Secure and programmable friendly target recognition system
First Claim
1. In a combat zone having friendly and unfriendly target objects residing therein, a system for recognizing friendly target objects during the targeting thereof, said system comprising:
- transmitting means mounted on each friendly target object in the combat zone for transmitting radiation simultaneously in all directions therefrom in the form of coded, short burst data packets according to a particular digital transmission code sequence; and
receiving means having a field-of-view limited to one targeted object to be recognized, said receiving means being mounted on a targeting device aimed at the one targeted object for detecting said transmitted radiation in said receiving means'"'"' limited field-of-view, wherein the presence of said transmitted radiation according to the particular digital transmission code sequence is indicative of a friendly target object.
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Abstract
A friendly target recognition system is provided for use in combat zones ing friendly and unfriendly target objects residing therein. Transmitting means are mounted on each friendly target object in the combat zone to transmit radiation in the form of coded, short burst data packets according to a particular digital transmission code sequence. A receiving means is mounted on the targeting device that is aimed at one targeted object. The receiving means has a field-of-view that is limited to the one targeted object such that the presence of the transmitted radiation according to the particular digital transmission code sequence is indicative of a friendly target object.
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14 Claims
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1. In a combat zone having friendly and unfriendly target objects residing therein, a system for recognizing friendly target objects during the targeting thereof, said system comprising:
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transmitting means mounted on each friendly target object in the combat zone for transmitting radiation simultaneously in all directions therefrom in the form of coded, short burst data packets according to a particular digital transmission code sequence; and receiving means having a field-of-view limited to one targeted object to be recognized, said receiving means being mounted on a targeting device aimed at the one targeted object for detecting said transmitted radiation in said receiving means'"'"' limited field-of-view, wherein the presence of said transmitted radiation according to the particular digital transmission code sequence is indicative of a friendly target object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a combat zone having friendly and unfriendly objects residing therein, a system comprising:
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at least one transmitter, mounted on each friendly object, for radiating an infrared signal simultaneously in all directions therefrom in the form of code, short burst data packets, wherein the infrared signal is indicative of a particular digital transmission code; an infrared receiver, mounted on each friendly object, configured to selectively target one of the objects in the combat zone and detect the presence of the infrared signal; and processing means, connected to said receiver and provided with a code indicative of friendly objects, for decoding the detected infrared signal into the particular digital transmission code and for comparing the particular digital transmission code to the provided friendly objects code wherein a match therebetween indicates that the selectively targeted object is friendly. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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