Marksman launcher system architecture

A launching system having a surrounding environment, the launching system comprising:

• a plurality of external components located within the environment for executing an effector launching sequence, one of the external components being a launching device;
• a platform in which the launching device is deployed;
• and
• a modular controller for executing the effector launching sequence that is located within the environment of the launching system, the plurality of external components being located externally to the modular controller, the modular controller including a core processor module and a plurality of converting modules that each have an electro-mechanical interface and is connectable between the core processor module and one of the plurality of external components, the plurality of converting modules being configured to send and receive data with the core processor module and the plurality of external components enabling the core processor module to execute a plurality of different effector launching sequences.

A method of controlling a launching system having a plurality of external components for executing a launching sequence, the method comprising:

• storing data corresponding to a plurality of predetermined launch sequences in a memory of a core processor module, wherein the launching system is reconfigurable for each of the plurality of predetermined launch sequences;
• selecting a predetermined launch sequence from the plurality of predetermined launch sequences;
• using a plurality of converting modules to communicate between the core processor module and the plurality of external components associated with the selected predetermined launch sequence, wherein each of the plurality of converting modules is associated with one of the plurality of external components;
• and
• executing the selected predetermined launch sequence.