EP4267906B1 - Système d'armes comprenant une première arme et une deuxième arme - Google Patents

Système d'armes comprenant une première arme et une deuxième arme Download PDF

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EP4267906B1
EP4267906B1 EP23710994.7A EP23710994A EP4267906B1 EP 4267906 B1 EP4267906 B1 EP 4267906B1 EP 23710994 A EP23710994 A EP 23710994A EP 4267906 B1 EP4267906 B1 EP 4267906B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
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  • the invention relates to a weapon system with two weapons.
  • the weapon system can comprise the weapon system of a watercraft, for example a surface combat ship.
  • US H 2255 H refers generally to the likelihood of gun fratricide.
  • techniques are presented that enable systematic and comparative interception of fratricide by simultaneously colliding weapon systems.
  • Gun fratricide has long been a security risk for weapon systems.
  • Fratricide is defined as an attack by other friendly forces on friendly forces.
  • DE 25 55 020 A1 discloses a system designed to prevent the firing of a firearm within a certain azimuth angle range.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to create an improved concept for weapon systems.
  • Embodiments show a weapon system with an interrupter unit, a first weapon and a second weapon.
  • the first weapon is designed to fire a first ammunition within a first corridor.
  • the second weapon is designed to fire a second ammunition within a second corridor, wherein the first corridor and the second corridor overlap in an area in which a collision of the first and second ammunition represents a danger to a carrier platform of the weapon system.
  • the interrupter unit is further designed to prevent the firing of the second weapon when the first weapon fires.
  • a weapon system of a watercraft can have the combat System (CS), Navigation System (NAV) and Communication System (COMMS) segments in addition to the carrier platform.
  • the combat System can include a sensor system (including tactical (3D) radar, target tracking radar(s), infrared sensor(s), etc.) and (various) weapons (including missile systems, tube weapons, etc.).
  • the CMS has the role of assigning sensor information about targets to be attacked to the weapons. This function generates the so-called function chains.
  • a function chain is defined and implemented by selecting a target to attack, assigning a fire control sensor and assigning a weapon (or a fire channel of a weapon that can attack more than one target at the same time). These can be initiated and executed manually by the operator on a CMS console or automatically suggested by the CMS. Automatic execution is also possible.
  • Tube weapon systems of various calibers are used on surface combat ships for self-defense.
  • the calibers used range from short-range 12.7mm cannons to medium calibers of 20mm, 27mm, 30mm and 76mm to the largest caliber currently used, 127mm.
  • the greatest threat to a surface combat ship is an attack from the air, for example from a missile.
  • the ship is therefore always equipped with a missile system against threats from the air (Surface to air (SAM) system).
  • SAM surface to air
  • the SAM system is designed as a vertical launch system (VLS) to achieve 360-degree coverage.
  • VLS vertical launch system
  • the missile initially rises vertically from the weapon located in the foreship and then, while still in the air, swings in the direction of the threat.
  • the SRG can have any caliber. Due to the typical installation locations determined by ship design, there is always a risk that the SRG fwd will shoot into the launching missile.
  • the first weapon can be an ammunition that can be fired using a vertical launch system, such as a rocket.
  • the second weapon can be a short-range cannon or a medium-caliber cannon. This is an example of the first weapon and the second weapon being different types of weapons.
  • the ammunition used can be rockets or ballistic ammunition, for example.
  • the corridor is the area defined by the family of curves of all possible flight curves of the ammunition of a weapon.
  • preventing the second weapon from firing when the first weapon is firing means that the second weapon, for example the SRG fwd, is prevented from firing for a certain period of time if the weapon is not currently firing, and if it is already firing, it should stop firing immediately (ie even during a burst).
  • the idea is to enable full spatial use of the weapons.
  • the spatial use of the weapons arises from their specification or the manufacturer's instructions. It is only when the weapons are integrated into a weapon system that the problem of the fired ammunition hitting each other arises.
  • Enabling full spatial use of the weapons means that the firing corridor of a weapon is not interfered with. Rather, the weapon's firing circle is interfered with for a certain period of time. In other words, a temporal intervention is made in the weapon rather than a spatial intervention. This intervention is significantly less invasive than a spatial intervention.
  • SAM and Short Range Gun (SRG) for self-defense. In other words, the ability to defend oneself is increased.
  • Embodiments show that the interrupter unit is designed to start or continue firing the second weapon when the first weapon is no longer firing and a firing command to fire the second weapon exists. This means that, for example, a burst is interrupted in order to fire the first weapon, but is continued following the firing of the first weapon if the fire circuit of the weapon is still armed.
  • the interrupter unit is designed to determine the point in time at which the first weapon no longer fires by the expiration of a predetermined period of time, wherein the predetermined period of time is selected to be longer than a maximum firing time of the first weapon.
  • the maximum period of time for which the first weapon can fire is limited by hardware or software.
  • a hardware limitation is to be understood, for example, as meaning that only one or a predetermined number of ammunition, for example rockets, can be fired, for example because reloading is then required.
  • a software limitation is to be understood, for example, as meaning that only one or a predetermined number of ammunition, for example rockets, can be fired, or that a firing time is limited.
  • This software limitation can be permanently preset or set manually, for example by a weapon operator.
  • the predetermined period of time can therefore also be preset or the manual setting can be is adopted. If the manual setting is adopted, it is optimized, i.e. reduced, the time in which the second weapon cannot fire.
  • the first weapon is fired essentially vertically.
  • the first weapon is a VLS.
  • the first weapon can therefore comprise a ground-based air weapon, for example a SAM.
  • the second weapon comprises a ballistic weapon, for example an SRG.
  • the interrupter unit is designed as a controllable switch in hardware.
  • the interrupter unit can comprise a time relay or be a time relay.
  • the controllable switch can be integrated into a fire circuit of the second weapon, wherein the controllable switch is open when the first weapon fires.
  • the controllable switch can also be controlled using software.
  • the weapon system also has a computing unit, for example the CMS.
  • a fire signal for firing the first weapon can be detected directly by the computing unit, for example a computer, or detected, for example, by a hardware sensor, for example an ammeter, which sends a corresponding notification to the computing unit.
  • the controllable switch is then switched by the computing unit in order to prevent the firing, i.e. the shooting, of the second weapon.
  • the controllable switch can already be implemented by the manufacturer of the second weapon, advantageously in hardware. This is called a circuit breaker, for example, and is a qualified safety mechanism.
  • the interrupter unit is designed in software.
  • the firing circuit of the second weapon can also be designed in software.
  • the interrupter unit Regardless of whether the fire circuit is designed in hardware or software and whether the controllable switch is designed in hardware or software, the interrupter unit according to the two embodiments described above intervene in a fire circuit of the second weapon to prevent the second weapon from firing. This means that the second weapon can be safely prevented from firing.
  • the fire circuit is understood to be the implementation of the release chain.
  • the release chain can normally include any selection and combination of the following (hardware or software) switches: dead man's switch, fire button, key switch, commander's release.
  • This series circuit can now be supplemented by the interrupter unit as a further switch in the series circuit.
  • a corresponding method for controlling a weapon system comprising a first weapon and a second weapon
  • the first weapon is designed to fire a first ammunition within a first corridor
  • the second weapon is designed to fire a second ammunition within a second corridor, wherein the first ammunition differs from the second ammunition
  • the first corridor and the second corridor overlap in an area in which a collision of the first and second ammunition poses a danger to a carrier platform of the weapon system
  • the method comprises preventing the firing of the second weapon when the first weapon fires.
  • Fig. 1a shows a schematic side view of a surface combat ship 20 as a carrier platform for a weapon system 22 comprising a first weapon 22a and a second weapon 22b.
  • the first weapon is a VLS.
  • the second weapon is a tube weapon, for example an SRG.
  • the first weapon 22a fires its ammunition within a first corridor, which is delimited by the lines 24a and 24b.
  • the second weapon fires its ammunition within a second corridor, which is delimited by the lines 26a and 26b.
  • the lines 26a and 26b are defined by a vertical pivoting range of the second weapon.
  • An overlapping area 28 of the two corridors is now shown in hatching.
  • Fig. 1b shows a Fig. 1a corresponding schematic top view of the surface combat ship 20.
  • a horizontal swivel range is shown for the second weapon, which defines the lines 26c and 26d.
  • the first corridor has no significant horizontal extension.
  • the lines 24a, 24b would emerge vertically from the image plane.
  • the overlap area is therefore in Fig. 1b above the first weapon and would cover it.
  • Fig.2 shows a schematic representation of two fire circuits 30a, 30b.
  • the first fire circuit 30a enables the first weapon 22a to be fired and the second fire circuit 30b enables the second weapon 22b to be fired.
  • Both fire circuits each have different switches 32.
  • a first switch 32a, 32a' is, for example, a dead man's switch.
  • a second switch 32b, 32b' and further switches 32c, 32c' indicated by the three dots can have other functions.
  • switches for a fire button and/or a key switch and/or a captain's release can be provided.
  • One of the switches also symbolizes the final fire command that closes the circuit.
  • the fire circuits are each fed by a Voltage source 34, 34'.
  • a common voltage source can be provided for both fire circuits.
  • the interrupter unit 36 is also shown, here in the form of a time relay.
  • the time relay can be switched, i.e. opened, by closing the first fire circuit, i.e. firing the first weapon 22a. This automatically interrupts the second fire circuit 30b.
  • the first weapon 22a can now be designed so that after a pulse from closing the first fire circuit 30a, it automatically fires a predetermined number (also referred to as a salvo) of shots, i.e. rockets, for example.
  • the time relay can be set so that it automatically closes again when all of the predetermined number of shots have been fired. This time period can be determined in advance.
  • the first weapon 22a is designed to fire its ammunition as long as the firing circle 30a is closed.
  • the time relay can then be set so that the time until the time relay closes again is long enough for a shot of ammunition, for example a rocket, to be fired.
  • fire circuits only represent exemplary embodiments schematically. Other embodiments are also conceivable. In particular, the fire circuits can also be designed differently, for example have a different number of switches 32.
  • aspects have been described in connection with a device, it is understood that these aspects also represent a description of the corresponding method, so that a block or a component of a device is also to be understood as a corresponding method step or as a feature of a method step. Analogously, aspects that have been described in connection with or as a method step also represent a description of a corresponding block or detail or feature of a corresponding device.

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Claims (12)

  1. Système d'arme (22) comprenant les caractéristiques suivantes :
    une première arme (22a) adaptée pour tirer une première munition à l'intérieur d'un premier couloir (24) ;
    une deuxième arme (22b) adaptée pour tirer une deuxième munition à l'intérieur d'un deuxième couloir (26),
    dans lequel le premier couloir (24) et le deuxième couloir (26) se croisent dans une zone (28) dans laquelle une collision de la première et de la deuxième munition constitue un danger pour une plate-forme de support (20) du système d'arme ;
    caractérisé par une unité d'interruption (36) ;
    dans lequel l'unité d'interruption (36) est adaptée pour interrompre le tir de la seconde arme (22b) lorsque la première arme (22a) tire.
  2. Système d'arme (22) selon la revendication 1,
    dans lequel l'unité d'interruption (36) est configurée pour commencer ou continuer le tir de la deuxième arme (22b) lorsque la première arme (22a) ne tire plus et qu'il existe un ordre de tir pour abattre la deuxième arme (22b).
  3. Système d'arme (22) selon la revendication 2,
    dans lequel l'unité d'interruption (36) est configurée pour déterminer le moment où la première arme (22a) ne tire plus par l'écoulement d'une durée prédéterminée, la durée prédéterminée étant choisie plus longue qu'une durée maximale de tir de la première arme.
  4. Système d'arme (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    dans lequel l'unité d'interruption (36) s'engage dans un circuit de tir (30b) de la deuxième arme (22b) afin d'interrompre le tir de la deuxième arme (22b).
  5. Système d'arme (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    dans lequel le système d'armes est configuré pour tirer la première arme (22a) de manière sensiblement verticale.
  6. Système d'arme (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    dans lequel la première arme (22a) comprend une arme terrestre.
  7. Système d'arme (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    dans lequel la deuxième arme (22b) comprend une arme balistique.
  8. Système d'arme (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    dans lequel l'unité d'interruption (36) est conçue comme un interrupteur contrôlable dans le matériel.
  9. Système d'arme (22) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    dans lequel l'unité d'interruption (36) comprend un relais de temporisation.
  10. Système d'arme (22) selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    dans lequel l'unité d'interruption (36) est formée dans un logiciel.
  11. Système d'arme (22) selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    dans lequel la première arme (22a) et la deuxième arme (22b) sont des armes de type différent.
  12. Procédé de commande d'un système d'armes (20) comprenant une première arme (22a) et une deuxième arme (22b),
    dans lequel la première arme (22a) est adaptée pour tirer une première munition à l'intérieur d'un premier corridor ;
    la deuxième arme (22b) étant adaptée pour tirer une deuxième munition à l'intérieur d'un deuxième couloir, la première munition étant différente de la deuxième munition,
    dans lequel le premier couloir (24) et le deuxième couloir (26) se croisent dans une zone où une collision des première et deuxième munitions présente un danger pour une plate-forme de support (20) du système d'arme (22),
    le procédé comprenant l'inhibition du tir de la seconde arme (22b) lorsque la première arme (22a) tire.
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