Area denial communication latency compensation

A computer program product for communication latency compensation in an area denial system deployed in a region, the area denial system including a plurality of munitions defining an obstacle field, one or more sensor devices, and a command and control unit, networked together, via one or more gateway devices, in an area denial network having a command and control latency for communication between the command and control unit and the remainder of the area denial system, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a processor, the program instructions comprising:
• authorization filter means to receive authorization messages to fire one or more munitions of the plurality of munitions;
• authorization filter means to receive target sensor data from the one or more sensor devices;
• authorization filter means to determine a predicted position area for the target, the predicted position area using the target sensor data;
• and
• authorization filter means to determine that the predicted position area is outside a threshold distance from a first authorized munition of the one or more authorized munitions, and in response, de-authorize the first authorized munition.

An area denial system for deployment in a region, the area denial system comprising:

• a plurality of munitions;
• one or more sensor devices;
• a command and control unit;
• and
• one or more gateway devices;
• wherein the plurality of munitions, the one or more sensor devices and the command and control unit are configured to be networked together via the one or more gateway devices in an area denial network having a command and control latency for communication between the command and control unit and the remainder of the area denial system;
• wherein the command and control unit, and the one or more gateway devices, each include a processor and a computer readable storage medium communicatively connected to the processor, the computer readable storage mediums having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein each of the computer readable storage mediums is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by the respective processors to cause the respective processors to:
• detect, using the one or more sensor devices, a target for the area denial system, the detecting including determining a first target position relative to the obstacle field;
• determine a first predicted position area for the target, the first predicted position area indicating a range of possible locations for the target using the command and control latency and using the first target position;
• determine one or more recommended munitions of the plurality of munitions, the one or more recommended munitions determined using the first predicted position area for the target;
• notify one or more human operators, via the command and control unit, of the one or more recommended munitions;
• receive from at least one of the one or more human operators, via the command and control unit, authorization to arm one or more munitions of the plurality of munitions;
• determine a second predicted position area for the target, the second predicted position area using a second detected target position;
• and
• determine that the second predicted location area is outside a threshold distance from a first authorized munition of the one or more authorized munitions, and in response, de-authorizing the first authorized munition.