DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR REPRESENTING HITS BY SHOTS AND/OR ROCKETS AND METHOD FOR SAME

• US 20170191799A1
• Filed: 05/28/2015
• Published: 07/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH (Rheinmetall AG)
• Original Assignee: Rheinmetall Defence Electronics GmbH (Rheinmetall AG)
• Inventors: Pietz, Wolfgang
• Application Number:
  US15/314,877
• Publication Number:
  US 20170191799A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 27/08 with two or more rotors
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 47/02 Arrangements or adaptations of signal or lighting devices
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 47/08 Arrangements of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/10 Rotorcrafts
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/00 UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/18 for dropping bombs; for firing ammunition
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/30 for imaging, photography or videography
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/104 using satellite radio beacon positioning systems, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/20 Remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 30/20 Rotors; Rotor supports
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 50/13 using external fans or propellers
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/142 based on observation of a first shoot; using a simulated shoot training F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/145 using a target illuminator
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/26 Teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying shooting games A63F9/02; light- or radiation-emitting guns F41A33/02; targets therefor F41J; responders, transponders for radar, sonar, lidar G01S13/767, G01S15/74, G01S17/74
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/2622 for simulating the firing of a gun or the trajectory of a projectile
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/003 for military purposes and tactics

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for representing hits by shots and/or rockets, a corresponding system for same and an associated method. Disclosed is a device which is capable of flight and provides means for optical and/or acoustic representation of hits. The device and the means can be remotely controlled and can be controlled from a control centre. For the purpose of control, the control centre can locate objects capable of being located via positioning satellites and control the device according to the location.

Claims

1. A device for representing hits by shots and/or rockets, comprising a flight propulsion unit, providing flight capability for the device, characterized in that

at least one means for optical and/or acoustic representation of a hit is provided, a transmission unit providing bidirectional communication capability for the device is provided,

the transmission unit is capable of remotely controlling the flight propulsion unit to guide the device to a target area, and

the transmission unit is capable of remotely controlling the means for optical and/or acoustic representation of a hit.

2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the flight propulsion unit is implemented by multiple rotors, the device thus being implemented as a multicopter.

3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one camera is provided and the transmission unit comprises at least one electric wire and/or a wireless communication capability to transmit captured images as data to receivers.

4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for optical and/or acoustic representation of the hit are implemented as pyrotechnical means and/or flash of light and/or at least one laser.

5. The device according to claim 4, characterized in that the laser beam of the laser is moveable and controllable and control of the laser beam is performed by a programmed control of the device or the laser beam is remotely controllable by the transmission unit.

6. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for acoustic representation of a hit is implemented as at least one loudspeaker.

7. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that batteries and/or a terminal for transmitting electrical energy are provided, for providing electrical energy to the device, wherein disconnection of the electrical energy supply by the terminal is configured to be remotely controllable.

8. A system for representing hits by shots and/or rockets, comprising at least one device according to claim 1, characterized in that

at least one landing point is provided for the device, which is provided with an energy supply for the device,

a control centre remotely controls the flight propulsion unit,

at least one shooting- and/or rocket station is provided, which is connected to the control centre by at least one electrical wire and/or by wireless communication.

9. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that the shooting- and/or rocket station is implemented locatable by position satellites and transmits its position to the control centre.

10. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that the receiver of the image data is also the control centre and/or at least one mobile imaging device, which comprises receiving means capable of receiving the image data.

11. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that at least one additional device is provided, which employs its transmission unit to relay received data to other devices and/or to the control centre.

12. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that the landing point comprises at least one induction circuit, which provides inductive electrical energy to the landed device.

13. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that the landing point comprises terminals, which provide electrical energy to the device when it lands.

14. A method for representing hits by shots and/or rockets, characterized in that a system according to claim 8 transmits the position and alignment of the shooting- and/or rocket station to the control centre,

the control centre uses the position, the alignment and the physical flight properties of the used shot and/or rocket to calculate the target area of the hit,

the target area is used to guide the device by the control centre,

the device is prompted in the target area to release the means for optical and/or acoustic representation of the hit, and that

the device sends images and/or videos by the camera via the transmission unit to at least one receiver.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that after sending the images and/or videos, the device is guided to the landing point by the control centre and

after landing on the landing point the device is provided with electrical energy and/or is equipped with new means for optical and/or acoustic representation of hits.