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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2020
Applicant:
Bae Systems Plc, London, GB;
Inventor:
Keith Antony Rigby, Preston Lancashire, GB;
Assignee:
BAE Systems plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64D 7/00 (2006.01); F41H 11/02 (2006.01); F41H 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); B64D 7/00 (2013.01); F41H 11/02 (2013.01); F41H 13/005 (2013.01);
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.