Rocket or artillery launched smart reconnaissance pod
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F42B-012/36
F42B-010/56
B64D-017/00
F42B-030/00
F42B-005/02
F42B-010/50
F42B-012/58
출원번호
US-0075990
(2013-11-08)
등록번호
US-9234728
(2016-01-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Akcasu, Osman Ersed
Uslu, Ibrahim Onur
Leblebici, Yusuf
출원인 / 주소
Lonestar Inventions, L.P.
대리인 / 주소
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
3인용 특허 :
15
초록▼
A modular reconnaissance capsule or reconnaissance pod is provided that is suitable for deployment by means of an artillery launching platform, such as a conventional 40 mm grenade launcher or 155 mm cannon wherein a parachute is deployed at a pre-calculated observation altitude, the parachute being
A modular reconnaissance capsule or reconnaissance pod is provided that is suitable for deployment by means of an artillery launching platform, such as a conventional 40 mm grenade launcher or 155 mm cannon wherein a parachute is deployed at a pre-calculated observation altitude, the parachute being designed to yield a sufficiently slow rate of descent to permit live video capture and transmission of images as forward observation information. Alternatively, pods according to the invention may also be air dropped from an aircraft, either piloted or pilotless, thus allowing the aircraft to operate at a safe distance and yet provide close reconnaissance even under a cloud cover. Accurate information about targeting dynamics is made available to the user through commercially available products. The invention complements other reconnaissance methods and provides easy-to-use real-time visual information for a desired area of interest.
대표청구항▼
1. A field artillery reconnaissance system comprising: an fire control system deployed adjacent a capsule launching platform for automatically selecting trajectories and targets in response to input from a reconnaissance pod;a modular reconnaissance pod enclosed in a capsule, the capsule having a fo
1. A field artillery reconnaissance system comprising: an fire control system deployed adjacent a capsule launching platform for automatically selecting trajectories and targets in response to input from a reconnaissance pod;a modular reconnaissance pod enclosed in a capsule, the capsule having a form factor and weight distribution configured for deployment by means of said capsule launching platform, the pod containing:an observation subsystem for obtaining images of a target directly below the pod when the pod is within a target area;a GPS locator subsystem and compass subsystem to obtain information on location and orientation with respect to true north of the pod and the target area;a wireless communication subsystem for communicating said images, said location information and said orientation information to said fire control system;a parachute subsystem for moderating descent of the pod over the target area;an air brake associated with the pod to controllably slow deceleration of the pod; anda control subsystem coupled to the observation subsystem, the locator subsystem and compass subsystem, the air brake, the parachute subsystem, and the communication subsystem for controlling deployment of the pod and observation along a predetermined trajectory for a period while the pod is over the target area, further including a ring disposed within walls of the capsule and wherein mass and mass distribution within the capsule is impacted by location and weight of the ring within the capsule. 2. A method for conducting field artillery action comprising: employing a fire control system to select first three-dimensional spatial coordinates of a target in a ground target area;employing said fire control system to automatically select second three-dimensional spatial coordinates at a specified elevation directly over said ground target area based on said first three-dimensional spatial coordinates;launching via a capsule launching platform a reconnaissance capsule containing a pod, said pod having an observation subsystem, a locator subsystem including a compass for determining orientation to True North, and a Global Positioning System (GPS) unit for determining position in altitude and coordinate location, a communication subsystem, a parachute subsystem, and a control subsystem coupled to the observation subsystem, the locator subsystem, the parachute subsystem, and the communication subsystem, and, upon sensing via said locator subsystem achievement of said second spatial coordinates near the ground target area along a first trajectory past said ground target area: causing said control subsystem to deploy said air brake and then said parachute subsystem to temporarily suspend the capsule directly over the ground target area; thenlaunching first ordnance at said ground target along a second trajectory toward said first three-dimensional spatial coordinates of said target in said ground target area;causing said control subsystem to enable said observation subsystem near said second three-dimensional coordinates to capture images of said target area directly below said pod and the locator subsystem to collect first location data referenced to said pod and orientation data with respect to True North about said target and second location data about said first ordnance at impact in form of at least one image during a descent of the pod while slowed by the parachute;causing said control system to enable said communication subsystem to communicate said images with said orientation data, said first location data and said second location data to the fire control system;determining automatically using said fire control system, based on said first location data and said second location data, a location error between said first location data and said second location data;correcting firing coordinates according to said location error; andlaunching second ordnance at said target with targeting coordinates corrected for said location error, wherein said capsule, said first ordnance and said second ordnance have the same form factor, weight and weight distribution. 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the ordnance is a 155 mm cannon shell. 4. The method of claim 2 wherein the projectile contains a plurality of said capsules that are configured to be deployed along the first trajectory, wherein in at least one of said capsules is configured to store and forward communication intelligence from another one of said capsules toward the receiving station, in order to extend the effective range of reconnaissance. 5. The method according to claim 2 further including the step of causing the projectile to deploy an air brake operatively coupled to the control subsystem, and operative to activate prior to deployment of the parachute. 6. The method of claim 2 further including positioning of a weight within said capsule to adjust weight distribution of said capsule to match weight distribution of said ordnance. 7. The method of claim 2 wherein the reconnaissance capsule is an artillery shell, said artillery shell further containing a plurality of radio relay station pods having parachutes as part of a cluster, further comprising the steps of: releasing said radio relay station pods from said shell along said first trajectory; andrelaying said images to said fire control system via said radio relay stations during their descent.
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