Target assignment system, command system, and target assignment method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10677564-B2
Application number	US-201815896787-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 14, 2018
Priority date	Sep 27, 2017
Publication date	Jun 9, 2020
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020

Abstract

A target assignment system includes a sensor system which detects a position of a moving vehicle, an assigning section which determines the launcher system assigned with the moving vehicle in response to the position of the moving vehicle and generates a first display signal which shows the moving vehicle and a first launcher system, a display section which displays the moving vehicle and the assigned launcher system in real time in response to the display signal, and an input section which instructs a change of the assigned launcher system. The assigning section generates a second display signal in which the first launcher system is changed to a second launcher system, in response to an instruction of assignment change.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A target assignment system comprising:
a sensor system configured to detect a position of a moving vehicle to generate a detection signal;
an assigning section configured to determine a first launcher system assigned with the moving vehicle in response to the detection signal, and generate a first display signal showing the moving vehicle and the first launcher system;
a display section configured to display the moving vehicle and the first launcher system in real time in response to the first display signal; and
an input section configured to generate an assignment change signal to instruct a change from the first launcher system,
wherein the assigning section generates a second display signal in which the first launcher system is changed to a second launcher system, in response to the assignment change signal.

2. The target assignment system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a policy managing section having a first assignment policy by which the moving vehicle is assigned to the first launcher system and a second assignment policy by which the moving vehicle is assigned to the second launcher system,
wherein the assigning section acquires the first assignment policy from the policy managing section and generates the first display signal in response to the detection signal, and
wherein the input section generates the assignment change signal when the second assignment policy is selected.

3. The target assignment system according to claim 2 , wherein the input section generates the display change signal when an instruction is inputted such that the display section displays based on the second assignment policy, and
wherein the assigning section generates a second display signal when the first launcher system is changed to the second launcher system in response to the display change signal.

4. The target assignment system according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a predicting section configured to predict a position of the moving vehicle after a predetermined time passes from reception of the detection signal, and generate a third display signal containing the predicted position of the moving vehicle.

5. The target assignment system according to claim 4 , wherein the predicting section predicts a position of a flying object launched from the first launcher system or the second launcher system in response to the first display signal or the second display signal, and adds the predicted position of the flying object to the third display signal, and
wherein the display section displays the predicted position of the flying object in response to the third display signal.

6. The target assignment system according to claim 1 , wherein the input section generates the assignment change signal in response to an instruction to assign the moving vehicle to the second launcher system.

7. The target assignment system according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor system calculates a moving direction and moving speed of the moving vehicle in response to a change of the position of the moving vehicle,
wherein the assigning section calculates a meeting point and meeting time of the moving vehicle and a flying object launched for the moving vehicle from the first launcher system or the second launcher system based on the moving direction and moving speed of the moving vehicle, and generates the first or second display signal to contain the meeting point and the meeting time, and
wherein the display section displays the meeting position and the meeting time in response to the first display signal or the second display signal.

8. The target assignment system according to claim 7 , wherein the assigning section holds historical interception records, calculates an interception rate at the meeting point based on the historical interception records, and generates the first display signal or the second display signal to contain the interception rate, and
wherein the display section displays the interception rate in response to the first display signal or the second display signal.

9. The target, assignment system according to claim 7 , wherein the assigning section calculates the position of the moving vehicle as a launching position at a time when the flying object is launched based on the moving direction and moving speed of the moving vehicle, and generates the first display signal or the second display signal to contain the launching position, and
wherein the display section displays the launching position in response to the first display signal or the second display signal.

10. The target assignment system according to claim 1 , comprising:
a sensor system; and
a command system having the assigning section.

11. A target assignment method comprising:
determining a first launcher system assigned with a moving vehicle in response to a detection signal which contains a detected position of the moving vehicle by a sensor system;
generating a first display signal showing the moving vehicle and the first launcher system;
displaying the moving vehicle and the first launcher system in real time in response to the first display signal; and
generating a second display signal in which the first launcher system is changed to a second launcher system in response to an assignment change signal.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium which stores a program, which is executed by a computer, to realize a target assignment method comprising:
determining a first launcher system assigned with a moving vehicle in response to a detection signal which contains a detected position of the moving vehicle by a sensor system;
generating a first display signal showing the moving vehicle and the first launcher system;
displaying the moving vehicle and the first launcher system in real time in response to the first display signal; and
generating a second display signal in which the first launcher system is changed to a second launcher system in response to an assignment change signal.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Toyoda Yasuhiro
• Ando Keisuke
• Araki Shunsuke

Classifications

• F41G3/04

  for dispersing fire from a battery {; for controlling spread of shots; for coordinating fire from spaced weapons} · CPC title

• F41G3/165

  using a TV-monitor · CPC title

• G01S13/883

  for missile homing, autodirectors (missile guidance systems F41G7/22) · CPC title

• F41G7/2226

  comparing the observed data with stored target data, e.g. target configuration data · CPC title

• G01S13/589

  measuring the velocity vector · CPC title