System and method for distributed engagement
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsMichael Howard, David Payton
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Abstract
The disclosed system for cooperative engagement generally includes a control system in communication with an actuation system, an effector system, a sensor system and a comunications interface. Disclosed features and specifications may be variously controlled, adapted or otherwise optionally modified to realize improved distributed designation and/or engagement function. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention generally provide cooperative designation and engagement of targets for air-, land-, sea- or space-based weapon systems.
Claims21
A method for distributive coordination of a plurality of agents to affect at least one target, said method comprising the steps of:
- composing a target list, said target list comprising a plurality of targets;
- ranking targets within said target list;
- selecting a target for engagement;
- communicating a reservation of the selected target to at least one other agent;
- and
- affecting the reserved target.
A method for distributive cooperative engagement of a target, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a sensor system suitably adapted to collect targeting information;
- providing a control system in communication with said sensor system, said control system suitably adapted to select a target based on at least one of said targeting information and a set of at least one of targeting and engagement criteria;
- providing a communications interface in communication with said control system, said communications interface suitably adapted to communicate at least one of target reservation and target position data;
- and
- providing an effector system in communication with said control system, said effector system suitably adapted to affect a target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.