Combat simulation system and method

• US 20040219491A1
• Filed: 06/15/2004
• Published: 11/04/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lev Shlomo
• Original Assignee: Lev Shlomo
• Inventors: Shlomo, Lev
• Application Number:
  US10/476,332
• Publication Number:
  US 20040219491A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/11
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/265 with means for selecting or varying the shape or the direction of the emitted beam

Abstract

The present invention relates to combat simulations and, in particular, the invention concerns a combat simulation system and method to be used with models of weapon platforms controlled and navigated by a remote control to simulate a pre firing signal and a firing signal created by releasing electromagnetic radiation towards a target, thereafter registering the “hits” and transmitting the designated signal to a second location. The present invention provides for an effective combat simulation system to be used on weapon platform models, which simulates firing, target “hits” and registering the firing and the hits and which simulates target illumination and facilitates and illuminated target to “fire” upon the illuminator, either with simulated fire or real fire with real weapon systems and which mimics a variety of weapon systems by emitting the same type of illumination with the same characteristics that the weapon system actually emits and that the system will be suitably mounted on a remote controlled platform whether air-born, sea-born or land. Thus, the target can detect and employ the target defense systems including employing counter measures, performing evasive maneuvers, creating smoke screens and real fire resulting in the incapacitation and destruction of the illuminating platform.

Claims

1. A combat simulation system including:

(a) a predator including;

(i) an illumination source; and

(ii) a receiver electronically attached to said illumination source and responsive to signals transmitted from a remote control; and

(b) a target including;

(i) a target illumination detector responsive to illumination from said illumination source; and

(ii) a weapon system responsive attached to said target illumination detector and capable of neutralizing any threat from said predator.

2. The combat simulation system of claim 1, wherein said predator can simulate any illumination of any weapon system.

3. The combat simulation system of claim 2, wherein said target weapon system can simulate any simulated defensive measures against said predator.

4. The combat simulation system of claim 1, wherein said illumination source includes a radar source.

5. The combat simulation system of claim 1, wherein said illumination source further includes a laser.

6. The combat simulation system of claim 5, wherein said laser source includes a laser modulator.

7. The combat simulation system of claim 1, wherein said target includes a warning system for warning on any illumination detected by said target detector.

8. The combat simulation system of claim 1, wherein said illumination source includes a radar source and a laser.

9. The combat simulation system of claim 1, wherein said target includes a warning system for warning on any threats posed by any system detected.

10. A combat simulation system including:

(a) a predator capable of simulating any illumination of any weapon system including;

(i) an illumination source mounted on a modular platform and including a radar source and a laser source; and

(ii) a receiver electronically attached to said illumination source and responsive to signals transmitted from a wireless remote control device; and

(b) a target including;

(i) a target illumination detector responsive to illumination from said illumination source;

(ii) a warning system for warning on any illumination detected by said target detector; and

(ii) a weapon system responsive to said target illumination detector.

11. The combat system of claim 10, wherein said modular platform is readily transferable from said predator to any other predator platform.

12. The combat system of claim 10, wherein said illumination source is independently alignable towards said target, irrespective of the alignment of said target in relation to said predator.

13. The combat system of claim 10, wherein said illumination source includes a tunable laser.

14. A combat simulation system including:

(a) a predator capable of simulating any illumination of any weapon system including;

(i) an illumination source;

(ii) a processor for controlling said predator according to simulation framework or the predetermined flight envelope or mission priorities in which combat takes place; and

(b) a target including;

(i) a target illumination detector responsive to illumination from said illumination source; and

(ii) a weapon system responsive to said target illumination detector and capable of neutralizing any threat from said predator or performing any real or simulated defensive measures against said predator.

15. The combat simulation system of claim 14, wherein said predator and said illumination are autonomously controlled and operated.

16. The combat simulation system of claim 14, wherein said predator further includes a predator illumination detector and predator processor for detecting and processing reflected illumination from said target or illumination by said weapon system.

17. The combat simulation system of claim 14, wherein said predator is capable of performing any defensive or offensive procedures according to survivability and tactical priorities determined by said predator processor.

18. The combat simulation system of claim 14, wherein said target retaliates automatically to any illumination detected by said target detector.

19. The combat simulation system of claim 18, wherein said target includes a database of all illuminations detected by said target detector and all defensive or retaliatory measures taken against said illumination source.

20. The combat simulation system of claim 14, wherein said illumination source includes a radar source.

21. The combat simulation system of claim 20, wherein said radar source includes a variable frequency generator.

22. The combat simulation system of claim 14, wherein said illumination source further includes a laser.

23. The combat simulation system of claim 22, wherein said laser source includes a laser modulator.

24. The combat simulation system of claim 14, wherein said illumination source is a pulsed semiconductor laser.

25. The combat simulation system of claim 24, wherein said pulsed semiconductor laser is operated according to the Standard for MILES Communication Code Structure

26. The combat simulation system of claim 24, wherein said pulsed semiconductor laser is operated according to any weapon simulation system coding structure.

27. The combat simulation system of claim 24, wherein said pulsed semiconductor laser is operated according to any integrated multiple weapon simulation system.

28. A combat simulation system including any of the features or components depicted in the specification of the application or in FIGS. 1-3.

29. A combat simulation method including any system with any features or components depicted in the specification of the application or in FIGS. 1-3.

30. A method for depleting target counter measures including:

(a) a combat simulation system including;

(i) a predator capable of simulating any illumination of any weapon system including;

(1) an illumination source mounted on a modular platform and including a radar source and a laser source; and

(2) a receiver electronically attached to said illumination source and responsive to signals transmitted from a remote control; and

(ii) a target including;

(1) a target illumination detector responsive to illumination from said illumination source;

(2) a warning system for warning on any illumination detected by said target detector; and

(3) a weapon system responsive to said target illumination detector and capable of neutralizing any threat from said predator or performing any real or simulated defensive measures against said predator; and

(b) illuminating said target with an illumination of a weapon system originating from said illumination source, such that said target will exploit target defensive counter-measures.

31. The method for depleting target counter measures of claim 30, wherein said illumination source includes a tunable laser.

32. The method for depleting target counter measures of claim 30, wherein said radar source includes a variable frequency generator.