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Granted Patent B2
US 12,498,200 · App. 18/482,708 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Apparatus and method for displaying shooting area of guided missile in real time

Inventors: Dai Kyung Hyun (Daejeon, KR); Hyo Seok Yun (Daejeon, KR); Ye Jun Kang (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
F41G7/2253F41G3/165F41G3/22
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,498,200
App. No.
18/482,708
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus for displaying a shooting area of a guided missile is proposed. The apparatus may include a display, a memory, and a processor. The processor may display the shooting area of the guided missile and an indicator indicating whether the guided missile can hit a target on the display based on a size of the shooting area. The processor may display the indicator having an X-axis position calculated based on a yaw angle between a longitudinal axis line and the target and a horizontal distance from the center of the display to the shooting area, and a Y-axis position calculated based on a pitch direction angle between the longitudinal axis line and the target and a vertical distance from the center of the display to the shooting area. The indicator may indicate that the guided missile can hit the target when the indicator is displayed within the shooting area.

Claims (28)

1 . An apparatus for displaying a shooting area of a guided missile, comprising

a display;

a memory; and

a processor configured to display the shooting area of the guided missile on the display and to display an indicator indicating whether the guided missile is able to hit a target on the display based on a size of the shooting area,

wherein the processor is configured to display on the display the indicator which has an X-axis position calculated based on a yaw angle between a longitudinal axis line and the target and a horizontal distance from the center of the display to the shooting area, and a Y-axis position calculated based on a pitch direction angle between the longitudinal axis line and the target and a vertical distance from the center of the display to the shooting area, and

wherein the indicator indicates that the guided missile is able to hit the target in response to the indicator being displayed within the shooting area.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the indicator indicates that the guided missile is not able to hit the target by being located outside the shooting area on the display.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the shooting area is displayed in any size and shape on the display.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display is provided in a helicopter, and the shooting area is set by an operator of the helicopter.

5 . A method of displaying a shooting area of a guided missile to be performed by an apparatus for displaying a shooting area of a guided missile, the method comprising:

displaying the shooting area of the guided missile on a display;

displaying on the display an indicator indicating whether the guided missile is able to hit a target on the display based on a size of the shooting area; and

adjusting a position of the indicator on the display,

wherein the displaying the indicator comprises:

calculating an X-axis position of the indicator based on a yaw angle between a longitudinal axis line and the target and a horizontal distance from the center of the display to the shooting area; and

calculating a Y-axis position of the indicator based on a pitch direction angle between the longitudinal axis line and the target and a vertical distance from the center of the display to the shooting area,

wherein the indicator indicates that the guided missile is able to hit the target in response to the indicator being displayed within the shooting area.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the indicator indicates that the guided missile is not able to hit the target by being located outside the shooting area on the display.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the shooting area is displayed in any size and shape on the display.

8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the display is provided in a helicopter, and the shooting area is set by an operator of the helicopter.

9 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, when executed by a processor, configured to perform a method of displaying whether or not shooting is possible, the method comprising:

displaying a shooting area of a guided missile on a display;

displaying on the display an indicator indicating whether the guided missile is able to hit a target on the display based on a size of the shooting area such that the indicator has an X-axis position calculated based on a yaw angle between a longitudinal axis line and the target and a horizontal distance from the center of the display to the shooting area, and a Y-axis position calculated based on a pitch direction angle between the longitudinal axis line and the target and a vertical distance from the center of the display to the shooting area; and

adjusting a position of the indicator on the display,

wherein the indicator indicates that the guided missile is able to hit the target in response to the indicator being displayed within the shooting area.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the indicator indicates that the guided missile is not able to hit the target by being located outside the shooting area on the display.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the shooting area is displayed in any size and shape on the display.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the display is provided in a helicopter, and the shooting area is set by an operator of the helicopter.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2023
From: HYUN, DAI KYUNG; YUN, HYO SEOK; KANG, YE JUN
To: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
Reel/Frame 065410/0613 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0162135 · Nov 29, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250334376A1 · Oct 30, 2025
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