DE3438305A1 - UNMANNED AIRCRAFT FOR COMBATING GROUND TARGETS - Google Patents

Description

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B / Mr.

DIEHL GMBH & CO., 8500 Nuremberg

Unmanned aerial vehicle for attacking ground targets

The invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle for the Combating ground targets according to the preamble of claim 1.

DE-P5 29 04 749 discloses a missile in the manner of a drone known for tackling ground targets from the ground.

To combat an enemy radar position, the drone is, among other things,

equipped with a homing head and a detonable warhead. According to the target, the drone will fight the target

in a dive through impact at the target.
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The chances of success for targeting are relatively low, there

the drone located relatively early and during the dive can be easily fought by the target's on-board machine guns.

Moving targets can generally evade during the dive phase.

A missile-type drone with a heavily swept structure, in particular delta wing, but without combat charges, is known from DE-OS 32 40 903.

To combat relatively heavily armored targets, such as battle tanks, DE-PS 27 41 984 proposes a warhead with at least one spiked shaped charge. This warhead is part a grenade or a missile. Sting-forming shaped charges are almost due to the relatively large combat distance of approx. 100 m ineffective.

In addition, measures that lead to an axially stable position of the warhead on grenades and missiles are very expensive.

The invention is therefore based on the object of being inexpensive and effectively combat ground targets, namely lightly and heavily armored targets, using an unmanned aerial vehicle.

The invention solves this problem with the characterizing features of claim 1.

According to the invention there is an inexpensive and effective weapon system before. The stable approach of the aircraft, e.g. a drone, is an ideal weapon platform with the advantages of reliable target detection due to the low speed of the drone from about 250 to 300 km / h with an average attack altitude of about 70 m Charges which, according to the features of the subclaims, are stationary in the drone or from this in the form of ejectable Submunitions are arranged.

If a target lies in the effective direction of the stationary charge arrangement, so ignition is possible without prior correction of the flight attitude. If, on the other hand, the target lies outside the effective direction of the charge arrangement, a slight correction of the flight attitude (e.g. by rolling) is sufficient to combat the target.

The effectiveness of the drone is increased by the fact that the charge arrangement consists of two or more axially parallel P-charges that are ignited simultaneously. This will an increased hit and destruction probability in particular secured against difficult-to-combat targets such as battle tanks.

The effectiveness of the drone can be increased by adding several Targets can be fought by a single drone by providing the drone with at least one ejectable submunition. To When a submunition is emitted, the drone is stabilized

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for the further detection of targets and the ejection of a second submunition or ignition of the stationary charges.

Relatively minor corrections to the drone's attitude are then required when the ejectable submunitions are located in the area of the drone's center of gravity.

If the drone is flying at a very low altitude, there is a very high probability of acquisition to reach the ejectable submunition when it is ejected "upwards". Because of this achieved greater time span for the aerodynamic stabilization of the submunition with subsequent detection at a larger usable Search radius and release of the projectile-forming charge is the required hit probability.

The deployment room of armored units or other unmanned aerial vehicles Combat it cost-effectively by flying several drones in strips over the target area. Also in a simple way is the Multiple combat of a single target by several drones largely ruled out.

It is essential for the invention that each of the aircraft carried projectile-forming charges for an optionally different type of discharge from the carrier, namely in the Type as submunition or type with launch from the aircraft, is provided.

The choice of the type of delivery of the charges as submunition closes if several loads are available, application combinations, according to which application can be carried out individually or in groups with time periods Intervals or all charges is effected at the same time.

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Embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawing. It shows:

Fig. 1 a. Drone while fighting a target; 05

Fig. 2

to 5 the arrangement of projectile-forming charges in several variants in the drone according to FIG. 1.

A drone 1 with delta wings 2, 3 has a multi-part fuselage 4.

In a bow section 5 according to Figures 2 to 5 projectile-forming Charges 35 in the form of stationary charges 6 to 8 and ejectable submunitions 9 to 11 arranged.

In a subsequent section 15 there is a detection device (not shown) for detecting a detection corridor 16 housed.

The upwardly ejectable submunition 9 is arranged in a central section 20 with the center of gravity 21.

A motor (not shown) for a propeller 26 is located in the stern section 25.

A battle tank is in the target corridor 16 as a result of the detection device 30 identified with corresponding target data. The submunition 9 is via an ejection charge 31 from a container 32 ejected and stabilized via a parachute 33.

The submunition 9 is suspended from the parachute 33 in a known manner a circular motion. A self-sufficient detection device of the submunition 9 releases the projectile-forming charge when the target is detected 35 off. A subsequently detected target 40 is through the projectile-forming Charge 10 fights.

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A subsequently detected third target 45 becomes stationary by the Fighted projectile-forming charge 6 arranged in the drone. For this purpose, the drone 1 is around its main axis 46 by corresponding Control maneuver of the drone in the direction of arrow 47 so far that the target 45 is in the effective range of the projectile-forming charge 6 lies. The trajectory of the projectile is indicated by 48.

According to Fig. 2, the projectile-forming are in a schematic representation Loads 6 through 8 shown in bow section 5. Shockwave-reflecting insulation layers 51, 52 arranged. This ensures that with simultaneous detonation of the projectile-forming charges 6 to 8 a mutual influence, which could disrupt the projectile formation, does not occur. These charges are designed to be targeted by the charges 6 to 8 is fought at the same time. The detonation of the charges leads to the destruction of the bow section 5, which then leads to a crash the drone 1 is leading.

According to Fig. 3, in addition to the projectile-forming charges 6, 7 and the insulating layers 51, 52, the downwardly ejectable submunition 9 arranged. The bottom of the drone 1 is with 53 and the top denoted by 54.

According to FIG. 4, the stationary cargo is in the bow section 5 6 and the ejectable submunition 10 housed. In the fuselage section 4, according to FIG. 1, there is the ejectable submunition 9 arranged in the area of the center of gravity 21. The directions of action of the charge 6 and the submunition 10 are denoted by 41, 42.

According to Fig. 5 are in the bow section 5 of the drone 1 and cut in Rumpfab 4 downward ejectable submunitions 9 bis arranged.

With the arrangement according to FIG. 2, only one goal is to be combated.

With the arrangement of Fig. 3, two goals are to be combated by the first target is to be fought with the submunition 9 and the second target with the stationary charges 6 and 7 at the same time.

With the arrangement of FIG. 4, three goals are independent of one another to fight, whereby the stationary charge is intended for the last target, the detonation of which leads to the destruction of the drone. 10

In addition to the described exemplary embodiments with regard to the position and arrangement of the charges 6 to 10, only a single Charge in the drone can be arranged in a stationary or ejectable manner. The stationary charges can also be in the drone - in the direction of flight seen - be arranged transversely to it at an angle to the vertical longitudinal plane.

The ejectable submunition can also be ignited directly in the manner of a stationary charge.

The arrangement of the submunitions in the drone with regard to the direction of action of the submunition is dependent on the type of aerodynamic stabilization of the ejected submunition when it is ejected "upwards". The submunition can therefore be arranged in the drone in such a way that its effective direction is directed "upwards" or "downwards".

If the direction of action is "upwards", the drone is also against helicopters can be used by flying under the target and igniting the submunition directly. Instead of the submunition there is also a "top" directional stationary charge of the drone.

Claims (9)

ρ 816 B / Hr. Claims 1.Unmanned aerial vehicles such as drones, ordnance containers, missiles, for combating ground targets with a homing device and a detonable combat charge, characterized, Ü5 that the aircraft (1) has at least one projectile-forming charge (6 to 10) as a combat charge. 2. Aircraft according to claim 1,
characterized, that the charges (6 to 8) are arranged in a stationary manner in the aircraft (1) are. 3. Aircraft according to claim 1,
characterized, that in the aircraft (1) ejectable, the target (30, 40, 45) independently fighting submunitions (9, 10) are arranged. 4. Aircraft according to claim 1,
characterized, that in the bow section (5) of the aircraft (1) stationary charges (6 to 8), shockwave absorbing insulation layers (51, 52) are arranged separately. 5. Aircraft according to claim 1,
2-> characterized by that in the area of the center of gravity (21) in the trunk area (20) of the Aircraft (1) ejectable submunitions (9) are arranged with projectile-forming charges. 6. Aircraft according to claims 1 and 5, characterized in that that the charges (6 to 10) are arranged in the bow section (5) and in the area of the center of gravity (21) of the aircraft (1). 05 7. Aircraft according to claims 2 and 6, characterized in that the submunitions (9, 10) can be ejected upwards. 8. Aircraft according to claim 1, characterized in that the installation position of the charges (6-10) with respect to their directions of action (41, 42) "upwards" or "downwards" is related to the aircraft (1) in a horizontal position. 9. Process for triggering projectile-forming submunitions, depending on the requirement, can be specifically ejected separately for one target each or at least two can be used at the same time on a single target or all can be deployed simultaneously from the aircraft against a single target.