AU2021103286A4 - An automated robotic device for attacking, rescuing and reconnaissance operations - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention generally relates to an automated robotic device for attacking, rescuing and reconnaissance operations. The device comprises a robotic body mounted on or worn by a soldier comprises a weapon box, a foldable arm, and a base; at least two cameras fixed on a top of the weapon box programmed for detecting humans, human's face and object(s) in hand; at least three weapons configured with the weapon box for aiming and firing on enemies; wherein aiming of the weapons are coordinated by the two cameras; a microphone for receiving command of the soldier; and a control unit for activating the three weapons simultaneously or individually upon receiving signals from the cameras and microphone. 18 I-I E c 7 03

Description

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ANAUTOMATED ROBOTIC DEVICE FORATTACKING, RESCUING AND RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to an automated robotic device for attacking, rescuing and reconnaissance operations. In more details, a third eye and detonating arm device for soldiers.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the field of warfare, every country is working to develop weapons systems to ease the work of soldier in the field and to save lives. However, the shoulder has to perform 24-hour monitoring during war or patrolling. The soldier have to monitor very precisely in order to avoid any attack or intrusion nearby borders. However, a soldier can monitor up to 270 degree, which can be dangerous when an enemy attack from the back of the soldier.

There are no existing devices in field that can facilitate 360degree protection or monitoring to the soldiers. There are few devices available in the market which is a stationary arm which helps soldiers in holding their rifle and carrying load.

In the view of the forgoing discussion, it is clearly portrayed that there is a need to have an automated robotic device for attacking, rescuing and reconnaissance operations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure seeks to provide an automated or soldier controlled robotic device for attacking, rescuing and reconnaissance operations.

In an embodiment, an automated robotic device for attacking, rescuing and reconnaissance operations is disclosed. The device comprises a robotic body mounted on or worn by a soldier comprises a weapon box, a foldable arm, and a base; at least two cameras fixed on a top of the weapon box programmed for detecting humans, human's face and object(s) in hand; at least three weapons configured with the weapon box for aiming and firing on enemies; wherein aiming of the weapons are coordinated by the two cameras; a microphone for receiving command of the soldier; and a control unit for activating the three weapons simultaneously or individually upon receiving signals from the cameras and microphone.

In an embodiment, the three weapons are 5.56mm recoil operated gun, 40mm grenade launcher and a smoke generator.

In an embodiment, the robotic body comprises the weapon box positioned at a top of the robotic body having at least two outlets for detonating bullets, grenades and smoke grenade; the foldable arm consists at least three rods retractably connected in series through a connecting means; the base for mounting the robotic body on one of the soldier's shoulder; and at least three stepper motors configured for stabilizing the weapon box when the soldier in motion with movement of arms and for rotating the weapon box in 360 degree to cover all directions and thereby attack precisely.

In an embodiment, a high-definition camera and a NOIR camera are programmed for movement, face and object detection using a computer vision approach.

In an embodiment, the grenade is designed specifically to penetrate armored vehicles, wherein the grenade does not explode on impact instead it explodes 10 seconds later with the use of lengthy fuse when fired, wherein grenade has a magnetic head which sticks to any metal objects and explode on delay, a way to set trap or to set the explosive accurately.

In an embodiment, recoil force of the recoil operated gun is significantly reduced with the usage of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers mixture used in the cartridge and the arms are designed to withstand the recoil force from the gunfire.

In an embodiment, detonating bullets, grenades and smoke grenade comprises a chamber for barrels and smoke generating contains positive and negative terminals from a power source in the base; wherein each bullet is having a fuse inside connected with positive and negative terminals; and a circuit which gets closed, upon the instructions from the user when the bullet sits in the chamber and thereafter the control unit sends an electric current flowing through the barrel which reaches the bullet and burns the fuse causing detonation.

In an embodiment, different modes of operation of the device comprises a sentry mode in which if the camera detects a human, the gun automatically fires at the enemy, wherein the sentry mode is enabled only when the soldier is in enemy place where he is confirm that there are no civilians; a warning mode in which if the camera detects a human, the soldier is alerted using micro vibration motor attached to his body and a warning shot is given missing the target, wherein the warning mode is enabled when the soldier is not sure of the civilians or friendlies in the place; and a vanish mode in which the smoke generator is enabled for distraction which releases enormous smoke to help the soldier escape from the situation.

In an embodiment, the weapons are fired to an attacking point using two cameras and a gyroscopic sensor, wherein the arm movement is coordinated using a gyroscopic sensor.

In an embodiment, mission objectives are uploaded into the control unit prior to commencement of a mission, wherein the camera reads face for friendlies identification and kill target identification, wherein if the soldier needs to secure a direction while concentrating on another, the soldier thereby instruct the device look for a soldier defined direction using artificial intelligence.

An object of the present disclosure is to help the soldier in attacking, rescuing and reconnaissance operations.

Another object of the present disclosure is to make the firing easier and to reduce weight by losing some mechanical parts.

Another object of the present disclosure is to fire the bullet or grenade under the command of the soldier.

Another object of the present disclosure is to cover all directions to attack precisely.

Another object of the present disclosure is to stabilize itself when the soldier in motion with movement of arms.

Yet another object of the present invention is to develop expeditious and cost-effective automated robotic device for attacking, rescuing and reconnaissance operations.

To further clarify advantages and features of the present disclosure, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which is illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present disclosure will become better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 illustrates a block diagram of an automated robotic device for attacking, rescuing and reconnaissance operations in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 2 illustrates a front view of the weapon box in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 3 illustrates a side view of the arm in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 4 illustrates an exploded view of the grenade in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 5 illustrates an exploded view of the weapon box in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

Figure 6 illustrates an exemplary profile of a bullet with fuse and positive and negative terminal in cartridge in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Further, skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the drawings are illustrated for simplicity and may not have necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the flow charts illustrate the method in terms of the most prominent steps involved to help to improve understanding of aspects of the present disclosure. Furthermore, in terms of the construction of the device, one or more components of the device may have been represented in the drawings by conventional symbols, and the drawings may show only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present disclosure so as not to obscure the drawings with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having benefit of the description herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated system, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory of the invention and are not intended to be restrictive thereof.

Reference throughout this specification to "an aspect", "another aspect" or similar language means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. Thus, appearances of the phrase "in an embodiment", "in another embodiment" and similar language throughout this specification may, but do not necessarily, all refer to the same embodiment.

The terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process or method that comprises a list of steps does not include only those steps but may include other steps not expressly listed or inherent to such process or method. Similarly, one or more devices or sub-systems or elements or structures or components proceeded by "comprises...a" does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of other devices or other sub-systems or other elements or other structures or other components or additional devices or additional sub-systems or additional elements or additional structures or additional components.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The system, methods, and examples provided herein are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to Figure 1, a block diagram of an automated robotic device for attacking, rescuing and reconnaissance operations is illustrated in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The device

100 comprises a robotic body 102 mounted on or worn by a soldier comprises a weapon box, a foldable arm, and a base.

In an embodiment, at least two cameras 104 are fixed on a top of the weapon box which is programmed for detecting humans, human's face and object(s) in hand.

In an embodiment, at least three weapons 106 are configured with the weapon box for aiming and firing on enemies. Aiming of the weapons 106 are coordinated by the two cameras 104.

In an embodiment, a microphone 108 for receiving command of the soldier; and a control unit 110 for activating the three weapons 106 simultaneously or individually upon receiving signals from the cameras 104 and microphone 108.

In an embodiment, the three weapons 106 are 5.56mm recoil operated gun, 40mm grenade launcher and a smoke generator.

In an embodiment, the robotic body 102 includes the weapon box positioned at a top of the robotic body 102 is having at least two outlets for detonating bullets, grenades and smoke grenade. The foldable arm consists at least three rods retractably connected in series through a connecting means. The base is engaged for mounting the robotic body 102 on one of the soldier's shoulder. At least three stepper motors 112 is configured for stabilizing the weapon box when the soldier in motion with movement of arms and for rotating the weapon box in 360 degree to cover all directions and thereby attack precisely.

In an embodiment, a high-definition camera 104 and a NOIR camera 104 are programmed for movement, face and object detection using a computer vision approach.

In an embodiment, the grenade is designed specifically to penetrate armored vehicles. The grenade does not explode on impact instead it explodes 10 seconds later with the use of lengthy fuse when fired. Grenade has a magnetic head which sticks to any metal objects and explode on delay, a way to set trap or to set the explosive accurately.

In an embodiment, recoil force of the recoil operated gun is significantly reduced with the usage of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers mixture used in the cartridge and the arms are designed to withstand the recoil force from the gunfire.

In an embodiment, detonating bullets, grenades and smoke grenade includes a chamber for barrels and smoke generating contains positive and negative terminals from a power source in the base. Each bullet is having a fuse inside connected with positive and negative terminals. A circuit which gets closed, upon the instructions from the user when the bullet sits in the chamber and thereafter the control unit 110 sends an electric current flowing through the barrel which reaches the bullet and burns the fuse causing detonation.

In an embodiment, different modes of operation of the device includes a sentry mode in which if the camera 104 detects a human, the gun automatically fires at the enemy. The sentry mode is enabled only when the soldier is in enemy place where he is confirming that there are no civilians. A warning mode in which if the camera 104 detects a human, the soldier is alerted using micro vibration motor 112 attached to his body and a warning shot is given missing the target. The warning mode is enabled when the soldier is not sure of the civilians or friendlies in the place. A vanish mode in which the smoke generator is enabled for distraction which releases enormous smoke to help the soldier escape from the situation.

In an embodiment, the weapons 106 are fired to an attacking point using two cameras 104 and a gyroscopic sensor. The arm movement is coordinated using a gyroscopic sensor.

In an embodiment, mission objectives are uploaded into the control unit 110 prior to commencement of a mission. The camera 104 reads face for friendlies identification and kill target identification. If the soldier needs to secure a direction while concentrating on another, the soldier thereby instruct the device look for a soldier defined direction using artificial intelligence.

Figure 2 illustrates a front view of the weapon box in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2 shows the placement of the weapons 106 and cameras 104. One of the cameras 104 is a 12MP camera 104 and another one is a NOIR camera. A 5.56mm gun outlet is positioned below the cameras 104. A 40mm grenade launcher is positioned below the gun outlet. A minor arm connected from a lower side of the weapon box for supporting the weapon box vertically.

Figure 3 illustrates a side view of the arm in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 3 shows side view of the arm shows the base, shoulder, elbow and weapon box placed on the wrist part.

Figure 4 illustrates an exploded view of the grenade in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The 40mm grenade. It consists of a cartridge with fuse and built in positive and negative terminals. It contains a hollow ring magnet in head.

Figure 5 illustrates an exploded view of the weapon box in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The weapon box, containing 5.56mm gun, 40mm grenade launcher, smoke generator and cameras 104. The bullet capacity of 5.56mm gun is 5 and that of grenade launcher is 1.

Figure 6 illustrates an exemplary profile of a bullet with fuse and positive and negative terminal in cartridge in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The 5.56mm bullet with fuse and positive and negative terminal in cartridge.

Third eye and arm of shoulder (T.E.A.S) JS-05 is a robotic arm with an AI system run on a 1.5GHz 64-bit quad core Arm Cortex-A72 processor. The arm consist of three parts: shoulder, elbow and wrist. There are three weapons 106 placed on the arm's wrist: 5.56mm recoil operated gun, 40mm grenade launcher and a smoke generator. The aiming of these weapons 106 are coordinated by two cameras 104 fixed on top of the weapon box. One 12MP camera and a NOIR camera, both are programmed for movement, face and object detection using computer vision. The arm is coordinated using stepper motors 112 controlled by the processor. This robot is mounted on one side of the soldier's shoulder, the dimension of the weapon box is 70mmx95mm. The robot is designed to help the soldier in attacking, rescuing and reconnaissance operations. The innovation here is the electrically operated weapons 106 systems which makes the firing easier and reduces weight by losing some mechanical parts. T.E.A.S. JS-05 is electrically actuated device while the other ones existing are stationary. Our device have precision firing while the other existing ones just hold the rifle of the user at combat and at rest. T.E.A.S. JS-05 is placed on the shoulder whereas the existing ones are attached to the Kevlar the soldier wears. T.E.A.S. JS-05 works under the command of the soldier with a microphone 108 attached to the soldier. It can cover all directions and attack precisely. The weapon box stabilizes itself when the soldier in motion with movement of arms. The grenade is designed specifically to penetrate armoured vehicles. When fired, it does not explode on impact instead it explodes 10 seconds later with the use of lengthy fuse. The grenade has a magnetic head which can stick to any metal objects and explode on delay, a way to set trap or to set the explosive accurately. The 5.56mm gun has a 5 round magazine. The recoil force is significantly reduced with the usage of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers mixture used in the cartridge. The use of the smoke generator is to distract enemies and to provide cover to the soldier. The arm can look out on any direction that the user wants and fire on the command of the soldier. The control unit 110 can be updated with the mission objectives, targets and non-kill list of team members.

T.E.A.S. JS-05 is operated using a 64-bit microprocessor which runs on a 12v power source. It is fitted with cameras 104 for vision and 3 stepper motors 112 for arm movement. The cameras 104 are programmed to detect humans, their face and the object in hand. This device will be placed on the soldiers back shoulder on one side. The arms cover all possible directions and is programmed strictly not to harm the user.

The three weapon systems are controlled electrically instead of mechanical ones, which helps to reduce more parts and weight which in turn reduces the load the soldier carries. To make sure that the recoil force from the guns do not change the course of direction and to maintain stability of the device, the cartridges are made of a mixture of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers and the arms are designed to withstand the recoil force from the gunfire. The barrels and smoke generating chamber contains positive and negative terminals from the power sorce in the base. Each bullet has a fuse inside connected with positive and negative terminals. When the bullet sits in the chamber, the circuit gets closed, upon the instructions from the user, the processor sends a electric current flowing through the barrel which reaches the bullet and burns the fuse causing detonation.

The device can keep an eye on different directions according to the soldier's need. The different modes of operation in the device are:

In sentry mode, if the camera 104 picks up a human the gun automatically fires at the enemy. This mode is enabled only when the soldier is in enemy place where he is confirm that there are no civilians.

In warning mode, if the camera 104 picks up a human the soldier is alerted using micro vibration motor 112 attached to his body and a warning shot is given missing the target. This mode is enabled when the soldier is not sure of the civilians or friendlies in the place.

In vanish mode, the smoke generator is enabled for distraction which releases enormous smoke to help the user escape from the situation.

T.E.A.S. JS-05 is an AI driven user controlled robotic arm with multiple weapons 106 systems to help the soldier in various combat operations. The weapons 106 system fire with excellent accuracy with the help of two cameras 104 and arm movement coordinated using a gyroscopic sensor. The cameras 104 read faces and weapons 106. The mission objectives are uploaded into the CPU prior the commencement of the mission. It reads face for friendlies identification and kill target identification. If the soldier needs to secure a direction, while he is concentrating on another, the soldier can instruct it to look for that direction and the AI takes care of the rest.

The drawings and the forgoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment. For example, orders of processes described herein may be changed and are not limited to the manner described herein.

Moreover, the actions of any flow diagram need not be implemented in the order shown; nor do all of the acts necessarily need to be performed. Also, those acts that are not dependent on other acts may be performed in parallel with the other acts. The scope of embodiments is by no means limited by these specific examples. Numerous variations, whether explicitly given in the specification or not, such as differences in structure, dimension, and use of material, are possible. The scope of embodiments is at least as broad as given by the following claims.

Benefits, other advantages, and solutions to problems have been described above with regard to specific embodiments. However, the benefits, advantages, solutions to problems, and any component(s) that may cause any benefit, advantage, or solution to occur or become more pronounced are not to be construed as a critical, required, or essential feature or component of any or all the claims.

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WE CLAIM

1. An automated robotic device for attacking, rescuing and reconnaissance operations, the device comprises:

a robotic body mounted on or worn by a soldier comprises a weapon box, a foldable arm, and a base; at least two cameras fixed on a top of the weapon box programmed for detecting humans, human's face and object(s) in hand; at least three weapons configured with the weapon box for aiming and firing on enemies; wherein aiming of the weapons are coordinated by the two cameras; a microphone for receiving command of the soldier; and a control unit for activating the three weapons simultaneously or individually upon receiving signals from the cameras and microphone.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the three weapons are 5.56mm recoil operated gun, 40mm grenade launcher and a smoke generator.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the robotic body comprises:

the weapon box positioned at a top of the robotic body having at least two outlets for detonating bullets, grenades and smoke grenade; the foldable arm consists at least three rods retractably connected in series through a connecting means; the base for mounting the robotic body on one of the soldier's shoulder; and at least three stepper motors configured for stabilizing the weapon box when the soldier in motion with movement of arms and for rotating the weapon box in 360 degree to cover all directions and thereby attack precisely.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a high-definition camera and a NOIR camera are programmed for movement, face and object detection using a computer vision approach.

5. The device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the grenade is designed specifically to penetrate armored vehicles, wherein the grenade does not explode on impact instead it explodes 10 seconds later with the use of lengthy fuse when fired, wherein grenade has a magnetic head which sticks to any metal objects and explode on delay, a way to set trap or to set the explosive accurately.

6. The device as claimed in claim 2, wherein recoil force of the recoil operated gun is significantly reduced with the usage of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers mixture used in the cartridge and the arms are designed to withstand the recoil force from the gunfire.

7. The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein detonating bullets, grenades and smoke grenade comprises:

a chamber for barrels and smoke generating contains positive and negative terminals from a power source in the base; wherein each bullet is having a fuse inside connected with positive and negative terminals; and a circuit which gets closed, upon the instructions from the user when the bullet sits in the chamber and thereafter the control unit sends an electric current flowing through the barrel which reaches the bullet and burns the fuse causing detonation.

8. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein different modes of operation of the device comprises: a sentry mode in which if the camera detects a human, the gun automatically fires at the enemy, wherein the sentry mode is enabled only when the soldier is in enemy place where he is confirm that there are no civilians; a warning mode in which if the camera detects a human, the soldier is alerted using micro vibration motor attached to his body and a warning shot is given missing the target, wherein the warning mode is enabled when the soldier is not sure of the civilians or friendlies in the place; and a vanish mode in which the smoke generator is enabled for distraction which releases enormous smoke to help the soldier escape from the situation.

9. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the weapons are fired to an attacking point using two cameras and a gyroscopic sensor, wherein the arm movement is coordinated using a gyroscopic sensor.

10. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein mission objectives are uploaded into the control unit prior to commencement of a mission, wherein the camera reads face for friendlies identification and kill target identification, wherein if the soldier needs to secure a direction while concentrating on another, the soldier thereby instruct the device look for a soldier defined direction using artificial intelligence.

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