Advanced battlefield command and control system
Apparatus, systems, and methods for advanced battlefield command and control systems (“ACCS”) are disclosed herein. The ACCS operates primarily by communication between closed-loop identification devices (“CIDD”) configured to be integrated into weapons systems and as wearable components on fatigues of soldiers. The CIDDs include sensors such as gyroscopes and GPS locators which send information to an area command and control (“AC2”) unit which sends commands to the CIDDs of the weapons systems. The information from the sensors is used to establish safe zones between CIDDs and determine whether a line of fire of the weapons system overlaps the safe zone. If the line of fire overlaps the safe zone, the CIDD is configured to prevent the weapons system from firing and alert an operator of the overlap.
1 . An advanced battlefield command and control system comprises:
a first closed-loop identification device configured to be worn on a person, the at least one closed-loop identification device comprising:
at least one status indicator;
at least one sensor;
at least one control unit;
at least one input/output interface; and
a device health indicator, the device health indicator configured to provide an indication that a component of the first closed-loop identification device requires at least one of replacement and remediation;
at least one area command and control unit configured to monitor the at least one closed-loop identification device; and
at least one satellite in communication with the at least one closed-loop identification device and the at least one area command and control unit,
wherein the advanced battlefield command and control system utilizes data from the at least one sensor of the at least one closed-loop identification device transmitted to the at least one area command and control unit over the at least one satellite to autonomously manipulate a status of a weapons system equipped with a second closed-loop identification device.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the advanced battlefield command and control system establishes a safe zone between the person equipped with the first closed loop identification device and the weapons system equipped with the second closed loop identification device.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the weapons system equipped with the second closed-loop identification device comprises a smart mine.
4 . A closed-loop identification device, comprising:
at least one status indicator;
at least one sensor;
at least one control unit;
at least one input/output interface; and
a device health indicator, the device health indicator configured to provide an indication that a component of the closed-loop identification device requires at least one of replacement and remediation,
wherein the closed-loop identification device is configured to be integrated into at least one weapons system,
wherein the closed-loop identification device is configured to be in communication with at least one area command and control unit by at least one satellite.
5 . The device of claim 4 , wherein the closed-loop identification device is further configured to disarm a weapons system upon which the closed-loop identification device is integrated based on a command from the area command and control unit.
6 . The device of claim 4 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises at least one of a gyroscope sensor and a GPS sensor.
7 . The device of claim 6 , wherein the gyroscope sensor is configured to determine a line of fire for a weapons system into which the closed-loop identification device is integrated.
8 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the smart mine comprises:
a housing;
at least one charge disposed within the housing;
a firing pin disposed at least partially within the housing;
a detonator disposed within the housing beneath the firing pin and configured to detonate the at least one charge when struck by the firing pin; and
a pressure plate disposed above the firing pin and configured to translate pressure from a top side of the pressure plate to the firing pin,
wherein the second closed loop identification device comprises:
at least one status indicator;
at least one sensor;
at least one control unit; and
at least one input/output interface,
wherein the second closed-loop identification device is configured to be electronically integrated into the smart mine and disposed within the housing,
wherein the second closed-loop identification device is configured to be in communication with at least one area command and control unit by at least one satellite, and
wherein the firing pin comprises an electromechanical firing pin configured to be enabled and disabled by the input/output interface of the second closed loop identification device.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the smart mine further comprises a safety clip slot disposed between the pressure plate and the firing pin and configured to removably accept a safety clip, the safety clip configured to prevent translation of pressure from the top side of the pressure plate to the firing pin while removably disposed within the safety clip slot.
10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the second closed loop identification device further includes a GPS sensor and a Tx-Rx module, and wherein the smart mine is configured to be located by coordinates from the GPS sensor transmitted to the at least one area command and control unit by the Tx-Rx module.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the second closed loop identification device is configured to cause the input/output interface to disable the electromechanical firing pin while the first closed loop identification device is determined to be within the safe zone.
12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the second closed loop identification device is configured to cause the input/output interface to enable the electromechanical firing pin after the first closed loop identification device is determined to have exited the safe zone.
13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein when the first closed loop identification device enters the safe zone, an alert is generated on the first closed loop identification device configured to warn an owner of the first closed loop identification device that the first closed loop identification device is within the safe zone of the smart mine.
14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one area command and control unit updates a recorded location of the smart mine upon at least one of burial and removal of the smart mine.
15 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the input/output interface enabling and disabling of the electromechanical firing pin is controlled by a microcontroller receiving a signal from a Tx-Rx module, wherein the signal is received over at least one of a Wi-Fi signal and a satellite signal.
16 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the second closed loop identification device further comprises a Tx-Rx module, and wherein the Tx-Rx module is configured to transmit a device health signal to the at least one area command and control unit.
17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the device health signal includes an indication that a component of the smart mine requires at least one of replacement and remediation.
18 . The device of claim 4 , further comprising a Tx-Rx module, wherein the Tx-Rx module is configured to transmit a device health signal to the at least one area command and control unit, and wherein the device health signal includes an indication that a component of the weapons system requires at least one of replacement and remediation.
19 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the closed loop identification device further comprises a speaker, wherein the speaker provides verbal feedback on the status of the weapons system while the weapons system is disarmed.
20 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the determined line of fire for the weapons system from the gyroscope sensor is used to disable the weapons system based on another closed loop identification device being within the determined line of fire.