公开(公告)号：WO2021091601A2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-14

申请号：PCT/US2020/041920

申请日：2020-07-14

Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.

Inventor： FREY, Jr., Robert D. ,  AFFLECK, Maxwell L. ,  BATCHELDER, Jason H. ,  CULLEN, Joseph P. ,  ROBICHAUD, Matthew H.

IPC: F41G7/26 ,  F41G7/24 ,  F41G7/22 ,  F41G7/2246 ,  F41G7/226 ,  F41G7/2293 ,  F42B10/60 ,  F42B15/01 ,  F42B15/105 ,  G01J1/0214 ,  G01J1/0219 ,  G01J1/0252 ,  G01J1/0407 ,  G01J1/0422 ,  G01J11/00

Abstract: An optical seeker assembly having an optical detector located within the wing or canards of a precision guided munition. The optical seeker provides on-wing processing that generates low bandwidth detection data that can be easily transferred to a primary CPU located within the main body or fuselage of the precision guided munition. The on-wing processing reduces or eliminates the need for optical fibers extending between an optical wedge and an optical detector to reduce the likelihood of optical fibers from impeding in the mechanical deployment of the wing and reduces losses. The reduction or elimination of optical fibers between the optical wedge and the optical detector further enables the optical detection assembly to have a higher pixel ratio or transmitting raw data between the wedge and the detector by sending sampled detection data across a low bandwidth link to a CPU in the main body.

公开(公告)号：WO2021076210A2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-22

申请号：PCT/US2020/046096

申请日：2020-08-13

Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.

Inventor： CHOINIERE, Michael, J.

IPC: F41G7/26 ,  F41G7/24 ,  F41G7/22 ,  F41G7/226 ,  F41G7/2293 ,  F42B10/60 ,  G02B27/142

Abstract: A guidance system for a projectile having a mid-body. The guidance system having a mid-body semi-active laser seeker. The seeker has an objective lens assembly and a sensor array that reads laser energy and transmits data to determine the direction of the laser energy. A glint management unit is connected to mid-body in such a manner that glint laser energy is prevented from passing to the objective lens assembly and sensor array so as to enhance determination of the location of the target.

公开(公告)号：WO2021251929A2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-16

申请号：PCT/TR2021/050542

申请日：2021-06-07

Applicant: ROKETSAN ROKET SANAYİİ TİCARET A. Ş.

Inventor： SEYHUN, Selçuk ,  BOLAT, Berk

IPC: F41G7/22 ,  G02B5/02 ,  F41G7/226 ,  F41G7/2293

Abstract: The present invention relates to a semi-active laser seeker head for miniature, laser-guided missile systems comprising a housing (20) limiting an inner chamber (23); a lens element (40) that is seated in a gap (26) of the housing (20) reaching the inner chamber (23) so as to receive electromagnetic radiation. The laser seeker head comprises; a body (44) that has a convex surface (42) on which the lens element (40) gets completely seated in a gap (26) on one hand and that extends into the inner chamber (23) on the other hand; and a filter (52) that directly receives the electromagnetic radiation, which is focused by the convex surface (42), from the body (44) that lies before and selectively transfers it to a multi-channel sensor (56) arranged at the rear portion thereof based on a predetermined wavelength threshold.

公开(公告)号：WO2021194582A2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-30

申请号：PCT/US2020/065093

申请日：2020-12-15

Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.

Inventor： CHOINIERE, Michael, J. ,  CHROBAK, Matthew, F.

IPC: F41G7/00 ,  F41G7/22 ,  F41G7/30 ,  F41G9/00 ,  F42B12/36 ,  F41G7/008 ,  F41G7/2233 ,  F41G7/2253 ,  F41G7/226 ,  F41G7/2293 ,  F41G7/303 ,  F41G7/308 ,  F42B12/365

Abstract: The system and method of swarm navigation using a follow the forward approach. Using on-board sensors and communications links between members of a swarm, numerous targets can be engaged more quickly and precisely. In some cases, a designator is used to help a forward of the swarm navigate to a target using image -based navigation up until terminal guidance is used. A cascade of messages are projected back to a following round so that each member of a swarm can determine a best target/round match and provide real-time, up-to-date information regarding targets' locations and each round's location, range to target, target selection, and the like.

公开(公告)号：WO2021140321A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：PCT/GB2021/050025

申请日：2021-01-06

Applicant: THALES HOLDINGS UK PLC

Inventor： WALLACE, Des

IPC: F41G3/14 ,  F41G3/16 ,  F41G7/22 ,  F41G7/24 ,  F41G7/26 ,  F41H13/00 ,  G01S7/38 ,  G01S7/495 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G02B26/08 ,  F41G3/145 ,  F41G3/165 ,  F41G7/226 ,  F41G7/263 ,  F41H13/0043 ,  F41H13/0056 ,  F41H13/0062 ,  F41H13/0068 ,  G02B26/0816 ,  G02B26/101

Abstract: A guidance head (8) for use in directing a beam (16) of energy towards a target comprises one or more beam-steering elements (30,32) for directing a beam of energy towards a projected position on an object in a scene, one or more beam-steering element sensors (38,40), a display (26), and a processing resource (24), wherein each beam-steering element has a corresponding beam-steering configuration, each beam-steering element sensor is configured to generate an electrical signal representative of the beam-steering configuration of the corresponding beam-steering element, and the processing resource is configured to receive image data representative of the scene and cause the display to display an image of the scene that is based on the received image data and which includes an aiming mark displayed at a position in the image of the scene based at least in part on the one or more electrical signals representative of the beam-steering configuration of the one or more beam-steering elements. The guidance head may be suitable for a weapon system such as a guided missile weapon system, a directed energy weapon system, a dazzle weapon system, or may be suitable for a target designator.

公开(公告)号：WO2021071580A2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-15

申请号：PCT/US2020/046100

申请日：2020-08-13

Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.

Inventor： CHOINIERE, Michael J.

IPC: F41G7/22 ,  F42B30/00 ,  F41G7/008 ,  F41G7/2253 ,  F41G7/226 ,  F41G7/2293 ,  F41G7/26 ,  F41G7/34 ,  F41G7/343 ,  F41G7/346 ,  F41G7/36

Abstract: A guidance assembly and method for guiding an ordnance to a target. The assembly can operated in navigation and targeting modes and has an imager/seeker including an objective lens assembly and an imaging sensor array which provide image data for mapping and terminal seeker performance. The imager/seeker is pivotally mounted on the ordnance. An actuator is coupled to the imager/seeker and can be actuated to pivot the imager/seeker relative to a longitudinal axis of the ordnance from a navigation position to a targeting position. A flight control unit communicates with the imager/seeker and the actuator, and has a processor which analyses the image data to provide navigation flight control signals for guiding the ordnance in the navigation mode of operation and determining a target direction via automatic target recognition or aimpoint algorithms for directing the ordnance to the target in the targeting mode of operation.