System, methods and apparatus for managing a weapon system

• US 7,047,861 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2003
• Issued: 05/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Solomon Research LLC
• Original Assignee: Solomon Research LLC
• Inventors: Solomon, Neal
• Primary Examiner(s): JOHNSON, STEPHEN
• Application Number:
  US10/422,033
• Publication Number:
  US 20050183569A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,127 Days
• Field of Search: 89/11, 89/11.1, 701/36, 318/568.12, 318/568.2, 102/401, 102/405, 102/425
• US Class Current: 89/1.11
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 13/00 Means of attack or defence not otherwise provided for details of radar or sonar systems G01S7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0088 characterized by the autonomous decision making process, e.g. artificial intelligence, predefined behaviours using knowledge based models G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18517 Transmission equipment in earth stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

A system for managing a weapon system is provided. The system includes a number of mobile robotic vehicles (MRVs), a number of squads, each squad having a lead MRV and member MRVs, a number of central control systems, a number of reactive control systems, a central planning control configured to control the plurality of central control systems, a behavior-based reactive control configured to control the plurality of reactive control systems, an intermediated control layer configured to control the central planning control and the behavior-based reactive control, a number of hybrid control models configured to communicate with the intermediate control layer, the hybrid control models including a planning driven model and an adaptation model, a number of synthetic control models configured to communicate with the hybrid control models, and a number of synthetic hybrid control models configured based on combinations of the hybrid control models and the synthetic control models.

Claims

1. A system for managing a weapon system, comprising:

a plurality of mobile robotic vehicles (MRVs);

a plurality of squads, each squad having a lead MRV and member MRVs;

a plurality of central control systems;

a plurality of reactive control systems;

a central planning control configured to control the plurality of central control systems;

a behavior-based reactive control configured to control the plurality of reactive control systems;

an intermediated control layer configured to control the central planning control and the behavior-based reactive control;

a plurality of hybrid control models configured to communicate with the intermediate control layer, the plurality of hybrid control models including a planning driven model and an adaptation model;

a plurality of synthetic control models configured to communicate with the plurality of hybrid control models; and

a plurality of synthetic hybrid control models configured based on combinations of the plurality of hybrid control models and the plurality of synthetic control models.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the planning driven model is used to control the weapon system;

and

wherein the adaptation model is used to control the plurality of squads.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein a first squad operates in a neutral mode at a specific location;

wherein the first squad collects information relating to the specific location, the information including enemy positions for targeting and frequency of enemy opposition;

wherein the first squad analyzes the collected information and anticipates enemy behavior; and

wherein upon attack by an enemy, the first squad transforms from the neutral position to an offensive position.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein when in the neutral mode, the first squad engages in a patrolling configuration.

5. The system of claim 3 wherein when the first squad detects the enemy, the first squad engages in an attack configuration.

6. The system of claim 3 wherein the first squad includes a plurality of intelligent mines.