METHOD OF PROVIDING INTEGRITY BOUNDING OF WEAPONS
First Claim
1. A system to provide integrity bounding of weapons comprising:
- a munition;
an integrity bound determining computer processor configured to determine if an integrity bound for the munition at an integrity level is acceptable by determining if the integrity bound is within an alert limit, the alert limit being a region beyond which the munition is commanded not to engage and comprising an aim point corresponding to a location of a target and excluding friendly sites, the integrity level corresponding to a probability that the munition will not engage the outside the integrity bound; and
a targeting and weapon assignment computer processor in communication with the integrity bound determining processor, the targeting and weapon assignment computer processor configured to determine targeting of sites and selecting the munition to use in engagement of the sites based on the integrity bound being acceptable.
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Abstract
A method for providing integrity bounding of a weapon for use in weapon selection and targeting is presented. The method determines an integrity bound for the weapon, the integrity bound defining a zone around the target aim-point within which engagement must occur to meet a predetermined integrity level (i.e., a probability of engagement within an allowable engagement zone). A method of assigning weapons for engaging a target is also presented. The method includes determining an aim-point of a target and determining an alert limit for the aim-point, the alert limit comprising a zone that includes the aim-point and excludes any friendly sites. Weapon selection is then performed by selecting a weapon having an integrity bound less than or equal to the alert limit.
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20 Claims
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1. A system to provide integrity bounding of weapons comprising:
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a munition; an integrity bound determining computer processor configured to determine if an integrity bound for the munition at an integrity level is acceptable by determining if the integrity bound is within an alert limit, the alert limit being a region beyond which the munition is commanded not to engage and comprising an aim point corresponding to a location of a target and excluding friendly sites, the integrity level corresponding to a probability that the munition will not engage the outside the integrity bound; and a targeting and weapon assignment computer processor in communication with the integrity bound determining processor, the targeting and weapon assignment computer processor configured to determine targeting of sites and selecting the munition to use in engagement of the sites based on the integrity bound being acceptable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system to provide integrity bounding of weapons comprising:
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a munition comprising an integrity menu processor; an integrity bound determining computer processor configured to determine if an integrity bound for the munition at an integrity level is acceptable by determining if the integrity bound is within an alert limit, the alert limit being a region beyond which the munition is commanded not to engage and comprising an aim point corresponding to a location of a target and excluding friendly sites, the integrity level corresponding to a probability that the munition will not engage the outside the integrity bound; and a targeting and weapon assignment computer processor in communication with the integrity bound determining processor, the targeting and weapon assignment computer processor configured to determine targeting of sites and selecting the munition to use in engagement of the sites based on the integrity bound being acceptable. wherein the integrity menu computer processor receiving a plurality of munition integrity bounds from the integrity bound determining computer processor. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19)
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14. An article comprising a machine-readable medium that stores executable instructions to provide integrity bounding of a weapon, the instructions causing a machine to:
determine an integrity bound for the weapon around an aim-point corresponding to a location of a target, the integrity bound defining a zone around the aim-point outside of which an engagement will not occur at an integrity level, the integrity level corresponding to a probability that the munition will not engage the outside the integrity bound. - View Dependent Claims (16, 18, 20)
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