Methods and systems for threat engagement management

US8563908B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Lockheed Martin Corporation · US

Inventors

• Carissa Lew · San Jose, US
• Moses W. Chan · Redwood City, US
• Paul-Andre Monney · Ely, US
• Paul Martin Romberg · San Jose, US
• Leo Laux · Rue de l'Église, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 19, 2008
• Grant date: Oct 22, 2013
• Expiry date: Mar 2, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F41G9/00
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Sensor(s) may be used to detect threat data. A processing system and/or a method may be used to fuse the detected threat data over time. Threat data may comprise information on a munition, missile, rocket, or nuclear/biological/chemical (NBC) projectile or delivery system. Detected threat data may be processed to create a target track-lethality list comprising the locations of any target(s) and a ranking of their lethality in comparison to decoys or chaff. The target track-lethality list may be used to create a target engagement-track list that matches available threat elimination resources (e.g. interceptors) to targets with a weapon-to-target assignment module.