RU2247312C1 - Method for check-up of results of target destruction - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: procedure of check-up of the results of target destruction, in particular, applicable in the constructions of guided and unguided rockets.

SUBSTANCE: the observation aid, for example, video cameras are installed in an independent module positioned on the carrier of the combat means, from which this module is separated. The claimed method is applicable for carriers both of strategical and tactical weapons irrespective of the method for their launching and target characteristics.

EFFECT: enhanced accuracy of all-weather check-up of the results of target destruction at a reduced risk of loss in combat equipment and personnel.

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Description

The invention relates to techniques for monitoring the results of defeat of surface or ground targets and can, in particular, be used in the design of guided and unguided missiles.

It is known that when launching guided and unguided missiles at a target that is outside the range of optical surveillance, uncertainty arises regarding the results of the launch, i.e. whether the target is hit or a restart is needed. Given the high cost of each launch and the unpredictable consequences of missile deflection from the target, the task of monitoring the results of launches is very urgent.

We stipulate in advance that the use of artificial Earth satellites does not yet allow all-weather operational control, especially during tactical operations. There are a lot of reasons for this, we will name only two main ones: difficult meteorological conditions that impede visibility in the optical and infrared ranges, as well as information processing periods that are unacceptable for tactical operations.

There are known attempts to control the results of a lesion using two or more optical sights, supplemented by a means of transmitting an image to a charge-coupled device and to a command post monitor (see the description of utility model RU 26113) [1], however, this solution has significant limitations - it requires control lesion results only in the scope of the optical sights, which are supplied, for example, sniper rifles.

Other traditional means of adjusting missile launches and monitoring the results of hitting a target (balloons, planes and observing helicopters) also have their limitations. It is known to develop a combat multifunctional two-seater helicopter (see RF patent No. 2212632) [2], designed to detect and destroy targets using air-to-ground (air-to-sea) missiles. Moreover, the results of the defeat are determined by the pilot using optical surveillance tools (optical and television sights) and transmitted to them at the command post.

Similar to the purpose and composition of the aiming and computing system, the US development contains an F-16R (F / A-18) fighter aircraft as a medium for weapons of destruction, and a Ryan BQM-145A type air-to-air missile as weapons (see also “Military Parade”, 1995, p.164 on the S-25L air-to-ground aircraft missile [3]).

The disadvantage of such solutions is obvious - a helicopter and an airplane are too noticeable targets for the enemy’s air defense system, especially at close distances, which provide the possibility of optical control of the attack results, and their term of stay near the target is very significant, since it directly depends on the time of the flight of the missile to the target.

Another solution is described in the TsAGI collection. Foreign science and technology news, series: Aviation and rocket technology. Technical information. Issue 4-6, 2002 [4]. In this decision, control is carried out using the Getoga unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The small size of the Getoga UAV ensures its delivery to the area of use on the external suspension of a manned attack aircraft. It is assumed that, having embarked on a combat mission, the device will carry out periodic overflights of the area where the strike object is located with fixing and transmitting to the ground CP image of the affected area. Such a surveillance system is closest in concept to the proposed technical solution.

It should be noted that this system, like other systems known from the prior art, has a serious common drawback, namely, to control the results of the defeat, the carrier aircraft must observe the flight of the rocket until it hits the target (or miss), being in the enemy’s air defense zone for a long time, which increases losses and reduces the effectiveness of the complex.

The problem to which the invention is directed is to provide reliable all-weather control of the results of hitting a target while reducing the risk of losses in military equipment and personnel.

The technical result is achieved due to the fact that the surveillance tool, for example, video cameras are not placed on a special aircraft (airplane, helicopter, UAV, etc.), but in an autonomous module placed on a launch vehicle from which the warhead is separated. It should be borne in mind that the launch vehicle in any case is a consumable, while the manufacture and launch of an UAV or other observational device means additional costs. In addition, it should be borne in mind that the trajectory of the launch vehicle or, at least, the last stage of such a rocket is quite close to the trajectory of the detachable warhead, which can significantly simplify the design of the orientation and guidance system of the monitoring equipment. In addition, the difference in speeds between the separated warhead, which, as a rule, receives additional acceleration after separation from the last stage, and this last stage, which can be additionally equipped with braking devices, gives the observer a certain time interval for confident control of the target’s destruction.

The broadcast of the video signal, preferably in digital form, from the optical monitoring means is carried out to a remote repeater receiver located, for example, on board a remote aircraft, followed by analysis of the video signal by the target adjustment point. The repeater and the adjustment point in this case are subject to a significantly lower risk of detection by the enemy and defeat.

As a preferred embodiment of this method, suitable for most known launch vehicle designs without significant modernization, it is proposed to place optical surveillance means and a transmitter on an autonomous module connected, for example, to a warhead. A warhead equipped with such a destruction control module (PKK), after being separated from the last stage of the launch vehicle, is pointed at the target and then the module is shot or detached, which starts transmitting video information about the final phase of the warhead trajectory and the results of the target’s destruction.

For a more visual representation of the proposed method, the following graphic materials:

The drawing shows a control circuit of the results of hitting a target, where

1 - uterine aircraft with a booster rocket and a receiver-relay,

2 - the goal

3 - target air defense coverage area,

4 - separated stage of the launch vehicle,

5 - self-contained module КРП,

6 - warhead

7 - flight path of the warhead,

8 - flight path module CRP,

9 - the flight path of the separated stage of the launch vehicle,

10 - trajectory of exit from the attack of the uterus.

The presence of a uterine plane is optional. It is important to have a relatively safe location for the transponder receiver, which can transmit information to the remote operator (for example, at the command post) from the optical surveillance equipment of the FIR module. So, the repeater receiver can be placed on board an aircraft located outside the target air defense zone, or you can undock such a repeater receiver from one of the stages of the launch vehicle and slowly parachute it.

The proposed method is applicable for both strategic and tactical missiles regardless of the launch method and target characteristics, for example, “air-to-ground”, “ground-to-ground”, etc.

Although only missiles are mentioned in the description of the method as an example of implementation, this method is also applicable to other options for delivering weapons to the target, for example, unmanned aerial vehicles, guided or unguided shells or bombs.

Claims (1)

A method of monitoring the results of hitting targets with missiles or other military means, including the use of surveillance tools and transmitting data on the strike zone to a remote operator, characterized in that the surveillance tools are placed in an autonomous module of the weapon of the weapon, while the data is transferred after the module is separated from the carrier.