AREA DENIAL COMMUNICATION LATENCY COMPENSATION
First Claim
1. A method for communication latency compensation in an area denial system, the area denial system including a plurality of munitions defining an obstacle field, one or more sensor devices, and a command and control unit, networked together, via one or more gateway devices, in an area denial network having a command and control latency for communication between the command and control unit and a remainder of the area denial system, the method comprising:
- notifying one or more human operators, via the command control unit, of one or more recommended munitions for engaging a target based on a first target position detected by the one or more sensor devices, the notification subject to a data latency between the command control unit and the one or more gateway devices;
receiving, from at least one of the one or more human operators via the command and control unit, authorization to fire one or more munitions of the plurality of munitions, the authorization received subject to the data latency between the command and control unit and the one or more gateway devices,determining a second target position relative to the obstacle field, the second target position determined subsequent to receiving the authorization and latency compensated for a two-way data latency based on the data latency between the command and control unit and the one or more gateway devices; and
determining that the second target position is outside of a threshold distance from a first authorized munition of the one or more authorized munitions; and
compensating for the command control latency by de-authorizing the first authorized munition.
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Abstract
An area denial system may be operationally placed with communication latency compensation. The area denial system may include a plurality of munitions, one or more sensor devices, and a command and control unit, networked together and having a command and control latency for communication between the command and control unit and the remainder of the area denial system. Latency compensation may include determining a first target position, determining a first predicted position area for the target using the command and control latency and the first target position, receiving an authorization to arm one or more of the munitions, determining a second target position, and determining that the second target position is outside a threshold distance from a first authorized munition of the one or more authorized munitions, and in response, de-authorizing the first authorized munition.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for communication latency compensation in an area denial system, the area denial system including a plurality of munitions defining an obstacle field, one or more sensor devices, and a command and control unit, networked together, via one or more gateway devices, in an area denial network having a command and control latency for communication between the command and control unit and a remainder of the area denial system, the method comprising:
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notifying one or more human operators, via the command control unit, of one or more recommended munitions for engaging a target based on a first target position detected by the one or more sensor devices, the notification subject to a data latency between the command control unit and the one or more gateway devices; receiving, from at least one of the one or more human operators via the command and control unit, authorization to fire one or more munitions of the plurality of munitions, the authorization received subject to the data latency between the command and control unit and the one or more gateway devices, determining a second target position relative to the obstacle field, the second target position determined subsequent to receiving the authorization and latency compensated for a two-way data latency based on the data latency between the command and control unit and the one or more gateway devices; and determining that the second target position is outside of a threshold distance from a first authorized munition of the one or more authorized munitions; and compensating for the command control latency by de-authorizing the first authorized munition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An area denial system for deployment in a region, the area denial system comprising:
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a plurality of munitions; one or more sensor devices; a command and control unit; and one or more gateway devices configured to network the plurality of munitions, the one or more sensor devices, and the command and control unit together in an area denial network having a command and control latency for communication between the command and control unit and the remainder of the area denial system; wherein the command and control unit, and the one or more gateways devices each include a processor and a computer readable storage medium communicatively connected to the processor, the computer readable storage mediums having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein each of the computer readable storage mediums is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by the respective processors to cause the respective processors to; notify one or more human operators, via the command control unit, of one or more recommended munitions for engaging a target based on a first target position detected by the one or more sensor devices, the notification subject to a data latency between the command control unit and the one or more gateway devices; receive from at least one of the one or more human operators via the command and control unit, authorization to fire one or more munitions of the plurality of munitions the authorization received subject to the data latency between the command and control unit and the one or more gateway devices; determine a second target position relative to the obstacle field, the second target position determined subsequent to receiving the authorization and latency compensated for a two-way data latency based on the data latency between the command and control unit and the one or more gateway devices; and determine that the second target position is outside of a threshold distance from a first authorized munition of the one or more authorized munitions; and compensate for the command control latency by de-authorizing the first authorized munition. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product for communication latency compensation in an area denial system, the area denial system including a plurality of munitions defining an obstacle field, one or more sensor devices, and a command and control unit, networked together, via one or more gateway devices, in an area denial network having a command and control latency for communication between the command and control unit and the remainder of the area denial system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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notifying one or more human operators, via the command control unit, of one or more recommended munitions for engaging a target based on a first target position detected by the one or more sensor devices, the notification subject to a data latency between the command control unit and the one or more gateway devices; receiving, from at least one of the one or more human operators via the command and control unit, authorization to fire one or more munitions of the plurality of munitions, the authorization received subject to the data latency between the command and control unit and the one or more gateway devices; determining a second target position relative to the obstacle field, the second target position determined subsequent to receiving the authorization and latency compensated for a two-way data latency based on the data latency between the command and control unit and the one or more gateway devices; and determining that the second target position is outside of a threshold distance from a first authorized munition of the one or more authorized munitions; and compensating for the command control latency by de-authorizing the first authorized munition.
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