DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR REPRESENTING HITS BY SHOTS AND/OR ROCKETS AND METHOD FOR SAME

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for representing hits by shots and/or rockets, a corresponding system for same and an associated method. Disclosed is a device which is capable of flight and provides means for optical and/or acoustic representation of hits. The device and the means can be remotely controlled and can be controlled from a control centre. For the purpose of control, the control centre can locate objects capable of being located via positioning satellites and control the device according to the location.

Claims

1. A device for representing hits by shots and/or rockets, comprising a flight propulsion unit, providing flight capability for the device, characterized in that at least one means for optical and/or acoustic representation of a hit is provided, a transmission unit providing bidirectional communication capability for the device is provided, the transmission unit is capable of remotely controlling the flight propulsion unit to guide the device to a target area, and the transmission unit is capable of remotely controlling the means for optical and/or acoustic representation of a hit.

2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the flight propulsion unit is implemented by multiple rotors, the device thus being implemented as a multicopter.

3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one camera is provided and the transmission unit comprises at least one electric wire and/or a wireless communication capability to transmit captured images as data to receivers.

4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for optical and/or acoustic representation of the hit are implemented as pyrotechnical means and/or flash of light and/or at least one laser.

5. The device according to claim 4, characterized in that the laser beam of the laser is moveable and controllable and control of the laser beam is performed by a programmed control of the device or the laser beam is remotely controllable by the transmission unit.

6. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for acoustic representation of a hit is implemented as at least one loudspeaker.

7. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that batteries and/or a terminal for transmitting electrical energy are provided, for providing electrical energy to the device, wherein disconnection of the electrical energy supply by the terminal is configured to be remotely controllable.

8. A system for representing hits by shots and/or rockets, comprising at least one device according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one landing point is provided for the device, which is provided with an energy supply for the device, a control centre remotely controls the flight propulsion unit, at least one shooting- and/or rocket station is provided, which is connected to the control centre by at least one electrical wire and/or by wireless communication.

9. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that the shooting- and/or rocket station is implemented locatable by position satellites and transmits its position to the control centre.

10. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that the receiver of the image data is also the control centre and/or at least one mobile imaging device, which comprises receiving means capable of receiving the image data.

11. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that at least one additional device is provided, which employs its transmission unit to relay received data to other devices and/or to the control centre.

12. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that the landing point comprises at least one induction circuit, which provides inductive electrical energy to the landed device.

13. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that the landing point comprises terminals, which provide electrical energy to the device when it lands.

14. A method for representing hits by shots and/or rockets, characterized in that a system according to claim 8 transmits the position and alignment of the shooting- and/or rocket station to the control centre, the control centre uses the position, the alignment and the physical flight properties of the used shot and/or rocket to calculate the target area of the hit, the target area is used to guide the device by the control centre, the device is prompted in the target area to release the means for optical and/or acoustic representation of the hit, and that the device sends images and/or videos by the camera via the transmission unit to at least one receiver.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that after sending the images and/or videos, the device is guided to the landing point by the control centre and after landing on the landing point the device is provided with electrical energy and/or is equipped with new means for optical and/or acoustic representation of hits.

Description

[0049] Further features of the invention become apparent from the figures.

[0050] Shown are:

[0051] FIG. 1: a device according to the invention in a side view,

[0052] FIG. 2: a system according to the invention with a landed device,

[0053] FIG. 3: a system according to the invention with a device flying in the target area and

[0054] FIG. 4: a system according to the invention with triggered means for optical and/or acoustic representation in the target area.

[0055] FIG. 1 shows a device 10 according to the invention for representing hits by shots and/or rockets. In this embodiment, four rotors are depicted as the flight propulsion unit 11, such that the device 10 is implemented as a quadrocopter. Of course, an arbitrary other number of rotors is also possible, such that the device 10 is implemented as a multicopter.

[0056] The device 10 comprises means 12 for optical and/or acoustic representation of hits as well as a transmission unit 13, by which the images that are captured by a camera can be transmitted to at least one receiver.

[0057] In addition, by the transmission unit 13, the flight propulsion unit 11 and/or the means 12 for optical and/or acoustic representation of hits can be remotely controlled.

[0058] The device 10 according to the invention can also comprise a programmed control unit, to guide the device 10 to target coordinates autonomously, when target coordinates are given. The device 10 can be also controlled by a remote control, such that control signals are provided to the device 10 and the propulsion unit 11 by the transmission unit 13.

[0059] In the position of FIG. 2, the device 10 according to the invention is landed on the landing point 20. In this state, it is possible to provide energy as electrical energy and/or fuel to the device 10. For this, the device 10 according to the invention comprises accumulators and/or a tank and/or an electric terminal.

[0060] The device 10 is connected to a control centre 30 by a data connection 21. The data connection 21 can be implemented wire-based or wireless.

[0061] By the data connection 21, the control centre 30 is further connected to a shooting- and/or rocket station 40 as well as other mobile imaging devices 31, which are adapted to display data of the data connection 21.

[0062] The shooting- and/or rocket station 40 is implemented locatable and transmits its position to the control centre 30. For positioning, satellites 50 can be used. However, the position of the shooting- and/or rocket station can also be fixed and predefined.

[0063] Specific data about the shooting- and/or rocket station 40 are available to the control centre 30, such that at any time, depending on the alignment of the shooting- and/or rocket station 40, the control centre 30 can determine and, where appropriate, also change the trajectory of the shot and/or the rocket and thus also of the target area 60, where the hit takes place.

[0064] In FIG. 3, the shooting- and/or rocket station 40 communicates to the control centre 30 that a shot was fired. The calculated target coordinates of the hit are transmitted to the device 10 by the transmission unit 13, which flies to the determined position in the target area 60. The device 10 can also fly to the target area 60 before the shot was fired, if the target area 60 was already calculated or fixed. In any case, the device 10 rests on the landing point 20 until the control centre 30 launches the flight. The flight to the target area 60 can take place by the programmed control unit inside the device 10 or by remote control of the device 10 by the control centre 30.

[0065] When the device 10 according to the invention has reached the target area 60, as according to FIG. 4, it is prompted to activate means 12 for optical and/or acoustic representation of the hit. In the current case, pyrotechnical means comprising appropriate effects are provided, which are dropped by the device 10. By the optical and/or acoustic effects it is possible to see what was hit and which area was hit.

[0066] The camera and, where appropriate, the microphones of the device 10 can be used during the operation in the target area 60, for transmitting images by the data connection 21 to the control centre 30 and to other mobile imaging devices 31. By this, also users who have no direct sight to the target area 60 can see, if there was a hit and what was hit in the target area 60.

[0067] After use of the device 10, it returns to the landing point 20, such that the position of FIG. 2 is obtained again. By providing electrical energy or fuel, the used energy of the device 10 can be replenished and, where appropriate, the means for optical and/or acoustic representation of hits can be recharged. Accordingly, cables for electric energy supply can be connected.

[0068] The present invention is not restricted to the features of the description and/or the figures. Rather, other embodiments are possible. For example, a device can comprise multiple and different means for optical and/or acoustic representation of hits, like pyrotechnical effectors and a laser. Alike, multiple shooting- and/or rocket stations can be provided, each of which is connected to the control centre. For this, multiple landing points with multiple devices according to the invention are used, in order to be capable of marking different hits individually.

[0069] The invention is applicable in military technology and/or in the simulation of combat situations. Further, the invention is applicable in civil technology by emergency response units, if certain emergency situations are to be simulated. Emergency response units in the sense of this invention comprise security forces such as the police.

[0070] Examples of militaristic and/or civil applications are simulations on land, but also on mobile objects, such as land vehicles, ships and/or flying objects. In addition, simulations of naval battles or naval emergency scenarios are possible.

REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0071] 10 device [0072] 11 flight propulsion unit [0073] 12 means for representing a hit [0074] 20 landing point [0075] 21 data [0076] 30 control centre [0077] 31 mobile imaging device [0078] 40 shooting- and/or rocket station [0079] 50 positioning satellite [0080] 60 target area