transmitting said processed signature to said secondary sensing means residing on a weapon selected as having the greatest potential to accomplish a successful destruction of the sensed target.
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Abstract
Applicants'"'"' ATR system is weather-agile because it is comprised of a primary target sensing means that is capable of surveilling the target scene in foul or fair weather, and a secondary target sensing means that is also capable of sensing targets in various weather. The primary and secondary sensing means communicate through a control center so that ultimately, among several weapons available, the most strategically located and equipped weapon is activated for the destruction of a selected target, given the weather. The control center accomplishes the communication by receiving the sensed target signature from the primary sensing means, processing the signature using database already resident in the center and transmitting the processed target signature to the weapon possessing the greatest potential for successfully destroying the target.
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10 Claims
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1. A Weather-Agile Automatic Target Recognition System for performing a rapid target update, said system adapting to changing climatic conditions for maximum performance efficiency, said system comprising:
- a primary multi-spectral target sensing means capable of sensing a diversity of targets in diverse climatic conditions and generating target signature corresponding to said sensed target;
a plurality of weapons;
a plurality of secondary multi-spectral target sensing means, one of said secondary sensing means being mounted on one of said weapons and enabling said weapon to seek the sensed target in the extant climatic condition, said primary and secondary sensing means cooperating with each other to destroy selected targets; and
a control center having therein pre-existing target, weaponry and environmental databases, said center positioned to communicate with said primary and secondary multi-spectral target sensing means, said center receiving said target signature from said primary sensing means and processing said signature using said preexisting databases prior to transmitting said processed signature to said secondary sensing means residing on a weapon selected as having the greatest potential to accomplish a successful destruction of the sensed target. - View Dependent Claims (2)
- a primary multi-spectral target sensing means capable of sensing a diversity of targets in diverse climatic conditions and generating target signature corresponding to said sensed target;
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3. A Weather-Agile Automatic Target Recognition System for performing a rapid target update, said system adapting to changing climatic conditions for maximum performance efficiency, said system comprising:
- a primary target sensing means mounted on an airborne surveillance platform, said primary sensing means being capable of sensing a diversity of targets in a given climatic condition and generating target signature corresponding to said sensed target;
a plurality of weapons, said weapons each having an individual secondary target sensing means, said individual sensing means enabling said weapons to seek the sensed target in the extant climatic condition, said primary and individual secondary sensing means cooperating with each other to destroy selected targets; and
a control center having therein pre-existing target, weaponry and environmental databases, said center positioned to communicate with said primary and individual secondary sensing means, said center transmitting to said first sensing means said pre-existing databases to facilitate effective surveillance by said first sensing means, receiving from said primary sensing means said target signature and processing said signature using said pre-existing databases to produce processed target signature, said center subsequently transmitting said processed target signature to said individual sensing means residing on a weapon selected as having the greatest potential to accomplish a successful destruction of the sensed target. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
- a primary target sensing means mounted on an airborne surveillance platform, said primary sensing means being capable of sensing a diversity of targets in a given climatic condition and generating target signature corresponding to said sensed target;
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8. A Reconfigurable Automatic Target Recognition System for performing a rapid target update in changing climatic conditions for maximum performance efficiency, said system comprising:
- a plurality of primary target sensing means;
a plurality of airborne surveillance platforms, each of said primary target sensing means being mounted onto one of said platforms such that there are no more than one primary target sensing means on any one platform, each of said primary target sensing means being capable of sensing a diversity of targets in a given climatic condition and generating target signature corresponding to said sensed target;
a plurality of weapons, said weapons each hosting an individual secondary target sensing means, said individual sensing means enabling its hosting weapon to seek the sensed target in the extant climatic condition, said primary and individual secondary sensing means cooperating with each other to destroy selected targets; and
a control center having therein pre-existing target, weaponry and environmental databases, said center positioned to communicate with said plural primary and individual secondary sensing means, said center receiving said target signature from one or more of said primary sensing means and processing said signature using said pre-existing databases prior to transmitting said processed target signature to said individual sensing means hosted in a weapon selected as having the greatest potential to accomplish a precision destruction of the sensed target. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
- a plurality of primary target sensing means;
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