Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Weapon system
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Application No.: US17755839Application Date: 2020-11-05
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Publication No.: US11860632B2Publication Date: 2024-01-02
- Inventor: Keith Antony Rigby
- Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: BAE Systems plc
- Current Assignee: BAE Systems plc
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Finch & Maloney PLLC
- Priority: GB 16570 2019.11.14
- International Application: PCT/GB2020/052801 2020.11.05
- International Announcement: WO2021/094712A 2021.05.20
- Date entered country: 2022-05-10
- Main IPC: G05D1/00
- IPC: G05D1/00 ; B64D7/00 ; F41H11/02 ; F41H13/00

Abstract:
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a weapon system for use on a vehicle, comprising: a control system, the control system configured to, in response to a determination that a line-of-sight from the weapon system to a target of the weapon system is currently, or going to be obscured, trigger an alteration of a configuration of the vehicle such that the line-of-sight to the target is not obscured. Thus, the weapon system can ensure a line-of-sight of the target, allowing it to be successfully engaged.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220404832A1 A WEAPON SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2022-12-22
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