Method of guiding a salvo of guided projectiles to a target, a system and a computer program product
First Claim
1. A method of guiding a salvo of guided projectiles to a target, comprising the steps of:
- generating a beam defining a common reference coordinate system;
determining the position of each projectile relative to the beam;
providing to each projectile;
position information of other projectiles;
associating dispersion parameters to the salvo of guided projectiles;
determining numerical values of the dispersion parameters based on accuracy uncertainty; and
controlling the projectiles to an optimal dispersion by using a swarming technique based on the position information of the projectiles and on the numerical values of the dispersion parameters.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of guiding a salvo of guided projectiles to a target. The method comprises the steps of generating a beam defining a common reference coordinate system, determining the position of each projectile relative to the beam, and providing to each projectile: position information of other projectiles. Further, the method includes the step of associating dispersion parameters to the salvo of guided projectiles. In addition, the method comprises the step of determining numerical values of the dispersion parameters based on accuracy uncertainty. Also, the method includes the step of controlling the projectiles to an optimal dispersion by using a swarming technique based on the position information of the projectiles and on the numerical values of the dispersion parameters.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of guiding a salvo of guided projectiles to a target, comprising the steps of:
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generating a beam defining a common reference coordinate system; determining the position of each projectile relative to the beam; providing to each projectile;
position information of other projectiles;associating dispersion parameters to the salvo of guided projectiles; determining numerical values of the dispersion parameters based on accuracy uncertainty; and controlling the projectiles to an optimal dispersion by using a swarming technique based on the position information of the projectiles and on the numerical values of the dispersion parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for guiding a salvo of guided projectiles to a target, comprising a processor unit that is arranged for performing the steps of:
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associating dispersion parameters to the salvo of guided projectiles; and determining numerical values of the dispersion parameters based on accuracy uncertainty; and controlling the projectiles to an optimal dispersion by using a swarming technique based on determined position information of the projectiles relative to a beam defining a common reference coordinate system, and on the numerical values of the dispersion parameters. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for guiding a salvo of guided projectiles to a target, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program embodied thereon, the computer program including instructions for causing a processor to perform the steps of:
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associating dispersion parameters to the salvo of guided projectiles; and determining numerical values of the dispersion parameters based on accuracy uncertainty; and controlling a transmitter that transmits control data for controlling the projectiles to an optimal dispersion by using a swarming technique based on determined position information of the projectiles relative to a beam defining a common reference coordinate system, and on the numerical values of the dispersion parameters.
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