KR101481102B1 - Strike system and method for operating the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a striking system and a method of operation thereof for preventing overlapping strikes on the same target. To this end, the striking system of the present invention includes a plurality of striking devices, each of which is located at another position, wherein each of the plurality of striking devices includes: a position tracking unit for tracking device position information of the striking device; A target tracking unit for tracking target position information of the targets; A controller for selecting a proximity target closest to the striking device based on the device position information and the target position information and generating proximity target information for the proximity target; A communication unit for transmitting the device location information and the proximity target information to the other striking devices; And a striking unit for striking the target based on the proximity target information.

Description

[0001] STRIKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME [0002]

The present invention relates to a striking system and method of operation thereof, and more particularly, the present invention relates to striking systems for preventing overlapping strikes on the same target and a method of operation thereof.

Currently, weapon systems are evolving into intelligent weapons systems that can be combined with sensors and wireless communications to monitor and strike a wide range of areas. With this intelligent weapon system, it is becoming possible to automatically detect and strike targets even if the user does not set them manually.

However, when there are a plurality of targets and a plurality of striking devices, a situation occurs in which a plurality of striking devices strike the same target in an overlapping manner. If such a double striking occurs, the striking device is unnecessarily consumed, which makes it difficult to simultaneously hit the large number of targets simultaneously. Accordingly, various tactical operations through a plurality of striking devices can be restricted.

In this connection, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2003-0011958, titled " target hit point obtaining apparatus and display apparatus ", exists.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a striking system and a method of operating the striking system for preventing overlapping strikes on the same target.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a striking system including a plurality of striking devices positioned at different positions, each of the plurality of striking devices including: ; A target tracking unit for tracking target position information of the targets; A controller for selecting a proximity target closest to the striking device based on the device position information and the target position information and generating proximity target information for the proximity target; And a communication unit for transmitting the device location information and the proximity target information to the other striking devices.

Further, the control unit can select the proximity target from among the hitable targets after recognizing the hitable targets within the feasible range for the hit device among the targets.

In addition, the control unit may further generate hitable target information for hitable targets.

In addition, the control unit may select another target among the hitable targets contained in the hitable target information when receiving the proximity target information for the proximity target from the other hit apparatus through the communication unit before generating the proximity target information.

Further, when the control unit transmits the proximity target information to the other striking devices through the communication unit and simultaneously receives the proximity target information for the proximity target from the other striking devices, the control unit compares the number of hitable targets of the striking device with other striking devices , A striking device with a smaller number of striking devices than the striking device may strike a nearby target.

In addition, the plurality of striking devices may further include a striking portion that transmits the proximity target information to the other striking devices through the communication portion, and strikes the target based on the proximity target information.

In addition, the control unit tracks the position of the striking device and the targets in real time through the position tracking unit and the target tracking unit, and when the position of the striking device or the targets is changed, the changed device position information or the target position information is changed Lt; / RTI >

Further, the position-tracking unit can track device position information of the striking device through a GPS module or an acoustic sensor module.

Also, the target tracking unit senses the distance and direction to the targets through the vibration and vibration sensor module and the acoustic sensor module, and uses the signal fusion module to detect information about the distance and direction sensed by the vibration sensor module and the acoustic sensor module Can be collected.

Further, when the distance to the targets is detected through the earthquake-sensitive sensor module, the acoustic sensor module can switch from the standby mode to the operation mode to perform sensing.

In order to achieve the above object, there is provided a method of operating a striking system including a plurality of striking devices located at different positions, each of the plurality of striking devices comprising: Tracking; Tracking the target location information of the targets by the target tracking unit; Selecting, by the control unit, a proximity target closest to the striking device based on the device position information and the target position information; Generating, by the control unit, proximity target information for a proximity target; And transmitting, by the communication unit, the device location information and the proximity target information to the other striking devices.

The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of determining, before selecting the proximity target information, strikable targets within the strikable range for the striking device among the targets, wherein generating the proximity target information comprises: Can be selected.

Further, the step of identifying the hitable targets may further include, by the control unit, generating hitable target information for the hitable targets.

When the proximity target information for the proximity target is received from the other striking device through the communication unit before the step of generating the proximity target information, the step of selecting the proximity target selects, from among the hitable targets included in the hitting target information, You can select the target.

Further, after the step of generating the proximity target information, the proximity target information is transmitted to the other striking devices via the communication unit, and at the same time, the proximity target information for the proximity target is received from the other striking devices, By comparing the number of hitable targets, a striking device with a smaller number of targets than striking devices and other striking devices can strike a nearby target.

In addition, in the step of transmitting the device location information and the proximity target information to the other striking devices, after the proximity target information is transmitted to the other striking devices through the communication unit, the striking unit hits the target based on the proximity target information Step < / RTI >

In addition, tracking the device location information and tracking the target location information may include tracking the location of the striking device and the targets in real time, and when the location of the striking device or the targets is changed, Information or target position information may be transmitted to other striking devices through the communication unit.

Further, the step of tracking the device location information may be performed through a GPS module or an acoustic sensor module.

The step of tracking the target position information may include detecting a distance and a direction to the targets through the vibration and vibration sensor module and the acoustic sensor module and detecting the distance sensed by the vibration sensor module and the acoustic sensor module And information on the direction and direction.

Further, when the distance to the targets is detected through the earthquake-sensitive sensor module, the acoustic sensor module can switch from the standby mode to the operation mode to perform sensing.

According to the striking system and the method of operation of the present invention, it is possible to maximize the efficiency of the striking system by preventing overlapping strikes on the same target, and to perform various tactical operations by striking multiple targets simultaneously.

1 is a block diagram of a striking system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flow chart of a method of operating a striking system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Figures 3 and 4 are views of an example using the striking system of the present invention.

The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, a repeated description, a known function that may obscure the gist of the present invention, and a detailed description of the configuration will be omitted. Embodiments of the present invention are provided to more fully describe the present invention to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the shapes and sizes of the elements in the drawings and the like can be exaggerated for clarity.

Hereinafter, the striking system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1 is a block diagram of a striking system 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the striking system 100 of the present invention comprises a plurality of striking devices 110 to 130. That is, the striking system 100 of the present invention does not additionally include a separate control device, but each of the striking devices 110 to 130 may perform a control function. A description of each configuration included in the striking devices 110 to 130 will be given below. The striking system 100 also includes a first striking device 110, a second striking device 120 and an N striking device 130, but in the following description, the first striking device 110 < / RTI >

The location tracking unit 111 tracks device location information of the first striking device 110. Here, the position tracking unit 111 may track device position information of the first striking device 111 through a GPS module (not shown) or an acoustic sensor module (not shown). Here, the acoustic sensor module can determine the position using the sound source. In addition, in a method of tracking device location information using an acoustic sensor module, a unique sound source source emitted by the object to be tracked is detected, and the position of the object to be tracked is determined using the detected sound source. That is, when the device location information is tracked using the acoustic sensor module, the source of the sound source must be different for each device.

The target tracking unit 112 functions to track target position information of the targets that can be tracked by the first striking device 110. Here, the tracking of the positions of the targets can be performed through the acoustic sensor module, the vibration and vibration sensor module, and the signal fusion module.

The earthquake motion sensor module detects the distance to the targets. In addition, the vibration-damping sensor module senses vibrations that may occur due to impacts or movements of targets such as bombardment. The advantage of using a vibration-active sensor module is that it can detect a target located at a relatively long distance. Such a vibration-damping sensor module can sense the distance to the target through the detection of vibration on the targets, but can not sense the direction. Therefore, the detection of the direction and distance to the target is further performed using the acoustic sensor module. Here, the acoustic sensor module can detect only the targets located at a relatively short distance as compared with the earthquake-sensitive sensor module. Instead, it has the advantage that it is possible to eliminate the disadvantage of the direction sensing, which is a disadvantage of the earthquake-induced sensor module.

Accordingly, when tracking the target position information of the targets, the target tracking unit 112 first detects the distance to the targets through the vibration sensor module. Thereafter, the direction and distance to the targets sensed through the vibration sensor module are additionally sensed through the acoustic sensor module. Here, the acoustic sensor module performs detection of directions and distances with respect to the targets after the operation of the earthquake-sensitive sensor module is performed, so that the acoustic sensor module may exist in a standby state as usual. When the target tracking unit 112 detects the targets through the vibration sensor module and the acoustic sensor module, the target tracking unit 112 collects the information acquired through the vibration sensor module and the acoustic sensor module through the signal fusion module, . ≪ / RTI >

The control unit 113 selects a proximity target closest to the striking device based on the device position information and the target position information, and generates proximity target information on the proximity target. That is, the proximity target selection through the control unit 113 is based on the distance between the striking device and the target. Here, the proximity target is selected from the hitable targets after the targets in the hitable range are identified in the first striking device 110 among the targets tracked by the target tracking unit 112 in the control unit 113. Here, for the sake of clarity of the specification, targets within the striking range are referred to below as strikable targets. Here, the control unit 113 may assign an identifier to the hitable targets and the first striking device 110, respectively. By using these identifiers, the striking devices and targets can be tracked and controlled more smoothly. In addition, the control unit 113 may further generate hitable target information for hitable targets.

When the control unit 113 receives the proximity target information for the proximity target from the other striking device through the communication unit 114 before generating the proximity target information, the control unit 113 selects another target among the hitable targets included in the hitting target information do. That is, the control unit 113 can control the first striking device 110 and the other striking devices so that they do not hit the same target. For example, assume that the first striking device 110 and the second striking device 120 strike the same target. In this case, one of the first striking device 110 and the second striking device 120, which has transmitted the proximity target information through the communication unit 114, is hit by the target.

For example, there may be a case where, via the communication unit 114, the control unit 113 transmits proximity target information to other striking devices while simultaneously receiving proximity target information for a proximity target from another striking device. In this case, the control unit 113 can set the striking device having a smaller number of targets than the striking device to strike the proximity target, by comparing the striking device with the striking target number of the other striking device.

The control unit 113 also tracks the position of the striking device 110 and the targets in real time through the position tracking unit 111 and the target tracking unit 112 to change the position of the striking device 110 or the targets Can be detected. Here, when the position change is detected, the control unit 113 may transmit the changed device position information or the target position information to the other striking devices through the communication unit 114. [ In this way, the positions of the plurality of striking devices included in the striking system 100 can be grasped with each other in real time.

The communication unit 114 performs transmission and reception of data or information with a plurality of striking devices included in the striking system 100.

The striking unit 115 functions to strike a nearby target based on proximity target information. Here, the striking through the striking part 115 is performed after the proximity target information is transmitted to the striking device through the communication part 114. That is, after notifying the target of the batting intention through the communication unit 114 in advance so that the same target is not repeatedly hit, the batting is performed.

Hereinafter, a method of operating the striking system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be further described with reference to FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a method of operating a striking system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, parts overlapping with those mentioned with reference to FIG. 1 are omitted for clarity of description.

First, step S201 of tracking device position information of the striking device by the position tracking unit is performed. Referring to FIG. 1, in step S201, device location information can be tracked through a GPS module or an acoustic sensor module. The description of the GPS module or the acoustic sensor module is omitted here because it is described in detail with reference to FIG.

Then, step S202 of tracking the target position information of the targets by the target tracking unit is performed. Tracking of the target position information performed in step S202 may be performed through a vibration-active sensor module, an acoustic sensor module, and a signal fusion module, as described with reference to FIG. Here, tracking of the target location information performed in step S202 has been described in detail with reference to FIG. 1, so that detailed description thereof will be omitted for clarity of description.

Then, step S203 of transmitting the device position information and the target position information to the other striking devices via the communication unit is performed. Here, since the target position information can transmit the proximity target information or the hitable target information in the striking device, as described with reference to Fig. 1, the transmission process can be omitted. 2, the step S203 is performed after step S201 and step S202. However, this step is only an example. After step S201, device position information is transmitted, and target position information may be transmitted after step S202. That is, the tracked position information can be transmitted to the other striking devices simultaneously with the tracking of the position information in steps S201 and S202.

Thereafter, step S204 of grasping hitable targets is performed by the control unit. That is, the step of recognizing the targets within the range in which the striking device can be hit, that is, within the validity assessment range, is performed based on the target position information derived in step S202. As mentioned above, a target within the feasible range is referred to as a hitable target.

Thereafter, step S205 is performed by the control unit to generate information on the hitable targets identified in S204. Here, the information on hitable targets is referred to as hitable target information.

Thereafter, the control unit selects the proximity target among the hitable targets (S206). Here, the proximity target, as mentioned with reference to Fig. 1, represents the closest target among the hitable targets to the striking device.

Thereafter, step S207 is performed by the control unit to determine whether proximity target information on the proximity target selected in step S206 has been received from another striking device. That is, in step S207, it is determined whether the proximity target selected in step S206 is the same as the target to be hit by another striking device. If it is determined in step S207 that the proximity target information has been received, the control is transferred to step S208. Otherwise, control passes to step S209.

Step S208 is a step of deleting the proximity target selected in step S206 from the hitable target information generated in step S205, and updating the hitable target information. When this update is completed, control is passed back to step S206 to select a new proximity target.

In step S209, proximity target information is generated based on the proximity target selected in step S206, and the generated proximity target information is transmitted to the other striking devices. That is, through the step S209, the striking device notifies the striking targets to be struck to other striking devices, so that the striking strikes can be prevented.

Thereafter, a step S210 of hitting the proximity target using the hitting unit is performed.

Thereafter, step S211 is performed to determine whether there are more hitable targets. If it is determined in step S211 that there are more hitable targets, control is passed to step S208 to re-execute the preceding steps. Otherwise, control is passed to the end block.

Although not shown in FIG. 2, steps S201 and S202 may be repeatedly performed by the control unit. This allows the location of the striking device and targets to be tracked in real time. Through this, if the position of the striking device or the target is changed, such a change of position can be immediately detected. In addition, the device position information or the target position information thus changed can be transmitted to other striking devices through the communication unit.

In addition, in the step S209, when the proximity target information is transmitted to the other striking devices through the communication unit and simultaneously the proximity target information on the proximity target is received from another striking device, the number of striking targets By way of comparison, a striking device with a smaller number of targets than the striking device can strike the proximity target. Through this, redundant strike against the same target can be further reduced.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the effect of using the striking system of the present invention will be further described. Figures 3 and 4 are views of an example using the striking system of the present invention. In the example of FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, only three striking devices and targets are shown in order to facilitate understanding of the striking system of the present invention. However, it should be understood that the number of these is not limited thereto.

Referring to Fig. 3, striking devices 31, 32, 33 and targets t1, t2, t3 are shown. 3, assume that the strikable range of the first striking device 31 is r1, the strikable range of the second striking device 32 is r2, and the strikable range of the third striking device 33 is r3 do. In FIG. 3, it is to be understood that the strikable range for each striking device is shown as being all the same in size, but this is merely an example, and the ranges thereof may be different from one another.

3, there is a first target t1 and a second target t2 in the strikable range r1 of the first striking device 31 and the strikable range of the second striking device 32 there is a second target t2 in the second striking device r2 and a third target t3 exists in the striking range r3 of the third striking device 33. [ In this example, the second target t2 is included both within the strikable range of the first striking device 31 and the second striking device 32, so that a redundant strike against the second target t2 may occur.

In this regard, as shown in FIG. 4, an adjustment to the target setting is necessary so that a redundant strike does not occur. This can be accomplished through the striking system of the present invention as described in Figs. That is, the device position information of the first striking device 41, the second striking device 42 and the third striking device 43 are shared with each other, and the first striking device 41, the second striking device 42, By sending the proximity striking information to the other striking devices before the third striking device 43 performs the actual striking, such a striking strike can be prevented. Also, if it is judged that even if previous transmission of information is possible, overlapping strikes can be prevented as shown in FIG. 4 by comparing the number of targets within the strikable range of each striking devices.

As described above, an optimal embodiment has been disclosed in the drawings and specification. Although specific terms have been employed herein, they are used for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined in the claims or the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

100: striking system 110: first striking device
111: Position tracking unit 112: Target tracking unit
113: control unit 114:
115: striking part 120: second striking device
130: Nth striking device

Claims (20)

A striking system comprising a plurality of striking devices, each striking a different location, each of the plurality of striking devices comprising:
A position tracking unit for tracking device position information of the striking device;
A target tracking unit for tracking target position information of the targets;
Generating hitable target information for hitable targets within a stakeable range of the striking device of the targets based on the device position information and the target position information, A controller for selecting a proximity target closest to the distance and generating proximity target information for the proximity target; And
And a communication unit for transmitting the device location information and the proximity target information to the other striking devices,
Wherein,
Wherein when the proximity target information for the proximity target is received from the other striking device through the communication unit before the proximity target information is generated, another target among the strikable targets included in the hitable target information is selected , Striking system. delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
When the proximity target information is transmitted to the other striking devices through the communication unit and at the same time the proximity target information on the proximity target is received from another striking device, comparison of the number of hitable targets of the striking device and the other striking device Through which a striking device with a smaller number of targets than the striking device strikes the proximal target. The method according to claim 1,
The plurality of striking devices may include:
Further comprising: a striking unit for transmitting the proximity target information to the other striking devices via the communication unit, and striking the target based on the proximity target information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the control unit tracks the position of the striking device and the targets in real time through the position tracking unit and the target tracking unit and notifies the changed device position information or the target position information through the communication unit when the position of the striking device or the targets is changed To the other striking devices. The method according to claim 1,
The position-
And tracking device position information of the striking device via a GPS module or an acoustic sensor module. The method according to claim 1,
The target-
The distance and direction to the targets are detected through the earthquake-sensitive sensor module and the acoustic sensor module, and information about the distance and direction sensed by the earthquake-sensitive sensor module and the acoustic sensor module is collected using the signal fusion module Characterized by a striking system. 10. The method of claim 9,
The acoustic sensor module comprises:
Wherein when the distance to the targets is detected through the earthquake-sensitive sensor module, the sensing system is switched from the standby mode to the operating mode to perform sensing. A method of operating a striking system, the striking system comprising a plurality of striking devices, each struck at a different location,
Tracking the device position information of the striking device by the position tracking unit;
Tracking the target location information of the targets by the target tracking unit;
Identifying, by the control unit, hitable targets within the feasible range of the target among the targets;
Generating, by the control unit, hitable target information for the hitable targets;
Selecting, by the control unit, a proximity target closest to the striking device among the striking targets based on the device position information and the target position information;
Generating, by the control unit, proximity target information on the proximity target; And
Transmitting, by the communication unit, the device position information and the proximity target information to the other striking devices,
Wherein, when the proximity target information for the proximity target is received from the other striking device through the communication unit before the step of generating the proximity target information, And selecting a different one of the targets. delete delete delete 12. The method of claim 11,
The method of claim 1, further comprising: after the generating of the proximity target information, sending the proximity target information to the other striking devices through the communication unit and simultaneously receiving proximity target information for the proximity target from another striking device, Characterized in that, through comparison of the number of strikable targets of the other striking devices, a striking device with a smaller number of targets among the striking devices than the striking device strikes the proximity target. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the transmitting unit transmits the device location information and the proximity target information to the other striking devices and transmits the proximity target information to the other striking devices via the communication unit, ≪ / RTI > further comprising striking the target. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein tracking the device location information and tracking the target location information comprises tracking in real time the location of the striking device and the targets and, when the location of the striking device or the targets is changed, And transmits the changed device position information or the target position information to the other striking devices through the communication unit. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the step of tracking the device location information comprises:
A GPS module or an acoustic sensor module. 12. The method of claim 11,
The step of tracking the target position information may include detecting a distance and a direction to the targets through the acoustic sensor module and the earthquake-and-vibrating sensor module, detecting the target position information using the signal fusion module, sensing through the vibration sensor module and the acoustic sensor module And information on the distance and direction of the striking system. 20. The method of claim 19,
The acoustic sensor module comprises:
Wherein when the distance to the targets is sensed through the earthquake-sensitive sensor module, the sensing mode is changed from the standby mode to the operating mode to perform sensing.

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