FR2667139A1 - SPACE BARRIER SYSTEM FOR THE RECOGNITION AND RESPECTIVELY THE FIGHT AGAINST LAND OBJECTIVES, AIR OBJECTIVES OR THE LIKE. - Google Patents

Abstract

Space barrage system with mines whose detection units (11) and active elements (13) are routed separately from each other.

Description

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  Space barrier system for reconnaissance and res-

  The fight against terrestrial objectives, aerial objectives or the like The invention relates to a system for the prohibition of a space for the recognition and respectively the fight against terrestrial or aerial objectives, for example

  land vehicles, people, helicopters or ana-

  logues, by means of the pose, in a predefined objective zone

  completed, components consisting of detectors and active bodies which can be influenced by them, for example

  mines or the like, comprising active elements deposited

  sands in a redefined objective zone and comprising detection units for the recognition of objectives, carriers for the reception of the detection units and active elements, and firing devices which can be activated according to the objectives detected by the detectors in sight

  firing of active elements.

  Dam systems are already known in which

  mines contain a potentially explosive charge

  triggered by a firing device, the trigger

  the ignition being effected by means of signals emitted

  by target detectors or the like.

  For the establishment of barrage spaces, for example by means of mines or the like, in the territory of

  the adversary, it is known to resort to the use of air

  carrier ships, drones or missiles from which the

  lay mines are launched into a predetermined target area-

  mined, for example from containers of dispersed weapons

  if we. Mines are, for example, braked by means of para-

  falls or also brought to land without braking.

  Releasable active bodies are then also known whose detectors perform, after launching from the carrier and during the braked descent, a rotary movement and actuate the detonator in the event of detection of targets and

  thus cause the triggering of the active element.

  Such barrier systems require

  concerns the distances and the relative positions respectively

  tives of the active bodies with respect to each other, a precise routing of the active bodies, on the one hand to have, when advancing their own forces towards the blocked space or inside said space exact position of the active bodies, for example mines, to avoid dangers for the own forces, and on the other hand,

  to also obtain a reliable firing.

  The well-known barrier systems presuppose the need to determine, as soon as they are routed, the type of active bodies and detectors to be used in order to be able to

  react to different types of objectives and the number of

  jectives different from each other, for example people, armored or unarmoured vehicles and respectively aircraft such as helicopters or the like This determination cannot however be made in advance or is only feasible in a very imperfect manner Similarly, the barrier systems known up to now only allow a later extension of the installation space as well as a complete completion after a

  imperfectly and only with considerable expense.

  The object of the invention is therefore to create a barrier system which avoids the drawbacks of well-known systems.

  and also makes it possible to carry out an adaptation

  tion of the barrier system put in place under the variable local conditions of the necessary barrier measures than to create, having regard to the long-range transport of detectors and

  active elements, a dam zone behind the line vi-

  soot in an area under the control of the opponent.

  According to the invention, this object is achieved by a system

  which is characterized in that the detection units

  tion and the active elements can be produced, transported and set up separately from each other in space and / or in time, and that at each of the detection units

  are associated with remote transmission means with a device

  tif transmitter for the transmission of the signals emitted by the

tectors.

  In accordance with another advantageous feature, the detection units and the active elements can be provided so that they can be loaded into and routed to

  the target area by carriers or vehicles operating se-

  facing each other in space and / or in time.

  Another characteristic of the invention consists in that the barrier system is associated with an installation of

  fire control with a programming unit for pro-

  grammage of the propulsion system and control of the

  detectors and elements respectively

  active and respectively providers.

  According to another feature of the invention, res-

  peters to be brought into the space to be crossed out are associated with a

  plurality or all of the detection and compliance units

  to their transmitting device or to the transmission of signals.

  It is advantageous that the system includes a provision

  receiver of the fire control installation which

  operates with the device that transmits the detection units.

  Another feature of the invention consists in providing as a carrier for the detection units and / or the

  active elements of missiles, rockets or the like controlling

  devils. In another embodiment of the invention, the system comprises batteries of launchers with launchers for the reception and the firing of carriers of detection units and respectively of active elements produced in the form of rockets. It is advantageous that the carriers for the reception of the detection units and respectively of the active elements

  either shaped into non-guided gyrostabilization rockets.

  Another feature of the invention is that the carriers contain distribution containers

  capable of receiving several detection units each time

  tion and respectively active elements and providers

for dropping them.

  According to another characteristic of the invention, detection units comprising detectors responding to

  different targets are arranged respectively in a story-

carrier distribution neur.

  It is finally advantageous that the firing control installation comprises a programming system for programming the flight data of the carrier, from the moment of

  ejection of active elements or activation of the device

  firing of active elements.

  By means of a barrier system according to the invention, it is possible to close a space also behind the visual line of a terrain dominated by opposing forces and to adjust the system according to the variable local conditions after the routing of detectors, and this separately from active bodies, a variable number or a variable type of objectives, with a selection and a number of

  active bodies adapted to these changes.

  Given the spatial separation of the units of

  detection and active elements as well as their routing

  ment separated in space and in time towards space at

  close, the barrier system can be connected and

  strongly disconnected from an active or inactive phase In the inactive state of the barrier system, the space to be blocked can be safely crossed by own forces on the ground and in the air. In the case of the use of suitable carriers, the routing, in particular of the active elements, can be carried out without significant delay on the tactical level.

  need and if the threat to the own forces may be ex-

  clue, it is possible to widen the detection field or to

  replace detection units that have become unusable.

  A barrier system according to the invention works

  completely autonomously using the devices

  ensuring the transmission of signals, for example by means of radio links, between the ground station with the batteries of launch vehicles and the detection units and respectively the active bodies or their carriers To obtain a reliable transmission of the signals even on rather important distances , provision is made for the use of repeaters, also with amplifier elements, which can be routed in space

to cross out.

  The barrier system allows the installation of detection units inside an area to be blocked, with

  detectors responding to different targets.

  It is thus possible to differentiate the penetrating objectives by type and by number, to select the type of

  active elements adapted to the detected objectives and to launch them

  cer by means of the carriers towards the target.

  To enable the active elements to be implemented without significant delay following detection signals, the

  robotic system is computer assisted.

  For anti-personnel use, against vehicles

  armored and unarmored or against helicopters, we can

  to target as active elements ejectable submunitions to

from the carriers.

  It is also possible to use as a carrier

  for receiving active elements and / or detection units

  tection, missiles such as rockets or unmanned aerial vehicles

  ordered from the ground station.

  But a routing of detection units as well as active elements by means of land vehicles

  robotics as well as equipped vehicles such as vehicles

  cars, helicopters or airplanes, is equally

possible.

  The following description, next to the drawings

  appended as nonlimiting examples, will allow

  understand how the invention can be put into practice.

  Figure 1 shows, schematically, the barrier system used in the field during the establishment of the detection units and active elements respectively; FIG. 2 schematically represents a detection field with a number of detection units deposited on the ground according to a statistical distribution; Figure 3 shows, schematically, the barrage system used for the fight against helicopters;

  Figure 4 shows, schematically and partially-

  in section, a carrier for the reception of the

tection;

  Figure 5 shows, schematically and partially-

  in section, a perspective view of a wearer for re-

  concept of active elements; FIG. 6 shows, in a simplified manner, a

  block diagram of the barrier system control.

  In accordance with the exemplary embodiment of a barrier system according to the invention represented in FIGS. 1 to 3, provision is made for the detection units with their detectors as well as the active elements for establishing a zone and respectively of a barrage space are loaded into and transported by carriers shaped like rockets and transported using rocket launchers beyond

  the front line E in an area dominated by ad-

  poured and deposited in this zone With regard to the ele-

  active elements, we can consider here elements for the anti-personnel fight, for the fight against armored and unarmored vehicles as well as against helicopters The space barrier system described below is provided for a

  autonomous operations, with launchers control and respec-

  batteries of launch vehicles by signals emitted, when recognizing objectives to be fought, by the units

  detection respectively detectors deposited separately-

  active elements on the opponent's field.

  However, the barrage system can also be exploited by voluntary actuation of the batteries of launchers and of the carriers respectively by human operators. In addition, it is also possible, for the transport of the detection units and, separately from it, for the

  transport of active elements of the dam system,

  be in the place of carriers which can be fired by launchers, remotely controllable devices, airplanes or vehicles

terrestrial cules.

  In figs 1 to 3, the area to be crossed out and respective-

  the space to be prohibited by the barrier system are global-

  ment denoted by 2 On the ground below the front line F are placed in the firing position of the launching vehicles

  4 with batteries 5 of 5 'launchers.

  The carrier 8 transported by means of launcher batteries 5 on a predetermined path 10 is designed to receive a certain number of detection units 11 which are deposited on the ground in the area to be crossed 2 with a statistical distribution in order to cover an area predetermined for the

  formation of detection fields 16.

  The carrier 8 for receiving the detection units

  tion 11 with their detectors 12 includes several containers

  distribution 9 for respectively several distribution units

  tection 11 which operate in the well known manner, the various distribution containers 9 and respectively the

  detection units 11 being ejected from carrier 8 and respectively

  distribution containers 9 above the target area using a device well known per se and

  operating with a gas generator.

  Each of the detection units 11 is provided with a device of a generally known type which, after impact

  on the ground, gives the detectors 12 a predetermined orientation.

  To simplify, the well-known device is not shown here. Spatially separated from the detection units 11, the active elements 13 are provided which are housed in carriers

  8 'which can be fired by launchers 5' temporal-

  separated from the detection units, after the detection of

targets in objective area 2.

  The active elements 13 can be ejected from the carriers.

  8 'tutors in the target area using appropriate systems

  prayed. In accordance with the programming and control device for the operation of the barrier system shown in a simplified block diagram in FIG. 6,

  the installation for controlling the firing 14 of the ground station including

  takes a programming unit 17 for programming the firing and target data both for the carriers 8 of the detection units 11 and for the carriers 8 'of the elements

assets 13.

  In addition, the reference 18 designates the device for

  design of the fire control installation 14 and respective-

  batteries of launchers 5 with their 1 launchers 5 '.

  The reception device 18 comprises means 20, 21 for processing and respectively transmitting the signals.

  Each of the detection units 11 includes a battery

  energy mulator, an antenna system 32 as well as

  means 33 and 34 respectively for treatment or trans-

  signal mission and a programming unit 17 'for connection to the programming unit 17 of the

  reception 18 of the fire control installation 14.

  After the formation of the detection field 16, all the detection units 11 are put in radio communication with the installation for conducting the shot 14 and respectively with the reception device 18 by means of the antenna systems 32, namely directly or via repeaters 31 associated with all or respectively a certain number of detection units 11 In addition, the detection units 11

  include, in accordance with the barrage mission, detectors

  ters 12 for the identification of goals that meet eg

  example of acoustic or seismic signals or infrared radiation In addition to radio systems,

  it is also possible to use other means of communication.

  information, for example light waveguides.

  In addition, active elements 13 and their carriers 8 ′ respectively comprise a programming unit 17 ′ which can be controlled by the programming unit 17 from

  the fire control installation 14 and respectively of the

  reception positive 18 which stores, as a function of corresponding signals emitted by the detectors 12 and respectively by the detection units 11, the objective data deter-

  mined for 8 'carrier and data for firing portals

  detectors 8 ′ as well as for triggering the detonators 15 ′ of the firing device 15 The data storage is done by means of the reception device 18 and

  processing signals 41 and respectively transmitting

  signal signals 42 from the carriers 8 ′.

  FIG. 3 represents by way of example the defense against helicopters by the barrage system with detection units 11 which include detectors 12 intended for the recognition of helicopters and have been routed by means of launchers 5 ′ on a trajectory 10 in the area

objectives 2.

  Unlike detectors designed to recognize

  sance of terrestrial objectives, it is advantageous, because of the typical acoustic signature in the infrasonic range,

  to use for the detection of helicopters detectors

  acoustic sensors but also for example detectors with

  ser which provide a conical scan of the airspace

  carrier 8 for the detection units 11 contains genera-

  gas scorers with the help of which it is possible to obtain an ejection range enabling a sufficient surface to be covered

with detection units 11.

  The operating principle of the barrier system described above is as follows:

  After receiving a barrage order, vehicles

  rocket launchers 4 with their batteries of launchers 5

  in position at a suitable location The vehicle and respective-

  the launchers carry missiles 8 and 8 'respectively with the detection units 11 and the active elements 13

  as well as the fire control installation 14.

  To start, the coordinates and the type of the envisaged dam are programmed in the installation of control of the shooting 14, 18 and the detection units are selected In addition, one transfers among others to the installation of control of the shooting the reference of North and the position coordinates as well as the surrounding conditions such as the wind direction and speed from which the steering angles are calculated for the carriers 8, 8 'of the launcher batteries 5 At the same time, the control installation of the firing 14 determines the release time, that is to say the flight time of the carriers 8 and respectively 8 ′ at the end of which the detection units 11 and respectively the active elements 13

must be ejected from the wearer.

  After considering the question of whether

  gers friends of the airspace could be put in danger by the launch of the carriers, the installation of control of the shooting 14 starts, in the event of negative answer, the launching of the carriers 8 for the routing of the units of detection 11 in

zone 2 to be crossed out.

  In the event of penetration of opposing forces into the zone 2 to be blocked and respectively into the detection fields 16, the detectors signal this intrusion adequately to the installation for conducting the shot 14 by means of

  their radio installation by means of antennas 32.

  After the interpretation of the received signals, the selection is made

  tion of the 8 'carriers with the appropriate active elements, for example submunitions, and the pointing of the 5' launchers for

the launch of the 8 'carriers.

  After launch, the submunitions are ejected from the carrier 8 'at the calculated time and the detected objectives are attacked. the

Claims (10)

  1 Space barrier system for the recognition   sance and respectively the fight against land objectives-   or aerial targets, for example land vehicles   remains, people, helicopters or the like, comprising active elements with detection units for the recognition of objectives which can be deposited in a predetermined objective zone, carriers for the reception of the detection units and elements active, and firing devices that can be activated as a function of the objectives detected by the detectors with a view to firing the active elements, characterized in that the detection units (11) and the active elements ( 13)   can be produced, transported and set up separately   ment of each other in space and or in time, and that each of the detection units (11) is associated with remote transmission means with a transmitter device (32, 33, 34) for the transmission of the signals transmitted by the detectors (12).   2 Space barrier system according to claim-   tion 1, characterized in that the detection units (11) and   the active elements (13) can be provided so that   see being loaded into and routed to the objective area (2) by porters (8, 8 ') or vehicles operating separately   of each other in space and / or in time.   3 Space barrier system according to claim-   tion 1 and / or claim 2, characterized in that at the system   barrage tem is associated with a fire control installation (14) with a programming unit (17, 17 ') for the   propulsion system programming and door control   teurs (8, 8 ') of the detection units (12) and respectively of the active elements (13) and respectively of the dispensers (9).   4 Space barrier system according to one   conch of the preceding claims, characterized in that   repeaters (31) which can be routed in the space (2) to be crossed are associated with a plurality or all of the detection units (11) and respectively with their transmitting device (32) and respectively with the signal transmission (34).   Space barrier system according to any one   conch of the preceding claims, characterized in that   comprises a receiving device (18) of the firing control installation (14) which cooperates with the transmitting device   (32, 33) of the detection units (11).   6 Space barrier system according to one   conch of the preceding claims, characterized in that   controllable missiles, rockets or the like are provided as carriers (8, 8 ') for the detection units (11) and / or the active elements (13).   7 Space barrier system according to one   conch of the preceding claims, characterized in that   includes batteries of launchers (5) with launchers (5 ') for the reception and the firing of carriers (8, 8') of   detection (11) and active elements (13) respectively in the form of rockets.   8 Space barrier system according to one   conch shell of the preceding claims, characterized in that   the carriers (8, 8 ') for receiving the detection units (11) and respectively the active elements (13) are shaped   in non-guided gyrostabilization rockets.   9 Space barrier system according to one   conch shell of the preceding claims, characterized in that   the carriers (8, 8 ') contain dispensing containers   tion (9, 9 ') capable of receiving several uni-   detection tees (11) and active elements (13) respectively   and dispensers for dropping them.   10 Space barrier system according to one   conch of the preceding claims, characterized in that   detection units (11) comprising detectors (12)   responding to different targets are arranged respectively-   in a distribution container (9, 9 ') for carriers (8, 8 ').   11 Space barrier system according to one   conch of the preceding claims, characterized in that   the firing control installation (14) comprises a programming system (17) for programming the flight data of the carrier (8 '}, from the instant of the ejection of the active elements   or activation of the ignition device (15) of the elements active elements.