SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DECOY MANAGEMENT
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1. A computer method for managing a decoy comprising:
- (a) determining a decoy-minimum-distance threshold for the decoy;
(b) determining a high value unit (HVU) location of an HVU relative to a launch platform of the decoy;
(c) automatically calculating, by a specially-programmed computer, line extending from a threat through the HVU location, and continuing beyond the HVU location;
(d) automatically calculating, by said or another specially-programmed computer, a decoy trajectory of the decoy;
(e) automatically calculating, by one of said or another specially-programmed computer, an HVU minimum distance from the decoy trajectory to the HVU location;
(f) automatically calculating, by one of said or another specially-programmed computer, a line minimum distance from the decoy trajectory to the line; and
(g) automatically determining, by one of said or another specially-programmed computer, whether or not the HVU minimum distance and/or the line minimum distance are smaller than the decoy-minimum-distance threshold.
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Abstract
System and method for determining which decoys should not be deployed based on the locations of the nearby high value units and other considerations. The system and method can visualize and manage the employment of decoys in a multi-platform environment by plotting the predicted path of decoys relative to high value unit (HVU) motion, and highlighting any situations that exist where the decoys (both air-drifting and self-propelled) launched from a platform can direct an incoming threat towards a high value unit. The system and method can develop, display, and automatically transmit a recommendation to launch or not launch a specific decoy.
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1. A computer method for managing a decoy comprising:
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(a) determining a decoy-minimum-distance threshold for the decoy; (b) determining a high value unit (HVU) location of an HVU relative to a launch platform of the decoy; (c) automatically calculating, by a specially-programmed computer, line extending from a threat through the HVU location, and continuing beyond the HVU location; (d) automatically calculating, by said or another specially-programmed computer, a decoy trajectory of the decoy; (e) automatically calculating, by one of said or another specially-programmed computer, an HVU minimum distance from the decoy trajectory to the HVU location; (f) automatically calculating, by one of said or another specially-programmed computer, a line minimum distance from the decoy trajectory to the line; and (g) automatically determining, by one of said or another specially-programmed computer, whether or not the HVU minimum distance and/or the line minimum distance are smaller than the decoy-minimum-distance threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer system for managing decoy comprising:
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a decoy characteristics processor, executing on a specially-programmed computer, determining decoy characteristics and a decoy-minimum-distance threshold for the decoy; an HVU characteristics processor, executing on said or another specially-programmed computer, determining an HVU location of an HVU relative to a decoy launch platform of the decoy; a trajectory processor automatically calculating, by one of said or another specially-programmed computer, a decoy trajectory of the decoy, a threat processor automatically calculating, by one of said or another specially-programmed computer, a set of lines extending from a direction of a threat through the HVU location, and continuing beyond the HVU location, the threat processor automatically calculating, by one of said or another computer, an HVU minimum distance from the decoy trajectory to the HVU location, the threat processor automatically calculating, by one of said or another computer, a line minimum distance from the decoy trajectory to each line of the set of lines; and a threshold processor automatically determining, by one of said or another specially-programmed computer, an indication whether any of the HVU minimum distance and the line minimum distance are smaller than the decoy-minimum-distance threshold. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21)
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