RU2808134C1 - Method of equipping aircrafts with aviation weapons - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: equipping aircrafts with aviation weapons.

SUBSTANCE: method of equipping aircrafts with aircraft weapons includes transportation, suspension and docking of the existing range of aircraft weapons for all types of manned and unmanned aerial vehicles. Aviation weapons are transported to the vicinity of the aircraft. The aircraft is installed on a leveling platform at the level of the airfield. A recessed module that combines storage facilities, lifting and rotating platforms is created, into which additional scissor-type lifts are integrated, equipped with a system of rotating and clamping supports, and aircraft weapons are placed and fixed on them. At the same time, templates, outriggers and a network of sensors of the sensor system are also installed.

EFFECT: increase in the accuracy of technological operations is achieved.

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Description

The invention relates to military equipment, and more specifically, to methods for equipping aircraft with aircraft weapons used in long-range, operational-tactical, army aviation and unmanned aircraft, the main tasks of which are the protection and defense of air borders, support of ground forces, as well as the implementation strike actions against designated targets in the tactical and operational depth of enemy defense.

Modern aircraft have both external and intra-fuselage installations of aviation weapons designed for suspension (docking), securing in the initial and safe position, transportation to the launch/drop site, preparation of auxiliary systems, monitoring and signaling to the crew about the fulfillment of guidance and aiming conditions and launch/drop of aircraft weapons.

An urgent task at the present time is to reduce the time and labor costs for equipping aircraft with aircraft weapons, taking into account the expansion of their range, changes in the conditions of combat use, requiring a quick change of ammunition options. In addition, the ever-increasing share of the use of attack unmanned aerial vehicles in armed conflicts and local wars necessitates the creation of a fundamentally new ground support and operational infrastructure.

There is a known method of equipping aircraft with aviation weapons, implemented by an equipment system in long-range, operational-tactical, army and unmanned aviation, which is an analogue of the declared one. The equipment system contains transport and lifting and transport trolleys (single and multi-seat), winches with attachment points for cables to the power elements of the aircraft, a drive for the lifting mechanism of aircraft weapons (manual, electric, hydraulic), and a control panel for automated lifting and docking. The method for controlling this aircraft equipment system includes transportation of aircraft weapons to the vicinity of the aircraft, manual movement of hoisting vehicles for the required positioning of suspension units of aircraft weapons relative to aircraft weapons installations, manual installation of winch/traverse attachment points and auxiliary cable blocks to technological openings power elements of the aircraft (see patent RU No. 2046073 B64F 1/32).

A device for transporting, lifting and suspending cargo on an aircraft is also known (see patent RU No. 2455202 C1 B64F 1/32), containing a trolley with a frame, a lifting device detachably mounted on the trolley with a cradle and a cable system connected to a winch, a cable system is made at one end with a leveling balancer, and at the other end with deflecting rollers, as well as with tips for connecting to suspension units, while the winch cable system is equipped with two blocks, one of which performs the function of the mentioned leveling balancer with a built-in roller, and the second block hingedly mounted using a bracket on the winch rod and equipped with an axle and a roller, while the cradle is made in the form of disks, hingedly fixed in the eyes of the base and equipped with axes to ensure the possibility of their reinstallation for loads of different diameters, and the disks are made with recesses of different diameters for loads of different diameters diameters

The disadvantage of these methods is the low productivity of the process of equipping aircraft with aviation weapons, large time and labor costs (especially at night) due to the technological operations provided for by this equipment system and requiring the additional involvement of specialists in related specialties to perform functions unusual for them, which reduces combat capabilities aviation in preparation for a combat flight.

A modularly reconfigurable support system is also known (see patent US 11,235,432 B2 B23Q 1/64, B23Q 1/25), containing support modules, positioning systems, which include a linear system, a lifting and rotating device, an actuator system and a rotation system made with the ability to position a part of the supporting structure relative to a number of axes of rotation, a holding system associated with the supporting structure and a fastening system configured to hold and move the load. In one embodiment, the modularly reconfigurable system may contain support modules and a positioning system. The positioning system may be coupled to the support modules and configured to position one support module relative to the main base. The modular and reconfigurable system allows you to hold the load and move it so that the location of the load corresponds to the attachment points (set of bases). In another embodiment, the modularly reconfigurable system may contain multiple support modules and positioning systems, which allows for the holding and movement of cargo along a designated base.

The main disadvantages of this method are the need to transport aircraft weapons, their reloading by crane from a transport trolley to a positioning system, and the increase in time when basing each individual support module for different types of aircraft relative to external suspension points in accordance with the type of beam holders and launching devices. This complicates compliance with the conditions of secrecy and requires large labor costs from both the main and involved related specialists for each cycle.

The closest to the invention is a method for equipping aircraft with ammunition and a system for its implementation (see patent RU 2560228 C1 B64F 1/32 - prototype) consisting in loading ammunition from warehouses onto a vehicle using technical means for loading and unloading operations, delivery of ammunition vehicle to the ammunition preparation site and unloading it, ensuring preliminary preparation of ammunition for combat use, specialists load ammunition onto platforms of transport robots, which ensure simultaneous delivery of ammunition to fiducial marks located relative to aircraft at a given distance, by receiving infrared radiation signals , placed on the reference marks, while moving each transport robot based on issuing a control signal to the transport robot's movement drive, blocking the reception of signals by the transport robot when reaching the reference marks, homing each transport robot with ammunition to the docking nodes of aircraft based on receiving signals infrared radiation from transmitters located at the docking stations of aircraft and issuing control commands to the movement drive of each transport robot, the movement of each transport robot with ammunition to the docking stations of aircraft is carried out within the radiation sectors of the first, second and third signals of infrared radiation, while the sectors radiation have different sizes due to different ranges and angles of radiation, determine the spatial position of each transport robot with ammunition by selecting infrared radiation signals, control the direction of movement of each transport robot with ammunition based on issuing control signals to the movement drive of each transport robot, upon reaching each transport robot of the third sector determines the relative position of each transport robot relative to the center line of the docking node, based on measuring two distances relative to the center of each transport robot; in the case of equality of distances, it is assumed that the transport robot and the docking node are located parallel to each other, and carry out further movements , if the distances are not equal, calculate the angle of deflection between each transport robot with ammunition and the docking unit, rotate each transport robot with ammunition by double deflection angles, and move the transport robot in a straight line back at a distance N to align its center with the center line docking station, while the distance from the center of the transport robot to the central point of the docking station is determined in accordance with the expression N=(L1+L2)/2+R, where (L1+L2)/2 is the distance from the center of the transport robot with ammunition to the central points of the docking station, R is the radius of the transport robot with ammunition, each transport robot with ammunition is moved to the docking station at a given distance from it, and additionally, the parallelism of each transport robot with ammunition is checked relative to the docking station of the aircraft, if they are parallel to each other friend, then the transport robot with ammunition docks with the docking station; if docking does not occur, then each transport robot moves away to a specified distance and repeats the docking step; if docking is successful, the command “primary docking completed” is issued from the docking station signaling unit to the control unit of the transport robot, which issues a command to drive the platform for lifting and moving ammunition to fixed values; when the specified movements are carried out, a command is issued by the alarm unit “secondary docking has occurred,” while the transmitting device located on each transport robot transmits to the control center information about the time, loading option and number of the aircraft on which the ammunition was loaded.

The main disadvantage of this method is the increased requirements for the pilot when installing the aircraft on the site, since there are two stages of basing, according to the selected reference mark bases and the center lines of the docking nodes, which increases the number of docking stages. With inconsistent and/or simultaneous movement of n-transport robots on the site, the movement route branches, merges, intersects, so there is a problem that other transport robots receive a signal prohibiting entry and are in a state of waiting for entry, while efficiency the movement of the unmanned transport robot is reduced. The aircraft must be re-equipped to install infrared transmitters located at the docking stations, reset all settings and/or reboot the system.

The proposed method allows us to practically eliminate the inherent disadvantages of the prototype.

The purpose of the present invention is to reduce the time and labor costs when equipping aircraft with aviation weapons, increasing the accuracy of technological operations for the safe positioning and docking of aircraft weapons and aircraft weapons installations, the secrecy of the work performed, and expanding the scope of application. This goal is achieved by the fact that in the method of equipping aircraft with aircraft weapons, which consists of transporting aircraft weapons to the vicinity of the aircraft, hanging/removing aerial bombs on single and multi-lock beam holders, hanging/removing aircraft weapons on aircraft launchers, hanging/ removing aircraft weapons onto aircraft ejection devices, additionally install the aircraft on a leveling platform with automatically opening/closing calibrated openings and a blast deflection screen (optional) at the level of the airfield pavement slabs, under which a recessed module is mounted, connected by a hidden highway to the technical position. The module houses storage tanks, installs power beams and leveling platform supports with built-in elevators, installs lift-and-turn platforms with built-in scissor lifts, and places a network of sensors for a sensor system for the safe positioning, movement and docking of aircraft weapons.

The features of the proposed method, common to the features of the prototype, are intended to perform the same functions as in the prototype. New features are introduced to achieve the objectives of the invention. Open transportation of aircraft weapons and the deployment of several reloading cranes and a group of self-propelled transport robots in the vicinity of the aircraft being equipped entails the creation of an operational equipment point for each serviced aircraft, which unmasks the delivery route and reloading points for aircraft weapons, making it difficult to carry out high-quality technological operations suspension due to the lack of specialists at suspension points and leads to an increase in time and labor costs.

A particular danger to the implementation of the prototype is the impact of external disturbances (time of day, variability of weather conditions, disruption of logistics planning, loss of camouflage abilities). For this purpose, the sign of covert transportation of aircraft weapons is introduced. This feature is caused by the need to create a deeply camouflaged delivery route for aviation weapons for the continuous replenishment of storage tanks in accordance with requests. In the prototype, the use of n-transport robots individually equipping the aircraft on the site, the route of movement of which branches, merges, and intersects, makes this task impossible in principle.

In the inventive method, aviation weapons are accumulated in storage cells with installed cradle, ready to be captured by the frames of lift-and-turn platforms; at the same time, similar aircraft weapons are lifted and docked onto aircraft weapons installations, symmetrical with respect to the construction axis of the aircraft. They use lifting and rotating platforms (two main and one reloading) integrated with elevators built into the power supports of the recessed module, activate mechanisms for opening/closing openings of the leveling platform, use clamping cradle, outriggers, additional lifts for hard-to-reach suspension points, use a system of position sensors and movements are controlled from a single centralized equipment point, implementing algorithms and programs developed for these purposes.

The implementation of the proposed method can be carried out as follows. As in the prototype, aircraft weapons are transported from a technical position to the vicinity of the aircraft. Additionally, a recessed module with storage storage facilities, power beams and leveling platform supports with built-in elevators, lifting and turning platforms with frames and built-in scissor lifts are installed.

The aircraft is installed on a leveling platform at the level of the airfield pavement slabs, the calibrated openings of which automatically open taking into account the span of the aerodynamic surfaces of the suspended aircraft weapon according to signals from the sensor system for safe positioning, movement and docking.

The proposed method of equipping aircraft with aircraft weapons makes it possible to reduce time and labor costs when equipping aircraft with aircraft weapons, increase the accuracy of technological operations, ensure safe positioning and docking of aircraft weapons and aircraft weapons installations, expand the scope of application, and realize the possibility of equipping aircraft of various types. types, increase the secrecy of the work performed.

Claims (1)

A method of equipping aircraft with aviation weapons, including delivery of aircraft weapons to aircraft parking areas in dispersal zones and the central zone, loading of external and intra-fuselage installations of aircraft weapons, characterized in that the aircraft is installed on a leveling site at the level of the airfield, create a recessed module that combines storage facilities - drives, lifting and rotating platforms, into which additional scissor-type lifts are integrated, equipped with a system of rotating and clamping supports, aircraft weapons are placed and fixed on them, templates and outriggers are also installed, a network of touch sensors is installed systems.