US20230392899A1 - Determination of a fire guidance solution of an artillery weapon - Google Patents

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US20230392899A1
US20230392899A1 US18/032,275 US202118032275A US2023392899A1 US 20230392899 A1 US20230392899 A1 US 20230392899A1 US 202118032275 A US202118032275 A US 202118032275A US 2023392899 A1 US2023392899 A1 US 2023392899A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F41G3/12—Aiming or laying means with means for compensating for muzzle velocity or powder temperature with means for compensating for gun vibrations
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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  • the present disclosure relates to methods for determining a fire control solution of an artillery weapon in indirect ballistic fire to hit a target. Further advantages are a fire control system for determining a fire control solution of an artillery weapon in indirect ballistic fire to hit a target and an artillery weapon system with an artillery weapon for combating a target in indirect ballistic fire.
  • a fire control equation is used, which, following its solution, provides a fire control solution according to which the weapon can be aimed in order to be able to combat the target.
  • a fire control system is usually used, which enables an automated determination of the fire control solution.
  • artillery weapon systems have one of the most important support functions in modern military conflicts. As flexibly deployable systems, these can be used both offensively and defensively. The precision of the artillery weapons of such artillery weapon systems has increased significantly in the past. Modern weapon systems enable the use of state-of-the-art ammunition and improved fire control technology to achieve high accuracy due to their high manufacturing quality. Above all, this makes it possible to minimize collateral damage and avoid endangering one's own or allied forces.
  • An advantage of the present disclosure is therefore to increase the survivability of the artillery weapon and its operating crew, in particular during a fire fight in which the weapon shoots at a target and is itself exposed to return fire.
  • the fire control solution can be determined while taking into account the changing weapon position and the target position of the target as geographic position data.
  • the geographical position data can be detected in the form of geographical coordinates, for example in the form of latitude and longitude.
  • the fire control solution can be determined during movement of the weapon.
  • the preparation of indirect firing while moving can also be done in this way while moving.
  • the ability of indirect firing while moving can lead to a reduction in the reaction time between the receipt of a firing task via a command system and implementation of the firing task in the context of an adapted firing command after the determination of the fire control solution in combination with a minimized vulnerability of the weapon.
  • At least one absolute parameter independent of the relative position and/or relative location of the weapon and the target can be taken into account.
  • an absolute parameter it is possible to take into account parameters which influence the fire control solution and which are independent of the relative position and/or relative location of the weapon and the target to each other when determining the fire control solution.
  • the at least one absolute—parameter can be determined in an absolute coordinate system which is not dependent on the position of the weapon and/or the target or can be determined as a value on an absolute scale.
  • Such an absolute parameter can thus be independent of the relative position of the weapon and the target to each other and/or of the relative location of the weapon and the target to each other, i.e. a change in the position and/or location of the weapon in relation to the target just as little effect on it as a change in the position and/or location of the target in relation to the weapon.
  • an absolute terrain height of the weapon position, an absolute terrain height of the target position, an absolute time and/or an absolute system parameter of the weapon is taken into account as absolute parameter.
  • the absolute terrain height of the weapon position and/or the target position can be determined as the height difference of the weapon position or the target position compared to a zero level.
  • topographic map material and/or topographical measuring instruments can be used.
  • the same zero level may be used when taking into account the absolute terrain height of the weapon and the absolute terrain height of the target position.
  • the absolute time can serve as a time standard, which is referred to in the determination of the other parameters included in the fire control equation.
  • the influence of detection times and/or transmission times can be taken into account by means of the absolute time.
  • Parameters existing at the same time, but present at different times due to the detection and/or transmission times can be synchronized with each other by means of the absolute time and can be used as synchronous parameters for determining the fire control solution.
  • the absolute time can be taken into account as a time stamp for determining the parameters, especially in decentralized system components.
  • the absolute temperature of the propellant, the shape of the projectile, the weight of the projectile, the caliber of the weapon, the rifling profile of the weapon and/or the spin of the weapon can be taken into account as absolute system parameters of the weapon, for example.
  • the motion dynamics of the weapon and the motion dynamics of the target are taken into account.
  • a fire control solution for hitting a moving target with a moving artillery weapon with indirect ballistic fire can be determined.
  • the consideration of the motion dynamics makes it possible, in addition to constant, rectilinear movements of the weapon and/or the target, to take into account changes in the speed and direction of movement of the weapon and/or of the target.
  • the method can also determine a fire control solution for a moving artillery weapon to hit a stationary target, for a stationary artillery weapon to hit a moving target, and for a stationary artillery weapon to hit a stationary target.
  • the functionality of the known determination methods of a fire control solution can be covered, so that this method can not only supplement known determination methods but can completely replace them.
  • the motion dynamics of the weapon By taking into account the motion dynamics of the weapon, the future weapon position that the weapon occupies at the time when a fired projectile leaves the weapon can be determined.
  • a future target position which the target is likely to occupy when the projectile hits, can be anticipated.
  • the movement of the target can be extrapolated from the previously recorded motion dynamics of the target.
  • the motion dynamics in absolute coordinates they can be taken into account independently of the relative position and/or location of the weapon and the target in relation to each other. With the absolute coordinates, the motion dynamics of the weapon and the motion dynamics of the target can be taken into account without being influenced by a change in the target position or the weapon position.
  • the motion dynamics of the weapon and the motion dynamics of the target can each be the movement behavior, in particular the totality of the previously detected movements of the weapon or the target.
  • the motion dynamics are detected in indirectly referenced coordinate systems.
  • the motion dynamics recorded in indirectly referenced coordinate systems can be related to each other without the coordinate system in which a motion dynamics is detected being directly referenced to the coordinate system in which the other motion dynamics is detected. Since there is no line of sight between the weapon and the target in the case of indirect ballistic fire, the coordinate systems of the weapon and the target cannot be directly referenced to each other.
  • the motion dynamics recorded in different coordinate systems can also be related to each other without a direct line of sight, in particular in absolute coordinates.
  • a further embodiment provides that a detection system is used to detect the target.
  • the detection system can also allow detection of the target without a direct line of sight between the weapon and the target.
  • the detection system may be a separate system from the weapon and in particular independent of the weapon, such as a satellite, a drone, a UAV, an unmanned ground vehicle, an observation post, a vehicle-based target detection system and/or an infantry target detection system.
  • the detection system With the detection system, the target and in particular the target position relative to the detection system can be acquired from a coordinate system bound to the detection system.
  • the detection system may use one or more detection signals.
  • the detection signal can be, for example, radar radiation reflected by the target, infrared radiation emitted by the target or light reflected by the target, with which the detection system can detect the target.
  • the motion dynamics of the detection system can be taken into account when determining the fire control solution.
  • an absolute detection system position of the detection system is used in indirect referencing of the coordinate systems. Because the detection system position is different from the weapon position, the target's coordinate system can be referenced directly to the coordinate system of the detection system located at the detection system position.
  • the coordinate system of the detection system located at the detection system position can in turn be referenced directly or indirectly via further coordinate systems to the coordinate system of the weapon.
  • the coordinate system of the target can be indirectly referenced to the coordinate system of the weapon via the coordinate system of the detection system.
  • the coordinate system of the weapon can be indirectly referenced to the coordinate system of the target or the coordinate systems of the weapon and the target can be indirectly referenced to another coordinate system.
  • referencing the coordinate systems they can be related to each other in such a way that the positions and directions detected in a first coordinate system can be transformed into the other coordinate system without loss of information.
  • several matching positions in particular at least three, can be detected from both coordinate systems.
  • the properties of the detection system are taken into account.
  • Properties of the detection system to be taken into account may include, for example, the processing time from reception to forwarding of a detection signal by the detection system to the weapon, the transit time of the detection signal from the target to the detection system, the transit time of a forwarded signal from the detection system to the weapon, the movement of the detection system and/or the motion dynamics of the detection system.
  • At least one artillery-relevant influencing parameter is taken into account, in particular vibration influences of the weapon, vibration influences of a weapon carrier and/or a firing time development.
  • Artillery-relevant influencing parameters can have an influence on the internal ballistics and/or the external ballistics during indirect ballistic fire.
  • the artillery-relevant influencing parameters can be described statistically, in particular the vibration influences of the weapon and/or the vibration influences of the weapon carrier.
  • the weapon carrier can accommodate the weapon as such and can enable its movement in the terrain, wherein the weapon carrier may be a chassis or an armored hull, for example. Together with the weapon, the weapon carrier forms part of a weapon system.
  • both vibrations of the weapon carrier relative to the surrounding terrain and vibrations of the weapon relative to the weapon carrier can occur. Vibrations of the weapon as well as those of the weapon carrier can affect the fire control solution, wherein it can lead to both constructive and destructive interference of the respective vibrations.
  • these interferences can also be taken into account.
  • the consideration of the firing time development which is the time offset between the ignition of a propellant charge and the muzzle exit of a projectile driven by this propellant charge from the muzzle of the weapon, the acceleration time of the projectile can be taken into account. In addition to the pure acceleration time, the acceleration behavior of the projectile can also be taken into account as another artillery-related influencing parameter.
  • the artillery-relevant influencing parameter in particular its effect on the fire control solution, is extrapolated.
  • an indication of the magnitude of this influencing parameter in the future time relevant to determining the fire control solution and in the immediate future can be gained from the previous development of the at least one artillery-relevant influencing parameter.
  • At least one geographical interference parameter is taken into account for determining an interference-contour-free projectile trajectory.
  • the geographical interference parameters may also include other natural or artificially constructed geographical structures, such as vegetation or buildings.
  • geographic interference parameters in the area of the weapon position and in the area of the target position are, in particular exclusively, taken into account for determination of the interference-contour-free projectile trajectory. In this way, an interference-free launch angle of the projectile from the weapon and an interference-free approach angle of the projectile to the target position can be ensured.
  • the distance between the weapon position and the target position, the projectile flight time and/or the motion dynamics of the target can be additionally taken into account.
  • terrain modeling between the weapon position and the target position is carried out, in particular continuously. Due to the terrain modeling, which in addition to the topology can also include geographical interference parameters present in the terrain, a model of the terrain that reflects the real conditions can be accessed at any time and for each weapon position.
  • the terrain modeling can be performed highly dynamically, so that a reliable terrain model can be provided even with changes in the direction of movement and the speed of movement of the weapon and/or the target.
  • map material of one or more maps stored in a database can be used.
  • the terrain modelling can be carried out between the weapon position assumed at the time of modelling as a quasi-static firing position during the movement of the weapon and the current and/or extrapolated target position.
  • the interference contour freedom of the projectile trajectory can be easily determined, since the end point of the projectile trajectory is the extrapolated target position at which the target is expected to be when the projectile hits.
  • the calculated projectile trajectory By superimposing the calculated projectile trajectory with the terrain model, it can be easily determined whether there are geographical interference parameters in the projectile trajectory. For this purpose, it can be checked whether the calculated projectile trajectory and the surface of the terrain model intersect at one or more points between the weapon position and the target position.
  • At least one blocking parameter in particular a definable restricted area
  • a firing of the weapon by which the projectile would pose an inadmissible security threat, can be prevented.
  • a restricted area into which a projectile may not enter and/or in which a projectile may not strike can be defined as a blocking parameter.
  • a restricted area can be defined, for example, as an area around a civil protection facility, a hospital, a separate field camp or one's own units. If the consideration of at least one blocking parameter shows that firing would lead to a violation of the blocking parameter, for example, a fire signal of the weapon can be interrupted.
  • a definable restricted area can be variable over time and can move, for example, together with own units that are moving.
  • no fire control solution is output depending on the blocking parameter, in particular depending on the situation and/or time.
  • a fire control solution Without the output of a fire control solution, there can be no inadmissible firing of the weapon based on consideration of at least one blocking parameter.
  • the prevention of the output of a fire control solution can be carried out depending on the blocking parameter and or depending on the situation and/or time, so that, for example, a blocking parameter is only valid with regard to a type of munition used, in a defined time window, from a defined point in time or up to a defined point in time.
  • the artillery weapon system comprises a damped weapon carrier for reducing vibrations during motion dynamics, in particular for filtering high-frequency vibrations. Vibration influences on the fire control solution can be reduced by the damped weapon carrier, whereby the accuracy of the artillery weapon system can be increased during indirect ballistic firing while driving.
  • the weapon system has a hydraulic and/or electrical compensation system for compensating for vibrations of the weapon while driving.
  • the weapon is supported relative to the weapon carrier with an imbalance-compensated weapon support. Due to the imbalance-compensated weapon support, the dynamics of the directional movement of the weapon can be increased and faster combatting of the target can be enabled.
  • the weapon can be supported about 360° relative to the weapon carrier, in particular in a turret system.
  • the weapon carrier may advantageously provide a large contact area to reduce tilting movements resulting from unevenness in the terrain and/or to enable firing of the weapon in different directions relative to the weapon carrier with no supporting system, in particular in a horizontal angular range of 360° around the weapon carrier.
  • FIG. 1 shows schematically a direct firing weapon in a top view
  • FIG. 2 shows schematically an indirect ballistic firing of an artillery weapon in a top view
  • FIG. 3 shows schematically taking into account interference parameters when determining a fire control solution
  • FIG. 4 shows schematically taking into account a blocking parameter when determining a fire control solution.
  • the direct-firing weapon 2 can already be roughly aimed at the target 5 along a direct line of sight 7 .
  • the movement of the target 5 in the target coordinate system K 5 can be easily detected from the weapon 2 with a direct line of sight 7 to the target 5 directly in the coordinate system K 2 of the weapon 2 and used to determine the fire control solution.
  • the position and movement of the target 5 relative to the weapon 2 are determined directly and as such relative positions and movements are also taken into account in determining the fire control solution.
  • the fire control solution cannot be determined as easily as for direct firing.
  • the distance between the artillery weapon 2 and the target 5 to be hit is significantly greater than in the case of a direct firing weapon, so that there is no direct line of sight between the weapon 2 and the target 5 .
  • the line of sight 7 of the artillery weapon 2 is rather interrupted by an interference parameter 12 .
  • This interference parameter 12 is indicated in FIG. 2 as a terrain height, but due to the very long distances can also be caused by the curvature of the earth as such. Due to the lack of a direct line of sight between the weapon 2 and the target 5 , the coordinate systems K 2 , K 5 can no longer be related to each other, so that there are two independent coordinate systems for the weapon 2 and for the target 5 .
  • the changing weapon position P 2 of the weapon 2 and the target position P 5 of the target 5 are taken into account as geographic position data with the method according to one embodiment.
  • This indication can be made, for example, according to the respective longitude and latitude, so that these are considered for a weapon position P 2 and the target position P 5 as geographic position data in an absolute coordinate system KA, which is not affected by the respective position of the weapon 2 and the target 5 relative to each other.
  • the respective motion dynamics of the weapon 2 and target 5 can also be taken into account when determining the fire control solution.
  • These motion dynamics can also be taken into account when determining the fire control solution in an absolute coordinate system KA, which can be, for example, the same coordinate system as has already been used for determining the geographic position data.
  • the coordinate systems K 2 and K 5 must be referenced to each other, i.e. related to each other. This can be carried out by means of a detection system 6 independent of the weapon 2 , with which the target 5 can be detected.
  • this detection system 6 indirect referencing of the coordinate systems K 2 , K 5 to each other can take place, even without an existing direct line of sight between the weapon 2 and the target 5 .
  • This indirect referencing relates the two moving coordinate systems K 2 , K 5 to each other.
  • This motion dynamics of the target 5 transformed into the absolute coordinate system KA can then be taken into account when determining the fire control solution.
  • vibrations of both the weapon carrier 3 and the weapon 2 relative to the weapon carrier 3 can occur while the weapon system 1 is moving in the terrain, the influences of these vibrations as artillery-relevant influencing parameters in addition to the classic parameters for firing while moving, such as the target distance, the wind and the air pressure, can be considered as additional statistical parameters when determining the fire control solution of the weapon 2 .
  • these vibration influences of the weapon 2 and/or the weapon carrier 3 as well as other artillery-relevant influencing parameters, such as firing time development can be calculated for the time of firing the weapon 2 by extrapolation.
  • a terrain model, from which unevenness in the terrain and resulting vibration influences can also be predicted can also be incorporated in the prediction of these artillery-relevant influencing parameters and in particular of the vibration influences, in addition to the past values of these influencing parameters.
  • FIG. 3 the indirect ballistic firing of an artillery weapon 2 of a weapon system 1 is shown schematically from a side view. This shows how the topography of the terrain as an interference parameter 12 prevents a direct line of sight between the weapon system 1 and the target 5 .
  • the terrain at the weapon position P 2 has a different terrain height than at the target position P 5 .
  • these different absolute terrain heights of the weapon position P 2 and the target position P 5 are taken into account as absolute parameters.
  • the absolute terrain heights at the weapon position P 2 and the target position P 5 can be specified against an absolutely defined zero level, such as sea level, and as such, for example, are taken from map information stored in a memory of the weapon system 1 , based on the geographical position data of the weapon position P 2 and the target position P 5 .
  • a detection system 6 in the form of a satellite is shown above the weapon system 1 and the target 5 in FIG. 3 . From the detection system position P 6 , this detection system 6 can directly detect both the target 5 at the target position P 5 and the weapon system 1 at the weapon position P 2 , i.e. there is a direct line of sight between the detection system 6 and the target 5 or the weapon system 1 .
  • the detection system 6 can thus detect the target 5 and its motion dynamics in the coordinate system K 5 in this way.
  • This detection can be carried out, for example, using radar radiation reflected by the target 5 , infrared radiation emitted by the target 5 or optically using light reflected by the target 5 .
  • the reflected radar radiation, the emitted infrared radiation or the reflected light thus forms a detection signal which, despite propagation at the speed of light, requires a time t 1 to travel the distance between the target 5 and the detection system 6 and to be detected at the detection system position P 6 .
  • this detection signal is processed before the processed signal is forwarded from the detection system 6 to the weapon system 1 at a time t 2 after detection.
  • the transmission of this processed signal from the detection system 6 to the weapon system 1 in turn requires a certain time t 3 .
  • the detection system 6 Since both the weapon 2 with the coordinate system K 2 located at the weapon position P 2 and the target 5 with the coordinate system K 5 located at the target position P 5 can be detected from the detection system 6 , the detection system 6 , with its detection system position P 6 determinable in the absolute coordinate system KA and the coordinate system K 6 of the detection system 6 at this position, is suitable for indirect referencing of the coordinate systems K 2 and K 5 .
  • the coordinate system K 5 with its origin at the target position P 5 can first be referenced from the detection system position P 6 with the original coordinate system K 6 there. Subsequently, referencing of this detection system position P 6 in the coordinate system K 2 can be carried out from the weapon position P 2 .
  • properties of the detection system 6 are also taken into account when determining the fire control solution. These properties may be in particular the time t 1 for acquiring the target 5 detection signals by the detection system 6 , the time t 3 for transmitting the detection signals or the time t 2 for processing the detection signal by the detection system 6 .
  • the detection system 6 is shown as a satellite, it may also be other movable detection systems 6 , such as a drone, a UAV or a reconnaissance aircraft. Such mobile detection systems 6 could have a changing detection system position P 6 .
  • the motion dynamics of the detection system 6 itself may also be included in the properties to be taken into account during determination of the fire control solution.
  • a special challenge for land-based weapon systems 1 in the context of indirect fire while moving is the solution of geographical challenges, which are reflected in particular in the form of geographic interference parameters 12 - 14 .
  • These geographic interference parameters 12 - 14 may be, for example, the topography 12 of the terrain or geographical structures, for example bridges or buildings as structures or the trees 13 , 14 shown as vegetation in FIG. 3 in the area of the weapon 2 and in the area of the target 5 .
  • a projectile trajectory 11 must be selected which is free of interference contours of these geographical interference parameters 12 - 14 .
  • the firing weapon system 1 must calculate the interference contour freedom of the projectile trajectory 11 to the target 5 on the basis of geographical map material.
  • the projectile trajectory 11 is free of an interference contour.
  • the projectile trajectory 8 having a smaller launch angle A would already intersect the interfering contour 13 shown as a tree in the area of the weapon 2 , so that a projectile on this projectile trajectory 8 would be disturbed by the interfering contour 13 .
  • the projectile trajectory 9 intersects the profile of the terrain as an interference parameter 12 , so that the projectile on this projectile trajectory 9 would not reach the target 5 but would previously strike at the height of the terrain.
  • the projectile trajectory 10 also intersects an interference parameter 14 in the form of a tree, whereby the approach angle B of the projectile would be disturbed.
  • the projectile trajectories 8 to 11 calculated for different fire control solutions and shown in FIG. 3 , taking into account the geographical interference parameters 12 to 14 , only the projectile trajectory 11 would be free of interference and would thus be suitable for hitting the target 5 by indirect ballistic fire.
  • a further detection system 6 is provided at the detection position P 6 , which may be, for example, a fixed observation post from which the target 5 can be detected at the target position P 5 .
  • the motion dynamics of the target 5 which is moving on a road 17 , can be detected from this terrestrial observation post as a detection system 6 .
  • the motion dynamics of the target 5 detected relative to the detection system position P 6 can be transmitted to a fire control system 4 of the weapon system 1 together with the absolute position of the detection system 6 , for example in the form of GPS positions in the absolute coordinate system KA. Together with the map data stored in the fire control system 4 , the motion dynamics of the target 5 in the absolute coordinate system KA can be determined from the relative motion dynamics of the target 5 together with the absolute detection system position P 6 for being taken into account when determining the fire control solution. During determination of the fire control solution by the fire control system 4 , the absolute motion dynamics of the weapon system 1 are then also incorporated in the absolute coordinate system KA, being detected in the coordinate system K 2 and transformed if necessary.
  • the detection signals processed by the detection system 6 in the form of a satellite can be forwarded to the fire control system 4 of the weapon system 1 for determining the fire control solution.
  • a defined restricted area 15 extends as a blocking parameter around an object 16 to be protected, which is a hospital, for example.
  • a projectile may not enter this restricted area 15 for safety reasons and may not strike there, otherwise it would represent an inadmissible safety-related threat to the object 16 .
  • this is taken into account as a blocking parameter when determining the fire control solution.
  • no fire control solution would be output when determining the fire control solution as long as the target 5 is in the restricted area 15 , even if hitting the target 5 would be possible without taking the blocking parameter into account.
  • the fire control system 4 and the artillery weapon system 1 described above it is possible to increase the survivability of the artillery weapon 2 and its operating crew, in particular even during a firefight in which the weapon 2 is firing at a target 5 and is itself exposed to return fire.

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