Albert J Sleder

US Patent:

20030152892, Aug 14, 2003

Filed:

Feb 11, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/073666

Inventors:

Paul Huang - Circle Pines MN, US
Norman Scott - Issue MD, US
Omar Khan - Minneapolis MN, US
Albert Sleder - Eagan MN, US
David Heim - Andover MN, US

Assignee:

United Defense, L.P.

International Classification:

F41A033/00

US Classification:

434/011000

Abstract:

An integrable naval virtual target range system and method provides three-dimensional graphical viewing capabilities of a virtual target range so that naval and fire support personnel can train together during both simulated and live fire exercises. The virtual target range system comprises a control subsystem having a computer system and a spotter subsystem for monitoring virtual impact points on the virtual target range. The target system may further comprise a buoy subsystem and/or an aerial vehicle subsystem, for use during live fire exercises, to locate ordnance impact points used for calculating the virtual impact points.

US Patent:

20020078138, Jun 20, 2002

Filed:

Dec 18, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/740102

Inventors:

Paul Huang - Circle Pines MN, US
Omar Khan - Minneapolis MN, US
Albert Sleder - Eagan MN, US

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709/203000

Abstract:

The present invention is a Control System Architecture (CSA) for a multi-component armament system. The CSA provides dynamic reconfiguration of multiple nodes (e.g. a component, a subsystem, or a virtual simulation) in a Simulation-Emulation-Stimulation (SES) environment utilizing redundant client-server bus configuration of the nodes in a hierarchical model. The CSA provides for ease of configuration of nodes for any specific application, automated system reconfiguration capabilities to detect and bypass failed nodes or re-group available remaining nodes in the event of degraded mode operation, and expansion and/or downsizing of nodes without requiring a modification to the overall system architecture.