US 5,635,662 A · Method and apparatus for avoiding detection by a threat projectile

Abstract

A method and apparatus for use by a personnel in combat unit to assess in bstantially real-time the threat to a combat unit posed by one or more threat projectiles. A command and control system receives a variety of input data and information signals and generates corresponding signals directed to a processing module. The processing module receives and processes the informational signals indicative of the status and characteristics of the combat unit and threat projectile. The processing module determines whether sample threat projectiles with an uncertainty region associated with each threat projectile detects the combat unit and determines therefrom a probability that the actual threat projectile detects the combat unit. The processing module also generates a probability of detection signals, to generate a report in user perceivable form, indicative of the probability of the threat projectile detecting the combat unit on a substantially real-time basis.

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Dependent claims

Apparatus for assessing in a three dimensional combat environment, a threat posed to a combat unit by a threat projectile of the type that seeks and upon detection homes on the combat unit, said apparatus comprising:

a command and control means for generating threat projectile positional and status information signals and combat unit positional and status information signals;
and
a measuring module means responsive to the threat projectile information signals and to the combat unit information signals generated by said command and control means for producing a substantially real-time detection probability signal indicating a likelihood of combat unit detection by the threat projectile.

A method for assessing a threat posed by a threat projectile of the type which seeks, detects and then homes in on a combat unit in a three dimensional combat environment, said method comprising the steps of:

generating threat projectile information signals representing the position and status of a threat projectile in a three dimensional combat environment;
generating combat unit information signals representing the position and status of a combat unit in the three dimensional combat environment;
and
generating a substantially real time detection probability signal indicating the probability of combat unit detection by the threat projectile in response to the states of the threat projectile and combat unit information signals.

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Method and apparatus for avoiding detection by a threat projectile

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Abstract

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