Missile training system
First Claim
1. A generic module for external attachment to a missile, torpedo or other projectile, the missile, torpedo or other projectile being configured for directing towards a target in testing of missile defence systems or live fire exercises, the module comprising:
- a position detector for providing position data;
a mechanism for destroying said missile, torpedo or other projectile; and
a control system configured to receive said position data from the position detector and to provide an output signal to the mechanism for destroying the missile, torpedo or other projectile to cause said mechanism to destroy the missile, torpedo or other projectile if the position detector indicates that said missile, torpedo or other projectile is in an unsafe position.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to missile training systems, especially to those relating to the provision of a mechanism that allows missiles and similar devices to be fired at a target in a realistic, but safe, manner. The use of live fire exercises, in which army or other armed forces personnel use fully functioning weapons systems is well established. Live fire exercises can be used to provide realistic training scenarios, but also present obvious dangers. The present invention provides a module for attachment to an object (such as a missile), the object being adapted to be directed towards a target (such as a ship), the module comprising a control system providing an output signal indicative of whether or not said object is to be destroyed.
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23 Claims
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1. A generic module for external attachment to a missile, torpedo or other projectile, the missile, torpedo or other projectile being configured for directing towards a target in testing of missile defence systems or live fire exercises, the module comprising:
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a position detector for providing position data; a mechanism for destroying said missile, torpedo or other projectile; and a control system configured to receive said position data from the position detector and to provide an output signal to the mechanism for destroying the missile, torpedo or other projectile to cause said mechanism to destroy the missile, torpedo or other projectile if the position detector indicates that said missile, torpedo or other projectile is in an unsafe position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising the steps of:
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directing a missile, torpedo or other projectile towards a target, the missile, torpedo or other projectile having a module externally attached thereto; determining by using a control system of the module the position of the module using position data received from a position detector of the module, the position detector comprising two or more position sensors, the control system generating and sending a signal to the module for destroying the missile, torpedo or other projectile if the missile, torpedo or other projectile is in an unsafe position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising the steps of:
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directing a missile, torpedo or other projectile at a target; determining the position of the missile, torpedo or other projectile using a position detector; transmitting data concerning the position of the missile, torpedo or other projectile to a remote server; and destroying the missing, torpedo or other projectile if one of a number of conditions is not met. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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