KR20050016896A - Self-protecting device for an object - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a self-protecting device for a protected object having a monitoring device 14 fixedly mounted to the object to be protected, and in particular a firing container 18 for use in a blasting projectile, the launching container having a missile 22 to be defended. Radar device 20 for tracking the target for the access. The monitoring device 14 and the target tracking radar device 20 fixedly mounted to the object to be protected are coupled to the aiming drive for the firing container 18. Instead of the expensive search radar, the present invention uses the passive sensor device 16 that constitutes the monitoring device 14 fixedly mounted to the object to be protected. The passive sensor device 16 produces accurate measured angle information about the missile 22's approach to defense. The distance and speed of the missile 22 to be defended is determined by the target tracking radar device 20.

Description

Self-defense device of the protected object {SELF-PROTECTING DEVICE FOR AN OBJECT}

The present invention relates to a self-protecting device of an object to be protected, as described in the preamble of claim 1.

Self-protecting devices of this kind of protected object are known from DE 100 24 320 A1. This publication is equipped with a planar antenna, which has a grouping of individual radiating devices for self-defense of the protected object against threats from missile attacks. A radar device is disclosed. Here, the individual radiating devices serve as monitoring radars and are arranged in one or more groups oriented vertically on the substructure. This infrastructure is intended for aiming drives to launch containers used in blasting projectiles (shells), which are fixedly mounted to the protected object and are monitored by a monitoring radar to defend the approaching missile. It is equipped with a radar for tracking targets. Such a known radar device may be referred to as a search radar for vectoring a target tracking radar, and the development is quite complicated and expensive. In addition, such a search radar is relatively expensive to procure parts.

1 is a view from above of an armed vehicle equipped with a self-defense device of a protected object having a monitoring device;

Therefore, the present invention is a self-defense device for a protected object of the same kind as described at the beginning of the specification, without using a relatively expensive search radar as a monitoring device fixedly mounted on the protected object, and having self-defense characteristics. It is an object of the present invention to provide a self-defense device that does not have an undesirable effect.

This object is achieved according to the invention by the properties set forth in claim 1. Preferred embodiments and modifications of the self-protecting device for a protected object according to the invention are specified in the appended claims.

In the self-defense apparatus of the to-be-protected object according to the present invention, the monitoring device is fixedly mounted to the to-be-protected object. This monitoring device does not consist of relatively expensive monitoring radars each equipped with radiating devices arranged in one or more vertically oriented groups, but rather a passive provided for detecting the angle of the approaching missile that needs to be defended. It consists of a passive sensor device. This passive sensor device can be configured as an ultraviolet (UV) sensor device for image generation and processing, or an infrared (IR) sensor device for image generation and processing, and functions as a sensor combined with a simple radar missile alarm with reliable near-field detection. By also performing, for example, the alarm function can be prevented from becoming inaccurate. Thus, in the event of a threat approaching the missile, there is no need to immediately pivot the launch container about its axis. In addition, the present invention has the advantage that it is possible to provide relatively reliable and safe protection even when there is a risk of explosion in the vicinity of the object to be protected, especially the object to be protected.

The passive sensor device preferably consists of a panoramic sensor device that measures the angle very accurately. According to such a panoramic sensor system, it is possible to accurately detect the angle of each missile to be defended, for example, by detecting the firing flame of the missile that needs to be defended or the heat radiation from the propulsion device. The panoramic sensor system can be combined with a target tracking radar device provided to determine the distance and speed of the missile to be defended at close range. This target tracking radar device may have accurate antenna characteristics.

The use of a near-field tracking radar system allows the near-field tracking to quickly exploit the missile's distance and velocity components to defend against the disadvantages of passive sensor devices, where the reaction time is relatively unfavorable when there is a risk of explosion at close range. It may have the advantage of being removed to some extent by the dragon radar. Here, the close range is, for example, about 200 to 300 meters (m) with respect to the AT-amunition (antitank ammunition) signature of the missile to be defended. By combining the angle information from the passive sensor device, it can process about 25 to 100 microseconds (msec) and then pivotally rotate the dangerous object (missile) approached by the target tracking radar device mounted on the firing container. Will be. At the point before the target, the radar system for tracking the target becomes responsible for dangerous goods.

The target tracking radar device is preferably composed of a monopole radar device. At the target transition point of the dangerous object, the angle information of the target tracking radar device can be appropriately supported by highly accurate angle measurement of the manual sensor device by collision point prediction (explosion management).

The time consumption of a system for successful combat, using anti-tank ammunition, fired at close range of a protected object, ie a vehicle being protected, according to the invention, the time required is slightly increased, but no distance and speed information is required. This can eliminate the problem of a pure passive system that cannot be provided.

Self-defense device of the protected object according to the present invention has the following advantages.

The present invention can optimize the integrity of the self-defense device, which allows a complete sensor system to be integrated on the launch container or along the turret of the vehicle, enabling a range-efficient defense system for any armed vehicle.

The use of passive sensor devices with angular resolution in radar systems allows the use of all-weather radar systems in a simple structure, less sensitive to false alarms, and soft-kill radar advantages. Can have

A relatively small near field radar with Doppler effect and distance effect near the passive sensor device on the vehicle turret to detect the angle and guide the path of the target tracking radar for target tracking mounted on the launch container parallel to the projectile axis. With this, three spatial coordinates can be determined: distance from azimuth and elevation, velocity and angle lay-off for explosion management and collision point prediction.

The sensor function enables the optimization of the speed and accuracy of career guidance. In other words, the angle measurement by the manual sensor device and the distance and speed measurement by the near-field radar, that is, the target tracking radar device can be optimized.

By using standard components, such as a caseegrain antenna / frequency scanning planar radar, it is possible to minimize the risk and shorten the development time, for example in the AWISS launcher.

By simplifying the explosion management problem when the target tracking radar device is placed in parallel with the weapon, the coordinate system transformation process can be minimized.

An embodiment of a self-protecting device for a protected object according to the present invention will be described below as an illustration and embodiment illustrating a protected object in the form of a missile and an armed vehicle to be defended.

1 is a view from above of an armed vehicle 10 equipped with a self-protecting device 12 of a to-be-protected object with a monitoring device 14, wherein the monitoring device 14 is fixedly mounted to the to-be-protected object and is passive. Sensor device 16 and in particular a launch container 18 for a blast projectile. The launch container includes a radar device 20 for tracking targets for detecting the approach of the missile 22 to be defended.

The passive sensor device 16 may be configured as an infrared (IR) sensor device for image generation and image processing or an ultraviolet (UV) sensor device for image generation and image processing. The passive sensor device 16 has a configuration of a panoramic sensor system capable of making very accurate angle measurements. A narrow radius area 24 is shown, hatched at the intersection with radius R. FIG. The angle A is the angle at which the missile 22, which must be defended, approaches the vehicle 10, and is determined by the manual sensor device 16 with a very accurate measurement.

The target tracking radar device 20 does not generate any angular information, but can determine the distance and speed alone and simply, particularly at close range, of the missile 22 to be defended. The passive sensor device 16 and the target tracking radar device 20 are together coupled to the aiming drive for the launch container 18 of the vehicle 10 to be protected.

Claims (7)

As a self-protecting device of a to-be-protected object having a monitoring device 14 fixedly mounted to the to-be-protected object and in particular a firing container 18 used for a blasting projectile, The firing container includes a radar device 20 for tracking the target's approach to the missile 22 to be defended, and the monitoring device 14 fixedly mounted to the object to be protected is connected to the aiming drive to be protected. Defend the launch container 18 of the object 10, The monitoring device (14) fixedly mounted to the object to be protected comprises a passive sensor device (16). The method of claim 1, The passive sensor device (16) comprises an ultraviolet (UV) sensor device for image generation and image processing. The method of claim 1, The passive sensor device (16) comprises an infrared (IR) sensor device for image generation and image processing. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The passive sensor device (16) is a self-defense device according to claim 1, characterized in that it consists of a panoramic sensor system with high accuracy of angle measurement. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The target tracking radar device (20) is provided to determine the distance and speed of the projectile to be defended at close range self defense device of the object to be protected. The method of claim 5, Self defense device of the object to be protected, characterized in that the short distance to the AT ammunition signature (AT ammunition signature) of the missile (22) to be defended. The method according to claim 5 or 6, The target tracking radar device (20) is a self-defense device of the protected object, characterized in that the monopulse radar device.