# US 8,788,120 B1 · Targeting management

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- Number: US 8,788,120 B1
- Document ID: US8788120B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 13/090,175
- Filed: 2011-04-19
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2011-04-19
- Assignees: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Applicants: Andrew P. Imbrie; Steven A. Dunn; Andrew A. Myers
- Inventors: Andrew P. Imbrie; Steven A. Dunn; Andrew A. Myers
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8788120B1

## CPC

- G05D 1/107: {specially adapted for missiles}
- F41G 7/007: {Preparatory measures taken before the launching of the guided missiles}
- F41G 7/346: {using global navigation satellite systems, e.g. GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS}
- F41G 7/36: using inertial references
- G05D 1/106: {Change initiated in response to external conditions, e.g. avoidance of elevated terrain or of no-fly zones}
- G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
- F41G: WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING (optical aspects thereof G02B)

## Abstract

System and methods for managing targets of a vehicle is provided. In some aspects, a system may include a boundary check module configured to receive boundary information from a flight safety system. The boundary information comprises a selected termination boundary of a plurality of termination boundaries confining navigation of the vehicle. Each of the plurality of termination boundaries is associated with a target of a plurality of targets of the vehicle. The system may further include a target modification module configured to select the target associated with the selected termination boundary, and a target guidance module configured to provide the selected target to a guidance and control system of the vehicle.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A targeting system for managing targets of a vehicle, the system comprising:
a boundary check module configured to receive boundary information from a flight safety system and to receive a modification of the selected termination boundary from the flight safety system, the boundary information comprising a selected termination boundary of a plurality of termination boundaries confining navigation of the vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of termination boundaries is associated with a target of a plurality of targets of the vehicle;
a target modification module configured to select the target associated with the selected termination boundary and to modify the target based on the modification of the selected termination boundary; and
a target guidance module configured to provide the selected target to a guidance and control system of the vehicle.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The targeting system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of targets is within an associated termination boundary.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The targeting system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of termination boundaries are predetermined.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The targeting system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of targets are predetermined.

### Claim 5

A vehicle comprising:
a guidance and control system; and
a targeting system for managing targets of a vehicle, the system comprising:
a boundary check module configured to receive boundary information from a flight safety system and to receive a modification of the selected termination boundary from the flight safety system, wherein the boundary information comprises a selected termination boundary of a plurality of termination boundaries confining navigation of the vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of termination boundaries is associated with a target of a plurality of targets of the vehicle;
a target modification module configured to select the target associated with the selected termination boundary and to modify the target based on the modification of the selected termination boundary; and
a target guidance module configured to provide the selected target to a guidance and control system of the vehicle,
wherein the guidance and control system is configured to receive the selected target and select one of a plurality of mission objectives based on the selected target.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The vehicle of claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of mission objectives is associated with one of the plurality of targets.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The vehicle of claim 5, wherein the one of the plurality of mission objectives is associated with a first of the plurality of targets, and wherein the guidance and control system is configured to select the one of the plurality of mission objectives based on the first of the plurality of targets.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The vehicle of claim 5, wherein the one of the plurality of mission objectives is different from another of the plurality of mission objectives.

### Claim 9 (depends on 5)

The vehicle of claim 5, wherein the one of the plurality of mission objectives is the same as another of the plurality of mission objectives.

### Claim 10 (depends on 5)

The vehicle of claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of mission objectives are predetermined.

### Claim 11

A method for managing targets of a vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving boundary information from a flight safety system, the boundary information comprising a selected termination boundary of a plurality of termination boundaries confining navigation of the vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of termination boundaries is associated with a target of a plurality of targets of the vehicle;
selecting the target associated with the selected termination boundary;
providing the selected target to a guidance and control system of the vehicle;
receiving a modification of the selected termination boundary from the flight safety system; and
modifying the target based on the modification of the selected termination boundary.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the target is selected based on the modification of the selected termination boundary from the flight safety system.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of targets is within an associated termination boundary.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of termination boundaries are predetermined.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of targets are predetermined.

### Claim 16

A non-volatile machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a processing system to perform a method for managing targets of a vehicle, the instructions comprising code for:
receiving boundary information from a flight safety system, the boundary information comprising a selected termination boundary of a plurality of termination boundaries confining navigation of the vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of termination boundaries is associated with a target of a plurality of targets of the vehicle;
selecting the target associated with the selected termination boundary;
providing the selected target to a guidance and control system of the vehicle;
receiving a modification of the selected termination boundary from the flight safety system; and
modifying the target based on the modification of the selected termination boundary.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The non-volatile machine-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the target is selected based on modification of the selected termination boundary from the flight safety system.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The non-volatile machine-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein each of the plurality of targets is within an associated termination boundary.

### Claim 19 (depends on 16)

The non-volatile machine-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein each of the plurality of termination boundaries are predetermined.