METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATION OF GROUND COMBAT VEHICLE MANOEUVRING

• US 20150287340A1
• Filed: 05/03/2013
• Published: 10/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BAE Systems Hã¤Gglunds AB (BAE Systems Plc)
• Original Assignee: BAE Systems Hã¤Gglunds AB (BAE Systems Plc)
• Inventors: Nordlander, Per-ke, Lundberg, Bo, Nergrd, Mikael
• Application Number:
  US14/399,782
• Publication Number:
  US 20150287340A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/167 Control of land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/00 Simulators for teaching or training purposes for the use of weapons F41; computing aspects G06; protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/003 for military purposes and tactics
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/04 for teaching control of land vehicles

Abstract

The invention pertains to a method for evaluation of ground combat vehicle manoeuvring during a mission performed by the ground combat vehicle. The method comprises the steps of during the mission registering (S1) mission related information comprising at least image and audio information using a sensor device (3) of the ground combat vehicle, and after completion of mission to reproduce (S2) the mission related information using a playback device (9) if the ground combat vehicle.

Claims

1. Method for evaluation of ground combat vehicle manoeuvring during a mission performed by a ground combat vehicle, comprising the step of:

during the mission, registering mission related information comprising at least image information and audio information registered using a sensor device of the ground combat vehicle,

reproducing the mission related information using a playback device of the ground combat vehicle after completion of the mission.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the registered mission related information further comprises at least one of:

positional information indicating the position of the ground combat vehicle at different instances of time during the mission;

weapon state information indicating the state of at least one weapon system of the ground combat vehicle at different instances of time during the mission, and

vehicle state information indicating the state of at least one non weapon related system of the ground combat vehicle, and wherein the reproducing of the mission related information is performed so that mission related information of different types is reproduced synchronously.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein the registered mission related information further comprises weapon state information indicating the state of at least one weapon system of the ground combat vehicle at different instances of time during the mission, and wherein the reproducing of the mission related information so that image, audio and weapon state information is reproduced synchronously.

4. Method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of after completion of the mission providing, using said playback device, statistics regarding the mission at least partly based on the registered mission related information.

5. Method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

identifying different events, that occurred during the mission, at least partly based on the registered mission related information;

calculating a time delay between a first and second event,

presenting, using said playback device, information based on said time delay.

6. Method according to claim 5, further comprising the steps of:

calculating a performance indicator based on said time delay, and

presenting the performance indicator using said playback device.

7. Method according to claim 5, further comprising the steps of:

receiving manually inputted information regarding said first event, wherein the manually inputted information comprises a time indication for the first event,

identifying the instance of time for said second event based on the registered mission related information, and

calculating said time delay between the first and the second event based on the manually inputted information for the first event and based on the mission related information identifying the instance of time for the second event.

8. Method according to claim 5, wherein the first event is the event of when a target becomes visible for gunner of the vehicle crew and wherein the second event is the event of when a shot is fired by a weapon of the ground combat vehicle handled by the vehicle gunner.

9. Method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

receiving user input information indicating which part of the mission related information that is to be reproduced, and

selectively reproducing the mission related information based on the user input information.

10. Method according to claim 9, wherein the manually inputted information identifies one or more crew members of the ground combat vehicle, further comprising the steps of:

identifying, based on the user input information, mission related information of particular relevance for the one or more identified crew members, and

reproducing solely the identified mission related information of particular relevance.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a software program stored therein, the program being for evaluation of ground combat vehicle manoeuvring during a mission performed by the ground combat vehicle, and characterized in that the computer programme program, when executed by a processing unit of a ground combat vehicle based system comprising a member for during the mission registering mission related information comprising at least image information and audio information, a digital storage medium and a playback device, causes the system to perform the method according to claim 1.

12. A system, integrated in a ground combat vehicle, for evaluation of ground combat vehicle manoeuvring during a mission performed by the ground combat vehicle, wherein the system comprises:

a sensor device for registering mission related information comprising at least image information and audio information during the mission,

a digital storage medium for storing the registered mission related information, and

a playback device arranged to reproduce the mission related information in the ground combat vehicle after completion of the mission.

13. The system according to claim 12, further comprising at least one of:

a navigation module arranged during the mission to register mission related information in the form of position information indicating the position of the ground combat vehicle at different instances of time during the mission;

a weapon state module arranged during the mission to register mission related information in the form of weapon state information indicating the state of at least one weapon system of the ground combat vehicle at different instances of time during the mission, and

a vehicle state module arranged during the mission to register mission related information in the form of vehicle state information indicating the state of at least one non weapon related system of the ground combat vehicle, wherein the system is arranged using a playback device to reproduce the mission related information so that mission related information of different types is reproduced synchronously.

14. The system according to claim 12, further comprising a weapon state module arranged during the mission to register mission related information in the form of weapon state information indicating the state of at least one weapon system of the ground combat vehicle at different instances of time during the mission, wherein the system is arranged to reproduce image, audio, and weapon state information synchronously using a playback device.

15. The system according to claim 12, further comprising a statistic module arranged to, at least partly based on the registered mission related information, compile statistical information regarding the specific mission, wherein the playback device is arranged to provide said statistical information after completion of the mission.

16. The system according to claim 12, further comprising a statistics module arranged to, at least partly based on the registered mission related information, identify different events that occurred during the mission, and to calculate a time delay between a first and second event, wherein the playback device is arranged to present information based on said time delay.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the statistic module further is arranged to calculate a performance indicator based on said time delay, and wherein the playback device is arranged to present the performance indicator.

18. The system according to claim 16, further comprising a user input member allowing a user to manually input information to the system, wherein the system further is arranged to, receive manually inputted information regarding said first event, wherein said manually inputted information at least comprises a time indication for the first event, identify the instance of time for said second event, and calculate said time delay between the first and second event based on the manually inputted time indication for the first event and the identified instance of time for the second event.

19. The system according to claim 12, wherein the system is arranged to receive manually inputted information indicating which of the registered mission related information that is of interest for reproduction, and selectively reproducing the mission related information using a playback device based on the manually inputted information.

20. The system according to claim 19, wherein the manually inputted information identifies one or more crew members of the ground combat vehicle, wherein the system is arranged to automatically identify, based on the user input information, mission related information of particular relevance for the one or more identified crew members, and to solely reproduce the identified mission related information of particular relevance using the playback device.

21. The system according to claim 12, wherein the system is arranged to reproduce the registered mission related information via a graphical user interface of a display comprised in the playback device.

22. The system according to claim 21, wherein the graphical user interface comprises at least one image window for reproduction of the registered image information and an event log for reproduction of at least registered weapon state information.

23. The system according to claim 22, wherein the graphical user interface further comprises a position window for reproduction of registered positional information.

24. The system according to claim 21, wherein the graphical user interface is arranged to reproduce the relevant mission information in the form of a virtual video displaying relevant mission information of different types synchronously and chronologically.

25. The system according to claim 21, wherein the graphical user interface further comprise means comprises a member for manual input of information regarding at least one event that occurred during the mission.

26. A ground combat vehicle, comprising a system according to claim 12.