The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
May. 09, 2006
Christian E. Pedersen, Browns Mills, NJ (US);
Jeffrey B. Boka, Lumberton, NJ (US);
Naresh R. Patel, Bellmawr, NJ (US);
Peter N. Bishop, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Carl J. Bauer, Mt. Laurel, NJ (US);
Koeunyi Bae, Sicklerville, NJ (US);
Christian E. Pedersen, Browns Mills, NJ (US);
Jeffrey B. Boka, Lumberton, NJ (US);
Naresh R. Patel, Bellmawr, NJ (US);
Peter N. Bishop, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Carl J. Bauer, Mt. Laurel, NJ (US);
Koeunyi Bae, Sicklerville, NJ (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A fire control system for a boost phase threat missile includes sensors for generating target-missile representative signals, and a multi-hypothesis track filter, which estimates the states of various target hypotheses. The estimated states are typed to generate hypotheses and their likelihoods. The states, hypotheses and likelihoods are applied to a multihypothesis track filter, and the resulting propagated states are applied to an engagement planner, together with the hypotheses and likelihoods. The engagement planner initializes the interceptor(s). Interceptor guidance uses the initialization and the propagated states and typing information to command the interceptor.