EP0249679B1 - Feuerleitsystem für eine Waffenanlage eines Panzerfahrzeuges - Google Patents

Feuerleitsystem für eine Waffenanlage eines Panzerfahrzeuges Download PDF

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EP0249679B1
EP0249679B1 EP87102683A EP87102683A EP0249679B1 EP 0249679 B1 EP0249679 B1 EP 0249679B1 EP 87102683 A EP87102683 A EP 87102683A EP 87102683 A EP87102683 A EP 87102683A EP 0249679 B1 EP0249679 B1 EP 0249679B1
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Dietmar Dipl.-Ing. Stabel
Heinz Hohensee
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G5/00—Elevating or traversing control systems for guns
    • F41G5/14—Elevating or traversing control systems for guns for vehicle-borne guns
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G5/00—Elevating or traversing control systems for guns
    • F41G5/14—Elevating or traversing control systems for guns for vehicle-borne guns
    • F41G5/24—Elevating or traversing control systems for guns for vehicle-borne guns for guns on tanks

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  • the invention relates to a fire control system for a weapon system of an armored vehicle, in particular a battle tank, with sensors for detecting the movement and position data required for aiming the weapon, as well as target devices, operating units, chargers and electronics comprising weapon aiming and tracking devices.
  • Armored vehicles of this type must ensure a high level of accuracy, both when shooting from a standing position and while driving at stationary or moving targets. It is therefore common to use fire control systems to increase accuracy, but these must meet high requirements in terms of reliability and functionality in the event of partial failures. Until now it was common to maintain the functionality of a weapon system in the event of malfunctions in the fire control system by switching to emergency operation. Such an emergency operation allows a weapon system to be set up and operated with an auxiliary telescopic sight by hand or with hydraulic auxiliary energy. In addition, a weapon system constructed in this way allows partial failures to be determined using an on-board diagnostic system and, if spare parts are available, to keep them operational by replacing them.
  • a fire control system for a weapon system of an armored vehicle in which essential assemblies are combined in a single central sensor block.
  • a digital arithmetic unit is provided which both calculates the manipulated and controlled variables required for the secondary stabilization of the weapon and also carries out the navigation calculation required to determine the position of the weapon carrier.
  • the digital computing unit also performs tasks that are necessary to carry out the fire control calculation. If the digital processing unit fails, all essential functions of the fire control system are no longer available. If the central sensor block fails, a significant number of these functions fail. With the help of this fire control system, it is therefore not possible to limit malfunctions to subsystems and to ensure that the greatest possible number of individual functions is maintained.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a fire control system for an armored vehicle which remains functional without any restrictions in the event of malfunctions.
  • the fire control system with respect to each assigned task is functionally independent, that is to say autonomously, is formed by subsystems which are connected to one another via interfaces and which, in the event of a malfunction of one of the subsystems, can be switched over to an operating mode which interrupts the respectively assigned interface and permits manual operation of the assigned function, so that the autonomous subsystems are linked to one another by a computer that calculates the fire control data and controls the operating modes and forms one of the subsystems, and a digital data bus, and at least one subsystem that consists of a main weapon, an auxiliary telescopic sight, a weapon tracking system and a directional grip, and at least one further subsystem that consists of a target device, electronics and an operating device are provided.
  • the measure according to the invention offers the possibility of building a fire control system from autonomous subsystems, operating them redundantly, if necessary, and supplying them, so that in the event of a malfunction there is the possibility of continuing to operate the functional subsystems and to couple them sensibly.
  • the performance of a tank or fire control system equipped with it is therefore only slightly impaired in the event of a malfunction.
  • a fire control system can advantageously also be constructed in accordance with the features listed in the subclaims.
  • a fire control system offers the possibility of operating the system in a basic configuration with a simple control and drive concept.
  • a basic concept consists, for example, of a mechanical / hydraulic or mechanical / electrical weapon aiming system in connection with a rigidly assigned optical target device.
  • weapon tracking is possible by entering control parameters directly.
  • other subsystems such as commanders' and sight guards as well as with appropriate servo control devices, stable servo operation can be ensured, in particular with a differential part in the control loop.
  • the subsystems must not have any inertial sensors, such as gyroscopes or accelerometers, because such a subsystem combination is susceptible to failure due to the redundancy by two display devices.
  • inertial sensors such as gyroscopes or accelerometers
  • simple operating modes such as target assignment and weapon tracking can be implemented.
  • the fire control system according to the invention is expanded by a computer which carries out the fire control data for determining the ballistic values and the dynamic reserve calculation, the result is a powerful fire control system which is suitable for fighting from a standing position on moving or moving targets with high accuracy.
  • the performance of a fire control system can also be increased in order to be able to carry out the fight against moving and stationary targets without restrictions, ie even while driving. This can only be achieved with high-precision sighting devices for the commanders and the gunner, ie stabilized sighting devices and weapon tracking systems with high dynamics. Both the stabilization mode and the dynamic tracking mode of a weapon tracking system require the detection of the disturbance variables acting on the subsystems.
  • Known devices can be used for this purpose, which are normally attached directly to the axes to be stabilized in the subsystems to be stabilized. Since such sensors are susceptible to failure due to the mechanical linkage with the moving parts of the systems, the invention is based on the invention proposed to detect such disturbance variables with an external sensor in so-called strapdown technology.
  • a sensor When used in a battle tank, such a sensor can preferably be mounted at a particularly protected location, for example in the turret, and thus generate the corresponding data about the rotational speed or the position in relation to the installation location.
  • the processing of these sensor signals in the assigned subsystems still requires a corresponding transformation into the subsystem-relevant coordinate levels. This can be done in a computing unit of the sensor or in special information levels in the subsystems.
  • the transformed data are then used in a known manner for the self-stabilization of the viewing devices or for the pre-stabilization of the weapon tracking system.
  • an auxiliary telescopic sight 2 is rigidly attached to a main weapon 1, so that it can be adjusted in azimuth and elevation by a weapon tracking system 3.
  • the weapon tracking system 3 usually contains mechanical / hydraulic or mechanical / electrical servo systems, as well as the associated control electronics.
  • the digital data required to control the weapon tracking system are supplied from a data bus 4. If this data is no longer available for any reason, such as in an emergency, then a purely mechanical / hydraulic or mechanical / electrical aiming of the weapon is possible with a directional handle 5. In such a direction, the target direction is determined with the auxiliary telescopic sight 2.
  • the main weapon 1, the auxiliary telescopic sight 2, the weapon tracking system 3 and the directional handle 5 constitute a first autonomous subsystem 6 of the fire control system Connection.
  • These subsystems each include a target device 9, 10, electronics 11, 12 and a display and operating device 13, 5.
  • the display and control device 5 is combined with the directional handle 5 and is assigned to both the subsystem 6 and the subsystem 8.
  • the subsystems 7, 8 switch the command variables for the main weapon 1 to the data bus 4 and to the weapon tracking system 3 (servo operation).
  • the basic equipment of the fire control system has the advantage that it can be implemented with simply constructed subsystems. By connecting them via angle chains, simple fire control systems for combat can be built from standing vehicles to standing targets.
  • a simple fire control system can be expanded by a computer 15.
  • This computer 15 can carry out the fire control calculation such as determining the ballistic values and the dynamic reserve and switch the operating modes.
  • the fire control system can also be designed for a fight against moving targets.
  • the sensor device 16 switches its data just like the electronics 17 to the data bus 4.
  • a sensor in so-called "strapdown technology" can be used for the sensor device 16.
  • Such sensors work without complex mechanical structures, such as gimbals, so that the number of components susceptible to failure is reduced with such a sensor.
  • such sensors also allow an evaluation of the position signals to calculate locations and changes in location without great effort.
  • This computer can also work directly with the data bus 4.
  • the installation of the computer 15 has the advantage of an increase in performance, specifically in order to be able to shoot at moving targets when the armored vehicle is stationary.
  • inertial sensors in so-called “strapdown technology”
  • fully stabilized high-quality vision devices as well as powerful weapon tracking systems can be manufactured for dynamic operation.
  • the use of two strapdown sensors means redundancy of these components and thus an increase in reliability and accuracy for the overall system.
  • the system shown in FIG. 3 is a fire control system in its highest configuration.
  • This fire control system is provided by charging electronics 20 for a charging device 21 and chassis electronics 22 supplemented. These units are also functionally connected to the data bus, the data bus 4 being designed here as a ring line. Interruptions in data bus 4 therefore do not mean a loss of function.
  • Coupling units 14 provide for the detection of error signals with the interruptions of the data bus line 4 that then become necessary, as well as the separation of faulty subsystems.
  • the energy supply for the autonomous subsystems also takes place via a ring line 23 from an energy supply unit 24, for example a generator-battery unit.
  • emergency consoles 25, 26 are provided for the commander and the gunner as well as, if necessary, display and emergency consoles 27, 28 for the driver and the loading gunner.
  • the fire control system of the highest performance level can also be switched back to less efficient performance levels or set to an emergency operating mode in the event of a failure of subsystems.
  • the division of a fire control system into autonomous subsystems offers the possibility of different weapon systems using the same subsystems Extensive expansion, for example to try to stabilize weapons and target devices in armored vehicles, which mainly shoot from a standing position, but to process position information in the system.
  • the stabilization systems cannot be dispensed with when a tank is firing while driving.
  • the location information can be dispensed with here.
  • the redundancy and different equipment of the fire control systems with the same subsystems can also be achieved by using ring lines for the transmission of information and for the energy supply.

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