RU2578524C2 - System for controlling integrated methods for combating small-sized unmanned aerial vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: aviation.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to systems for detection and control of miniature unmanned aerial vehicles (MUAV). Invention includes two systems of weapons, a control system for warhead, a pack of guides, a missile, detection and aiming system, control system for warhead, navigation and survey system, system for horizontal and vertical guidance, security system, system for interception, suppression system, power supply, MUAV control system, a processor, a capture system, a MUAV with weapons, command processing and generation system with a computer with artificial intelligence elements.

EFFECT: higher efficiency of combat with MUAV.

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Description

The invention relates to the field of detection and control systems against small-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (MBA) and can be used in military equipment.

Various control systems for controlling air targets are known, such as the method of using unmanned aerial vehicles and the control device (patent No. 2457531), the method of remote control of the flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle and unmanned aircraft system (patent No. 2475802), the control system of an unmanned aerial vehicle (patent No. 2189625) [1-3].

The disadvantages of these inventions are the use of an active control channel, ground-based radio control equipment, the use of several devices, a set of complexes that are not optimized to combat MBLA.

There are various methods of pointing weapons at targets, such as the method of pointing an optical sight at a target (patent No. 2217681), the firing section (patent No. 2229668) [4, 5].

The disadvantage is the use of the main detection channel, the final guidance is carried out by the operator through the optical channel and depends on his professionalism, i.e. a large error, depending on the human factor, in case of detection of MBLA radio channel and missile guidance system with homing heads are ineffective and very expensive to use, enough unguided missiles at short distances.

Also known is the guidance system of an object of armament on target (patent No. 2229670 prototype) [6].

The invention consists in the following.

1. A system for guiding an object of armament to a target containing a thermal imager, a drive for a guided armament object, carrying an induced weapon on its working body, an on-board computer, an infrared optical-electronic system with an azimuthal drive, the on-board computer being connected to an infrared optical-electronic system and a thermal imager , characterized in that it is equipped with a base, mounted on the basis of the main azimuthal digital or digital-analog follow-up drive, mechanically connected with the working body mainly of the azimuthal follow-up drive with an azimuthal platform that can be rotated in the azimuthal plane, with a range finder mounted on an azimuth platform with an elevated digital or digital-analog follow-up drive, monitors and control panels that form the crew’s workstation, and a thermal imager and range finder are mounted on the working body of the elevation follow-up drive , and the drive of the guided weapon is mounted on an azimuth platform and is an elevated digital or digital-analog tracking water, while the infrared optoelectronic system is made with a circular view, and the on-board computer is connected to the infrared optoelectronic system of a circular view, a thermal imager, a range finder, monitors, control panels and with digital blocks of each digital or digital-analog follow-up drive by separate electrical or optoelectric channels .

2. The system according to p. 1, characterized in that the configuration of the workplace is set by the on-board computer program depending on the crew and is configured to be reconfigured.

3. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that the on-board computer includes interfaces of all external devices to which the computer is connected.

4. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that when using a missile with a homing head as an armament object, the on-board computer is connected by a separate electric or optoelectronic channel to the missile homing head.

Disadvantages are: design complexity, large size, high cost of a missile with a homing head, which is ineffective against small MBLA, the use of a single thermal detection channel, with insignificant temperature fluctuations between the background and MBLA is ineffective, the lack of an automatic selection of the method and means of destruction, the problem is not solved capture and defeat of MBLA behind obstacles (houses, mountains, etc.).

The invention of a system for detecting and combating MBLA includes a detection and aiming system 1 (Fig. 1), as well as a stealth system 2, interception 3, suppression 4 (7), defeat 5 (8) and capture 6, which characterize parallel operation in optical, sound and radar ranges of electromagnetic waves. The proposed system for detecting and combating MBLA can be placed both on stationary objects and on moving objects (land, air and sea). The detection and aiming system 1 allows you to obtain information in a passive mode, on the basis of which the information processing and command generation system 9, using a software package, builds a reliable three-dimensional 3D image of MBLA on a computer 15 (three-dimensional graphics based on application programs - DirectX, OpenGL). The information processing system and the formation of commands 9 allows you to recognize MBLA (comparing with the database using the OpenCV-based library), determine its further direction of movement and point for aiming, capturing, intercepting, suppressing, defeating MBLA and concealing the object from it.

To control the methods of capture, suppression and defeat using MBLA, the MBLA 10 control system is used, to control the methods of stealth from the enemy's MBLA, to intercept, suppress and defeat it, the control system of the warhead 11 (Fig. 1), placed both on stationary objects and ( or) on moving objects, on land and at sea.

The system for detecting and combating MBLA is based on the use of an optical and radio communication channel through transceiver systems 12 (a backup wired channel at stationary objects) (based on the BOKS-64 device). The MBLA control system operates on the basis of processor 13 with artificial intelligence (based on the Core i3 processor family), five or more round-robin cameras 14, and MBLA control mechanisms (based on small format CCDs). The transfer of commands to the processor 13 is carried out before launching the MBLA or in the process of protecting it airspace, through a computer 15 with artificial intelligence and control from two control panels located on the object 16 and one remote control panel (in the form of a suitcase) 17. The MBLA is navigated by the system determination of spatial coordinates 19. Management of MBLA is carried out by the control system of MBLA 20.

The control system of the warhead 11 operates on the basis of teams formed by the information processing system and the formation of teams 9. Guidance systems 2, 3, 4, 5 are carried out using the navigation and topographic systems of the warhead 21 and the vertical and horizontal guidance system 22 (vertical guidance systems 23 and horizontally 24).

The received data from the detection and aiming system 1 in the form of synchronized data is fed to the information processing and command generation system 9, where the information is processed using the software package and the resulting image is displayed on the monitors of the control panels 16 and 17. The image of the entire space on the monitor is examined by the operator , as well as a software package based on the work of artificial intelligence, to choose the most dangerous MBLA and a system to deal with it. Artificial intelligence using automatically updated data on the MBLA recognizes their type, type and class and offers the operator combat options: “stealth”, “interception”, “capture”, “suppression” or “defeat”. There is also an automatic mode when, with the permission of the operator, artificial intelligence manages complex methods of dealing with MBLA independently. Also, with the help of "manual control", the operator from control panels 16 and 17 can control the MBLA and the warhead to combat the enemy's MBLA.

The detection and aiming system 1 consists of three or more spatially separated detection points on gyro-stabilizing platforms 25, interconnected by working bases 26, automatically determining distances between themselves and their spatial coordinates, which allows you to place them in any convenient places both on a moving object and stationary (Fig. 2). Each base has three sensors: a sensor 27 (all-round camera) operating in the optical range, a sensor 28 working in the acoustic range, and a sensor 29 working in three or more tunable radar ranges of electromagnetic waves. Management of the work and processing of the information obtained is carried out by a computer 15 with elements of artificial intelligence, which itself selects the most effective sensors for more accurate detection and determination of the spatial coordinates of MBLA and aiming weapons in various conditions.

The calculated spatial coordinates through the information laser channel (wired backup), through the input and output devices located on the gyro-stabilized platform 12, enter the warhead 32 of the destruction system. The gyro-stabilized platform 30 is designed for stable operation of the warhead 32 and the package of guides 33, with cassette loading, for hitting MBLA during firing, placing the power supply unit, circular wireless connection 12 with the computer 15 and fastening the guidance mechanisms of two packets of guides 33 with sixteen or more missiles . The guidance of the package of guides 33 is carried out using horizontal guidance mechanisms 24 (Fig. 3) and vertical guidance 23 using electric motors, the power of which is supplied through the gimbal plug 31. The missile consists of a head with feathering for a stable flight, destruction elements, explosives and detonator with moderators, solid fuel engine. Setting the moderator timer and launching the rocket is carried out using the electrode signal transmitted from the computer 15. The rocket is launched at the choice of the computer 15, depending on the class, type and type of MBLA. Recharge is carried out by installing a cartridge of missiles in the guide 33.

A mobile platform 34 of the system for securing the object from MBLA, suppressing and intercepting MBLA is installed on top of the warhead 32, where the navigation and topographic location system 21 is located (Fig. 3).

The system of stealth works as follows (Fig. 4). Data on the vertical and horizontal angles of inclination are received at the control unit of the moving head, which includes a vertical guidance device 35, mounting rods for the vertical and height guidance device 36, a horizontal guidance mechanism 37 and a movable head 38, which are located on the device platform horizontal guidance and height adjustment 34. Accurate guidance of the movable head with the emitter and radiation receiver is achieved using supersensitive electric motors, I provide their radiation direction at a distance of 20 km and more.

Thus, the control unit of the moving head works as follows: the signal from the computer 15 is fed to the guidance devices 37 and 35, which rotate the moving head towards MBLA simultaneously with the spatial imaging system 39 [7], and the topographic positioned in its housing by 180 ° video camera 40 [8] (recording the background situation of the terrain before placing an object on it), takes radiation from the background and object 41. Information from the topographic video camera is transmitted to computer 15 about the background and background conditions in circle object (FIG. 4). The software allows you to check the correctness of moving the moving head towards MBLA and to remove an object from the frames of the video sequence (filling in the frames of the video sequence of the coordinates of the color of the object with the background color) or replace it with the background situation captured in advance without the object. From computer 15, the processed frames of the video sequence are fed to the system for creating spatial images 39, from where the topographic image 42 of the background situation is projected towards MBLA, thereby hiding objects in the frequency range of the visible spectrum.

The suppression system is based on the use of laser radiation in two ranges of electromagnetic waves, optical quantum generators (OCG) 43, which are located in the housing of the movable head 38 (Fig. 4). The laser, ready to work at the time of guidance, emits directional laser radiation 44. The software allows you to determine the spatial coordinates of MBLA, calculate the power of laser radiation, the area of the light halo and display them on the monitor. At the same time, the program allows you to compare the initial data of the MBLA coordinates on the monitor with the newly obtained data on the spatial coordinates of the MBLA of the enemy. With the help of corrective signals from angle measuring devices, a more accurate guidance of the light areola in space on the MBLA occurs.

The interception system operates on the basis of the existing Shipovnik complex using antenna 45 and equipment located in the upper combat unit 21. In automatic mode, it drowns out the enemy’s MBLA radio channel and blocks its navigation channel. Using his radio channel, he manages the enemy’s MBA for his own purposes. Management of the enemy’s MBA can be carried out both automatically and manually by operators using control panels 16 and 17.

The operation diagram of the control of the warhead at a stationary object is shown in FIG. 5. A variant of placement on a movable object is shown in FIG. 6.

MBLA management system works as follows. MBLA is launched upon detection by the enemy detection and aiming system of 1 MBLA of the enemy or starts fighting when patrolling space (Fig. 7). Using all-round cameras, the MBLA is oriented so as to go above, behind or in front of the enemy's MBLA in the opposite direction, or on any other side, to accurately reset the combat device. Using the on-board processor 46 (Fig. 7) based on artificial intelligence, the MBLA reaches the calculated height and range relative to the enemy's MBLA. The processor instructs to reset one of the six combat devices located in special compartments opening at the bottom of the fuselage 47 (two capture devices 48, two suppression devices 49 and two destruction devices 50). When the capture device 48 is operating, the network 51 with an integrated fastener in the middle and a parachute compartment is fired using pyrotechnic cartridges. Sinker 52 provides deployment of network 51 to capture MBLA 53. High-strength polymer threads and the equal flight speed of MBLA to capture and MBLA of enemy 53 provide high accuracy and range of flight of network 51. At the time of coverage of enemy MBLA 53 with network 51 of sinker 52 are tangled on one side of MBLA enemy 53. A sharp drop in MBLA 53 occurs. A high-strength thread 54 is pulled between the network 51 and the fastening device in a special compartment 48, while the parachute 55 opens and begins to slow down the descent of the captured MBLA 53 (Fig. 8). MBLA transports to the programmed area or selects the most favorable terrain for the successful evacuation of the enemy’s captured MBLA 53 and continues to patrol the space. In the event of a miss at the command of the processor 46, the attachment device releases the thread 54, MBLA to capture MBLA 53 repeats the attack and makes a second shot from another compartment at MBLA of the enemy 53.

During operation, the suppression device 49, leaving the compartment, opens the parachute 55 and the suppression device descends to the calculated point in space. An explosive is detonated at a calculated point in space, during the explosion of which suppression elements, in the form of a dye, which do not transmit light in the optical range of electromagnetic waves, scatter in a strictly sectional direction and hit the optical elements of the enemy’s MBL observation and reconnaissance 53. Formed the film on the optical elements of the enemy’s MBLA 53 by the blast wave and the dye puts it in an inoperable state, that is, to completely suppress the means of observation and zvedki in the optical range of the electromagnetic waves.

During operation, the defeat device 50, leaving the compartment, opens the parachute 55 and the defeat device descends to the calculated height. At a calculated height, a detonator detonates an explosive, during the explosion of which the elements of the defeat scatter in a strictly sectional direction, having the maximum effectiveness of defeating the enemy’s MBLA 53. By changing the structure of the enemy’s MBLA 53 with the blast wave and the elements of the damage, the system renders it inoperable or in full destruction.

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Claims (6)

1. A system for detecting and combating small-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (MBA), consisting of a destruction system, a warhead, a guide package, a rocket consisting of a warhead, striking elements, explosives, a detonator, a detection and aiming system, and a combat control system part, navigation and topographic location systems, horizontal and vertical guidance systems, stealth systems, interception systems, suppression systems, destruction systems, power supply, MBLA control system, processor a, capture systems, MBA with means of control, characterized in that the detection and aiming system is made at three or more spatially separated points on gyro-stabilizing platforms, interconnected by working bases, automatically determining distances between themselves and their spatial coordinates, which allows you to place in any convenient places, both on mobile and stationary land, sea and air-based objects, at each base there are three sensors working in optical, acoustic eskom and three or more configurable radar ranges of electromagnetic waves, control the operation of three channels or more, and processing the received information signals and carries out an information processing system and the formation of commands which includes in its composition a computer with artificial intelligence. 2. The system for detecting and combating MBLA according to claim 1, characterized in that the information processing and command generation system itself selects the most effective and passive channels for more accurate detection and determination of the spatial coordinates of MBLA in various observation conditions, and allows the construction of 3D 3D image of the MBLA and compared with those programmed for their recognition and aiming, selects the most effective means of hitting, suppressing, capturing, intercepting the MBLA and stealth over the calculated spaces MBLA coordinates and carries out their management and control of the execution of commands. 3. The system for detecting and combating MBLA according to claim 1, characterized in that the control system of the warhead, consisting of a navigation and topographic location system, a vertical and horizontal guidance system, a package of guides with cluster loading, using guidance mechanisms to the lead point, with timers of tunable missile detonators with plumage one of sixteen or more, monitors the defeat of the MBLA and, if necessary, carries out repeated and simultaneous launches from both stationary and one remote control panels Go operator, so by decision of the operator in automatic mode. 4. The system for detecting and combating MBLA according to claim 1, characterized in that the stealth system includes a movable head in which a holographic video camera and a spatial imaging system are placed relative to each other and create a holographic projection of the background in the MBLA direction . 5. The system for detecting and combating MBLA under item 1, characterized in that the suppression system includes two or more channels of laser radiation based on optical quantum generators that are located in the housing of the moving head, the information processing and command generation system allows you to calculate the laser power radiation, the area of the light halo and display them on the monitor. 6. The system for detecting and combating MBLA according to claim 1, characterized in that the MBLA is controlled using the MBLA control system based on the use of a processor with artificial intelligence, the MBLA navigation system, the MBLA destruction system, the MBLA suppression system and the capture system and delivering enemy MBA to the evacuation area.

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