KR102656635B1 - Systems for operating self-destructive unmanned aerial vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention identifies a target through a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle and then executes a self-destruction of the target through one or more self-destructing unmanned aerial vehicles, thereby performing tasks such as reconnaissance and precise detonation of enemy combat elements in an environment where missiles are difficult to use or within a local operational radius. It is about a suicide drone operation system that allows it to be carried out.

Description

{SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING SELF-DESTRUCTIVE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES}

The present invention relates to a suicide drone operation system, and more specifically, by identifying a target through a reconnaissance drone and then executing self-destruction on the target through one or more suicide drones, in environments where missiles are difficult to use or within a local operating radius. It is about a suicide drone operation system that enables tasks such as reconnaissance and precise destruction of enemy combat elements within the military.

In a conventional tactical situation using a suicide drone, the video from the camera attached to each suicide drone is transmitted to ground control equipment carried by the operator, and based on the video, the operator continuously controls the drone to achieve the desired goal. method is being adopted. The camera attached to the suicide drone mainly consists of infrared and visible light bands. A drone consisting of only a visible light camera is a relatively low-cost system that can only perform missions during the day, but an unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with an infrared camera is also capable of performing day and night complex missions. It is utilized.

However, this method of transmitting and operating the video from the camera attached to the suicide drone to the operator has the following disadvantages.

Because the operator operates while checking the video of each suicide drone, it is difficult to operate it in a fire and forget method after launch. Ultimately, it is difficult for the operator to perform other tasks or move to another area for safety until the mission is completed, so there is a disadvantage that generally only a small number of suicide drones can be operated at a time.

In addition, in order to transmit the video of the suicide drone to the ground control equipment, the suicide drone and the operator must exist in the line of sight, and in order to communicate in the invisible line of sight, the help of a repeater, etc. is required, making operation complicated. In particular, the Korean Peninsula has a lot of mountainous terrain, so it is more difficult to operate a suicide drone in the line of sight without the help of a repeater. In the absence of a repeater, there are cases where a suicide drone must be operated in a large open field, which creates an environment in which it is difficult to guarantee the safety of the operator.

In addition, there was a problem that it was difficult to perform a precise Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) because the moment the suicide drone exploded, it could no longer transmit images to the operator.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2200269

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention identifies a target through a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle and then executes a self-destruction of the target through one or more self-destructing unmanned aerial vehicles, thereby conducting reconnaissance and We aim to provide a suicide drone operation system that can perform tasks such as precision detonation of enemy combat elements.

In particular, the present invention utilizes a low-cost suicide drone system to ensure reliable combat damage assessment as well as the operation of a forget-the-launch method that can guarantee the safety of the operator, and the operation of a suicide drone that enables non-line-of-sight mission performance when line-of-sight operation is not possible. We would like to provide a system.

The suicide drone operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention communicates with the ground control equipment 110, which is configured to set the fire and forget operation function after launch, and targets the target with a camera. A reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) and explosives are mounted, which transmit the captured image to the ground control equipment (110) after shooting, and after receiving the GPS coordinates from the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120), the target corresponding to the GPS coordinates is It may include a suicide drone 130 that performs self-destruction.

In one embodiment, the ground control equipment 110 may include a display device 111 that displays captured images transmitted through the reconnaissance drone 120.

In one embodiment, the reconnaissance drone 120 includes a camera device 121, and transmits a captured image through the camera device 121 to the ground control equipment 110, and detects objects in the captured image. After automatic recognition, the target among the recognized objects can be identified and guided.

In one embodiment, the reconnaissance drone 120 tracks the target determined through the ground control equipment 110 in real time through the camera device 121 and can move vertically above the target.

In one embodiment, the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) moves vertically above the target and then transmits GPS coordinates for the corresponding location to the self-destructive unmanned aerial vehicle (130).

In one embodiment, one or more suicide drones 130 are provided, and each suicide drone 130 can receive the GPS coordinates by individually communicating with the suicide drones 130.

In one embodiment, the suicide drone 130 may be equipped with one or more types of warheads.

In one embodiment, when a self-destruction of a target is initiated through the self-destruction drone 130, the reconnaissance drone 120 captures a video of the self-destruction execution in real time and transmits it to the ground control equipment 110 to evaluate battle damage. can be performed in real time.

In one embodiment, if the reconnaissance drone 120 is unable to transmit the previously captured self-destruction execution video in real time due to a communication failure with the ground control equipment 110, the reconnaissance drone 120 stores the self-destruction execution video in memory and then sends the suicide unmanned aerial vehicle ( When self-destruction is completed through 130), the device moves to a location where communication is possible and the video of the self-destruction execution stored in the memory can be transmitted to the ground control equipment 110.

In one embodiment, the reconnaissance drone 120 is configured to be capable of loading explosives, tracks the target determined through the ground control equipment 110 in real time through the camera device 121, and then tracks the target determined through the ground control equipment 110 in real time. When self-destruction is performed or communication with the ground control equipment 110 is lost, the target can be automatically captured and tracked in real time, and then self-destruction can be performed on the target.

According to one aspect of the present invention, after identifying a target through a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle, a self-destruction is performed on the target through one or more self-destructing unmanned aerial vehicles, thereby performing reconnaissance and precision of enemy combat elements in an environment where missiles are difficult to use or within a local operational radius. It has the advantage of being able to perform tasks such as explosions.

In particular, according to the present invention, it has the advantage of being able to perform a non-line-of-sight mission in cases where line-of-sight operation is impossible, as well as reliable combat damage assessment by using a low-cost suicide drone system.

In addition, according to the present invention, unlike the conventional suicide drone operation method, it can be operated in a fire and forget method, which has the advantage of improving the user's survivability and enabling multiple missions to be performed.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the operator does not have to control the suicide drones individually, it is possible to operate multiple suicide drones at once, which has the advantage of increasing firepower and flexibility of tactics compared to the conventional technology.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible not only to perform line-of-sight missions as in the past, but also to perform non-line-of-sight missions without the help of additional repeaters, etc., thereby improving the operational radius and enabling self-destruction drones to be operated without burden even in mountainous terrain such as the Korean Peninsula, thereby ensuring the survival of the operator. It has the advantage of improving performance.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the reconnaissance drone moves vertically above the target while tracking it using the image of the designated target, it can continuously acquire the target's GPS coordinates even when the target moves, thereby accurately neutralizing the moving target. has possible advantages.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the process of neutralizing the target and the degree of damage can be reliably observed through a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle, the operator has the advantage of being able to perform battle damage assessment in real time within line of sight, even in the case of a mission outside of line of sight. has

In addition, according to the present invention, only low-cost suicide drones are consumed during the mission performance, and the relatively expensive reconnaissance drone is recovered and operated, so the mission can be performed more inexpensively. After recovering the reconnaissance drone, only the suicide drone is added again. It has the advantage of being able to quickly re-perform missions.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle itself can be loaded with explosives, it has the advantage of being able to utilize the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle as a precision image-guided suicide unmanned aerial vehicle depending on the mission.

Figure 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a suicide drone operation system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is an operation example showing a state in which a target is photographed with a camera through a reconnaissance drone 120 and then transmitted to the ground control equipment 110.
Figure 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a target is guided through a captured image transmitted from the reconnaissance drone 120.
Figure 4 is an operation example showing the operating state of the suicide drone 130 based on the GPS position value transmitted from the reconnaissance drone 120.
Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the entire process of operating a reconnaissance drone and a suicide drone using the suicide drone operation system 100 according to the present invention in a sequential order.

Below, preferred embodiments are presented to aid understanding of the present invention. However, the following examples are provided only to make the present invention easier to understand, and the content of the present invention is not limited by the examples.

Figure 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a suicide drone operation system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 2 shows a camera photographing a target through a reconnaissance drone 120 and transmitting it to the ground control equipment 110. This is an operation example showing the state, and Figure 3 is a diagram showing the state in which the target is guided through the captured image transmitted from the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120), and Figure 4 is a self-destruction based on the GPS position value transmitted from the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120). This is an operation example showing the operating state of the unmanned aerial vehicle (130).

Looking at Figures 1 to 4, the suicide drone operation system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be largely comprised of ground control equipment 110, reconnaissance drone 120, and suicide drone 130. .

First, the ground control equipment 110 is configured to be able to set a fire and forget operation function, and is connected to the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle 120, which will be described later, based on wireless network communication. In addition, by receiving the image captured through the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120), determining the target and transmitting the decision information to the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120), the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) can be moved vertically above the target. .

The ground control equipment 110 includes a display device 111 that displays captured images transmitted through the reconnaissance drone 120. Through the display device 111, the operator can check the objects in the captured image and identify and determine the target among them. Information about the determined target is transmitted to the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120), and based on this, the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) tracks the target and moves vertically upward.

The reconnaissance drone 120 is connected to the ground control equipment 110 through wireless communication, captures images of the target through the camera device 121, generates a captured image, and transmits it to the ground control equipment 110. . At this time, the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) can be operated in the line of sight when the assistance of a repeater is not needed, and it is also possible to identify targets in the line of sight beyond the mountain.

This reconnaissance drone 120 is basically equipped with only a camera device 121, but depending on the mission, it may be equipped with explosives so that it can perform the same mission as the suicide drone 130, which will be described later.

This reconnaissance drone 120 is equipped with automatic target recognition and automatic target tracking functions, through which it can automatically recognize objects in the captured image and then identify and guide the target among the recognized objects.

Referring to FIG. 2, the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) identifies and photographs a target through the camera device (121) and then transmits the captured image to the ground control equipment (110). At this time, a target may be displayed on the display device 111 of the ground control equipment 110 as shown in FIG. 3, and the target is recommended so that the operator can designate the desired target. In general, when the information processing capability of the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) is insufficient, the automatic target recognition function can be implemented in the ground control equipment (110), but basically, the automatic target recognition function can be implemented by the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) itself. do.

The operator designates a recommended target using the ground control equipment 110 shown in FIG. 3, or, if the desired target is not recommended, directly designates the target desired to be neutralized and informs the reconnaissance drone 120 of this.

If a specific target is designated by the operator, as shown in FIG. 4, the reconnaissance drone 120 automatically tracks the designated target by shooting it in real time through the camera device 121, and automatically moves vertically upward to the target. moves to . At this time, the operator can designate the target through the ground control equipment 110 and at the same time determine the behavior of the suicide drone 130. The operator can set the function to operate in a blind-release manner after launch to automatically explode a designated target through the ground control equipment (110), and depending on the mission, the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) detects the target through the camera device (121). Continuous monitoring can also be used to delay the decision to detonate a target. The setting method of all of these decision processes can be changed through the ground control equipment 110.

If, as shown in FIG. 4, an environment in which the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) is located in the line of sight due to obstacles such as mountains is predicted as it moves vertically above the target, the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) deviates from the line of sight and communication is lost. Before this, the launch-and-forget mode of operation must be decided. Therefore, if the launch-and-forget operation function is set through the ground control equipment 110, the suicide drone 130 dynamically follows the scout drone 120 simply by specifying a target through the scout drone 120 in FIG. 3. Since all self-destruct missions will be performed automatically while moving, the operator can have the advantage of freedom of action.

The suicide drone 130 may be equipped with an explosive inside, and after receiving the GPS coordinates required for suicide from the reconnaissance drone 120, it executes a self-destruction on the target based on this. More specifically, multiple suicide drones 130 may be operated. This is a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) that the operator actually operates directly through the ground control equipment (110), and the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) moves vertically above the target to obtain GPS coordinates for the target, and obtains the GPS coordinates for each target. Since the transmission is automatically transmitted to the suicide drone 130, the operator does not need to control each suicide drone 130 separately other than determining in advance the behavior of each suicide drone 130 (whether or not to operate the forget mode after launch, etc.). .

Each suicide drone 130 performs a mission by self-destructing a target corresponding to the GPS coordinate value based on the GPS coordinate value received from the reconnaissance drone 120. At this time, being able to operate multiple suicide drones 130 simultaneously means that an appropriate amount of explosives can be applied depending on the armor characteristics of the target. In other words, if it is difficult to neutralize with a single suicide drone, neutralization can be done by using multiple suicide drones simultaneously.

In addition, the suicide drone 130 can be equipped with various types of warheads, which allows it to perform more efficient missions.

In one embodiment, the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) is capable of directly filming each self-destructive unmanned aerial vehicle (130) detonating itself on a target from a third party's perspective vertically above the target, so the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) is in line of sight with the operator. If it exists, reliable battle damage assessment is possible in real time.

However, in the case where it exists in an invisible line of sight as shown in Figure 4, the video cannot be transmitted in real time because communication with the operator has already been cut off. In this case, since the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) itself can recognize that communication with the operator has been lost, the image at the time when the self-destructive unmanned aerial vehicle (130) is operated is stored in the memory of the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle. Since the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) performs its mission by communicating with the suicide destructive unmanned aerial vehicle (130), when the self-destructing mission of all self-destructing unmanned aerial vehicles (130) is completed, the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) also ends its mission and returns to the position before communication was cut off. It automatically returns and resumes communication with the ground control equipment 110, allowing the operator to retrieve it. At this time, when the ground control equipment 110 and the reconnaissance drone 120 are connected again, the image stored in the memory of the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle 120 can be immediately transmitted to the ground control equipment 110 to complete the battle damage assessment. there is.

In addition, since the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) tracks the designated target using video and moves vertically above the target, it can continuously acquire the target's GPS coordinates even when the target moves, and through this, the suicide unmanned aerial vehicle (130) It is possible to neutralize even moving targets.

In addition, when the vertical upward height of the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) is operated outside the vertical effective range of enemy personal weapons, etc., the survivability of the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) can be improved. In general, since the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) is more expensive than the suicide unmanned aerial vehicle (130), it is most efficient to neutralize the target using only the relatively low-cost self-destructive unmanned aerial vehicle (130) and continuously recover the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120). .

However, in the worst case, the reconnaissance drone (120) itself must be used as a suicide drone depending on the mission situation.

For this purpose, explosives may be mounted on the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120), and, as in the prior art, images taken through the camera device 121 of the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) may be transmitted in real time to the ground control equipment (110), The operator can directly check the target through the display device 111 to perform the mission.

Next, we will look at the process of operating a reconnaissance drone and a suicide drone in order using the suicide drone operation system 100 discussed above.

Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the entire process of operating a reconnaissance drone and a suicide drone using the suicide drone operation system 100 according to the present invention in a sequential order.

Referring to Figure 5, first, the reconnaissance drone 120 moves to a position adjacent to the target, photographs the target with a camera through the camera device 121, and transmits the captured image to the ground control equipment 110 (S501).

The ground control equipment 110 displays the captured image through the display device 111 so that the operator can view it. In this process, the reconnaissance drone 120 automatically recognizes objects in the captured image and then automatically identifies and guides the target among the recognized objects, allowing the operator to designate the target (S502).

When a target is designated through the ground control equipment 110, the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) tracks the designated target in real time through the camera device 121, moves vertically upward to the target, and self-destructs the GPS coordinates. Transmit to the unmanned aerial vehicle (130) (S503).

Each suicide drone 130 communicates with and dynamically follows the reconnaissance drone 120, and performs a suicide mission on a target corresponding to the GPS coordinate value based on the received GPS coordinate value (S504).

The suicide mission through each suicide drone 130 is filmed through the camera device 121 of the reconnaissance drone 120 and then transmitted in real time to the ground control equipment 110, allowing battle damage assessment to be performed in real time (S505) . If transmission of the captured image is impossible due to loss of communication with the ground control equipment 110, the reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) stores the captured image in memory, and then records it when communication with the ground control equipment 110 resumes. It is transmitted to the ground control equipment (110). After completing the mission using the suicide drone 130, the reconnaissance drone 120 is recovered and can be used in another tactical mission in the future (S506).

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art may make various modifications and changes to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. You will understand that you can do it.

100: Suicide drone operation system
110: Ground control equipment
111: display device
120: Reconnaissance drone
121: Camera device
130: Suicide drone

Claims (10)

Ground control equipment (110) configured to enable fire and forget operation function;
A reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) that communicates with the ground control equipment (110), captures a target with a camera, and then transmits the captured image to the ground control equipment (110); and
It includes a suicide drone (130), which is loaded with explosives and receives GPS coordinates from the reconnaissance drone (120) and then performs self-destruction on the target corresponding to the GPS coordinates,
The ground control equipment 110 includes a display device 111 that displays captured images transmitted through the reconnaissance drone 120,
The reconnaissance drone 120 includes a camera device 121, and transmits the captured image through the camera device 121 to the ground control equipment 110, after automatically recognizing the object in the captured image. Identify and guide targets among recognized objects,
The reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (120) is designed to be operated within line of sight when the assistance of a repeater is not needed,
The suicide drone 130 is provided to designate a target and determine the behavior of the suicide drone 130 at the same time through the ground control equipment 110, and through the setting of the ground control equipment 110 according to the mission, The reconnaissance drone 120 is set to continuously monitor the target through the camera device 121 and delay the decision to detonate the target,
The suicide drone 130 is equipped with warheads corresponding to one or more types,
A suicide drone operation system, characterized in that a plurality of suicide drones (130) are operated simultaneously based on GPS coordinates received from the reconnaissance drone (120).
delete delete According to paragraph 1,
The reconnaissance drone 120 is,
A suicide drone operating system, characterized in that the target determined through the ground control equipment (110) is tracked in real time through the camera device (121) and moves vertically upward to the target.
According to paragraph 4,
The reconnaissance drone 120 is,
A suicide drone operating system characterized in that, after moving vertically upward to the target, the GPS coordinates for the location are transmitted to the suicide drone (130).
According to paragraph 1,
The suicide drone 130,
One or more suicide drones (130) are provided, and each suicide drone (130) individually communicates with the suicide drones (130) to receive the GPS coordinates.
delete According to paragraph 1,
The reconnaissance drone 120 is,
When self-destruction of a target is initiated through the self-destruction drone 130, a video of the self-destruction execution is captured in real time and transmitted to the ground control equipment 110, so that battle damage assessment is performed in real time. Unmanned aerial vehicle operation system.
According to clause 8,
The reconnaissance drone 120 is,
If real-time transmission of the previously filmed self-destruction execution video is not possible due to communication failure with the ground control equipment 110, the self-destruction execution video is stored in memory and moved to a location where communication is possible upon completion of self-destruction through the suicide drone 130. A suicide drone operating system characterized in that the self-destruction execution image stored in the memory is transmitted to the ground control equipment (110).
According to paragraph 4,
The reconnaissance drone 120 is,
It is configured to be able to load explosives, and after tracking the target determined through the ground control equipment 110 in real time through the camera device 121, self-destruction is performed on the target or the ground control equipment 110 ) A suicide drone operating system that automatically captures and tracks the target in real time when communication is lost and then performs a self-destruction on the target.