Test and analysis system and a method for threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms

• US 9,779,185 B2
• Filed: 03/25/2013
• Issued: 10/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
• Original Assignee: Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
• Inventors: Yuksel Ergun, Inci, Gunay, Melih
• Primary Examiner(s): Ochoa, Juan
• Application Number:
  US14/241,076
• Publication Number:
  US 20140200875A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,653 Days
• Field of Search: 703 6
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/04 for dispersing fire from a battery ; for controlling spread of shots; for coordinating fire from spaced weapons
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/26 Teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying shooting games A63F9/02; light- or radiation-emitting guns F41A33/02; targets therefor F41J; responders, transponders for radar, sonar, lidar G01S13/767, G01S15/74, G01S17/74
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/32 Devices for testing or checking
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 9/00 Systems for controlling missiles or projectiles, not provided for elsewhere
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/20 Design optimisation, verification or simulation optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system comprising threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithm operating units which are adapted such that they will operate any threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithm, a simulation and analysis unit which is adapted such that it will form the area, in which threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms will be operated, as a virtual scenario by forming an air picture in accordance with the data it receives, an external communication unit which is in communication with the simulation and analysis unit; which can communicate correspondingly with a threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithm operating unit; which is adapted such that it will transfer the current scenario information to the threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithm when it is necessary and transfer the engagement results to the simulation and analysis unit by taking them back, and a communication unit which is adapted such that it will transfer the scenario, which is formed by communicating with a client, to the client and will receive data through the client; and a method comprising the steps of sending and arranging the data to the simulation and analysis unit through at least one client, transferring the virtual scenario to the TESWA algorithm operating units and receiving the engagement data, combining the engagement data with each other and the data received from the clients and updating the scenario status, approving and disapproving the engagement, analyzing the engagement data and transferring the results to a client partially or completely.

Claims

1. A test and analysis system for threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms, enabling the interoperability to be tested and analyzed fast and effectively, the system comprising:

at least two threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithm operating units for conducting operation on any threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithm;

at least one simulation and analysis unit which is forming an area in which the threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms will be operated as a virtual scenario by forming an air picture in accordance with data it receives;

at least one external communication unit which is in communication with the simulation and analysis unit, for communicating correspondingly with the threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithm operating units, and transferring current scenario information to the threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithm and engagement results to the simulation and analysis unit; and

at least one communication unit which is in communication with the simulation and analysis unit, for transferring the virtual scenario formed by communicating with at least one client corresponding to a weapon operator or a commander in the simulation to the client and receive data through the client;

wherein the threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms operated in different computers are included into the system as well as all the threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms are uploaded to a single computer and operated without opening a source code;

wherein the simulation and analysis unit updates the virtual scenario data in real-time by using the data received from the threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithm operating units and engagement approval/refusal or manual engagement/engagement suggestion/engagement cancel data received from the client;

wherein approval and disapproval of the engagement is performed automatically by the client after predetermined delays, wherein the predetermined delays are 20-30 seconds, and the client gives approval in every 20-30 seconds.

2. The test and analysis system for threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms according to claim 1, wherein the external communication unit conducts operation with an extensive input-output cluster.

3. The test and analysis system for threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms according to claim 1 wherein the external communication unit prevents delays caused by the threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithm operating units performing transactions in different times.

4. The test and analysis system for threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms according to claim 1, wherein a real-time scenario is displayed by the client.

5. The test and analysis system for threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms according to claim 4, wherein a 2 dimension scenario is displayed by the client.

6. The test and analysis system for threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms according to claim 4, wherein a 3 dimension scenario is displayed by the client.

7. The test and analysis system for threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms according to claim 1, wherein the client presents an engagement for approval and making new engagement/engagement suggestion/engagement cancel record or scenario change.

8. The test and analysis system for threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms according to claim 1, wherein the client is being operated in multiple numbers on a single device.

9. The test and analysis system for threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms according to claim 7, wherein the client conducts operation distributedly on different devices.

10. The test and analysis system for threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms according to claim 1, wherein the client is adapted to analyze the virtual scenario data, wherein the client is configured to send a warning message to indicate error in the virtual scenario data or correct the data automatically.

11. The test and analysis system for threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms according to claim 1, wherein the client conducts approving or disapproving engagements based on possibilities by operating automatically on its own.

12. The test and analysis system for threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms according to claim 1, wherein the client conducts approving or disapproving engagements with certain displays by operating automatically on its own.

13. A test and analysis method for threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms which enables a test and analysis system for threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms to operate the method comprising the steps of:

sending and arranging data to a simulation and analysis unit through at least one client and a communication unit, in which at least two algorithms are operated by forming an air picture, as a real-time virtual scenario with all aircrafts, weapons and command levels/hierarchy,

transferring the real-time virtual scenario to threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithm operating units through an external communication unit and receiving engagement data as output;

combining the engagement data received from the threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithm operating units through the external communication unit with each other and with the engagement data received from the client and updating scenario status in the simulation and analysis unit;

approving or disapproving an engagement by the client or forming a new engagement/engagement suggestion/engagement cancel;

analyzing the combined engagement data within certain criteria and transferring the results to the client partially or completely;

wherein approval and disapproval of an engagement is performed automatically by the client after predetermined delays, wherein the predetermined delays are 20-30 seconds.

14. The test and analysis method for threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms according to claim 13, wherein approval and disapproval of an engagement is performed automatically in any client within predetermined possibilities.

15. The test and analysis method for threat evaluation and sensor/weapon assignment algorithms according to claim 13, wherein the engagement results are transferred to a desiring client within its authorization limits.