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US 11,307,575 B2Granted
Autonomous ground attack system
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorGentry B. Stephens
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Abstract
An anti-personnel autonomous vehicle (AGAR) system has a chassis formed by a directional fragmentation weapon (DFW). An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assembly is engaged to the DFW, the UAV assembly having a plurality of wheel and motor units positioned to provide balanced wheel and motor on the DFW. A control module integrated in the UAV assembly has a wireless transmitter/receiver communicating with a remote controller.
Claims20
An autonomous ground attack system comprising:
- a directional fragmentation weapon (DFW);
- a motorized wheeled assembly having a plurality of wheel and motor units, said motorized wheeled assembly configured to be attached to the DFW at a predetermined position, said DFW constituting a structural chassis, whereby said plurality of wheel and motor units position a center of gravity with the DFW for operational weight and balance;
- a control module integrated in the motorized wheeled assembly having a wireless transmitter/receiver communicating with a remote controller.
An autonomous ground attack vehicle comprising:
- a directional fragmentation weapon (DFW);
- a motorized wheeled assembly having
- a harness employing a longitudinal strap and two lateral straps adapted to be engaged around the DFW at a predetermined position, said DFW constituting a structural chassis;
- four wheel and motor units having motors and wheels, said wheel and motor units connected to the lateral straps, said lateral straps fixed to the longitudinal strap at connection points positioned to provide a center of gravity of the wheel and motor units and the DFW providing operational weight and balance and clearance of the wheels;
- a control module integrated in the motorized wheel assembly, said control module having
- a wireless transmitter/receiver;
- a microprocessor connected to the wireless transmitter/receiver for navigation and control with electrical connections to the wheel and motor units for power control of the motors;
- a detonator connector interconnecting the control module with a detonator input receptacle on the DFW;
- a targeting and navigation camera affixed to the longitudinal strap at a central position intermediate the connection points on an upper surface of the DFW, the targeting and navigation camera connected to the microprocessor whereby images from the targeting and navigation camera are transmitted through the wireless transmitter/receiver;
- and
- a battery incorporated in the control module and connected to provide power to the microprocessor, wireless transmitter/receiver, detonator connector and motors of the wheel and motor units.
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A method for enemy engagement with an autonomous ground attack vehicle comprising:
- retrieving a directed fragmentation weapon (DFW);
- mounting a motorized wheeled assembly to the DFW at a predetermined position, said DFW constituting a structural chassis, whereby a plurality of wheel and motor units position a center of gravity with the DFW for operational weight and balance;
- and,
- communicating through a control module with a remote controller through a wireless transmitter/receiver.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.