MISSILE SYSTEM INCLUDING ADS-B RECEIVER
First Claim
1. A missile method comprising,determining that Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (“
- ADS-B”
) data relating to an airborne entity was obtained;
determining whether or not radar data relating to the airborne entity was obtained;
determining whether or not to command missile launch against the airborne entity; and
if determined not to command missile launch, then refraining from commanding missile launch against the airborne entity.
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Abstract
The disclosure presents at least one example of a missile system, method, and/or computer program product. The missile system may, for example, include a radar, an Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (“ADS-B”) receiver, a missile launcher, and a control station. The missile system may, for example, be configured to handle various situations such as when only ADS-B data relating to an airborne entity is available, only radar data relating to the airborne entity is available or both ADS-B data and radar data relating to the airborne entity are available. The missile system, may, for example, be a surface to air missile system.
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20 Claims
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1. A missile method comprising,
determining that Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (“ - ADS-B”
) data relating to an airborne entity was obtained;determining whether or not radar data relating to the airborne entity was obtained; determining whether or not to command missile launch against the airborne entity; and if determined not to command missile launch, then refraining from commanding missile launch against the airborne entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A missile system, comprising:
a launch control configured to determine that Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (“
ADS-B”
) data relating to an airborne entity was obtained, to determine whether or not radar data relating to the airborne entity was obtained, to determine whether or not to command missile launch against the airborne entity, and to refrain from commanding missile launch against the airborne entity if determined not to command missile launch.- View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer program product comprising:
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computer readable program code for causing the computer to determine that Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (“
ADS-B”
) data relating to an airborne entity was obtained;computer readable program code for causing the computer to determine whether or not radar data relating to the airborne entity was obtained; computer readable program code for causing the computer to determine whether or not to command missile launch against the airborne entity; and computer readable program code for causing the computer to refrain from commanding missile launch against the airborne entity if determined not to command missile launch.
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