CA2266915A1 - Method of combat training in armoured land vehicles - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for combat training in armoured land vehicles by means of a simulator, wherein the operable land vehicle itself is the simulator compartment and wherein for training purposes a mobile simulation computer is connected to the central computer of the land vehicle so that the display screen thereof displays the simulation and functional data and the simulated external view for training purposes. All items of operating equipment can be operated, but in that "training" operating mode the real operating and movement functions of the vehicle are blocked.
Description
The invention concerns a method and an apparatus for combat training in armoured land vehicles, in particular tank vehicles, by means of a simulator.
The armoured or tank vehicles which have been in use hitherto still substantially involve using optical means for driving them and for effecting reconnaissance operations, that is to say the vehicle is controlled by means of angled mirror arrangements or direct optical view when travelling across country and the target is reconnoitred wi'tfi periscopes. The fire direction system and the other electronic systems are computer-controlled but are each substantially autonomous in relation to each other.
The new tank generation which is in the course of development is substantially based on the platform concept, that is to say a series of basic elements in regard to combat tanks, defence tanks, anti-aircraft tanks and the like are of substantially the same structure. The combat compartment equipment of such vehicles is also based on that notion. The endeavour in that respect is not only to reduce the costs involved in equi ppi ng the vehi cl es but al so to make i t easi er for the crew to settl a in, when changing vehicles. These new vehicles will have a fully electronic representation of the external conditions, in particular panoramic view and reconnaissance view and will sense their environment by way of sensors, in particular electronic cameras. This outside view but also the operating and functional data of the vehicle such as engine management, steering, fire control and the like are controlled by way of one or more on-board computers (central computer system) and displayed on one or more display screens or monitors.
Hitherto training for tank crews was effected in stationary simulators, that is to say especially constructed housings in which the external view and all the motion and functional data of the tank are represented on display screens or monitors. The corresponding noises, including also those when firing, are coupled in by way of loudspeakers.
The armoured or tank vehicles which have been in use hitherto still substantially involve using optical means for driving them and for effecting reconnaissance operations, that is to say the vehicle is controlled by means of angled mirror arrangements or direct optical view when travelling across country and the target is reconnoitred wi'tfi periscopes. The fire direction system and the other electronic systems are computer-controlled but are each substantially autonomous in relation to each other.
The new tank generation which is in the course of development is substantially based on the platform concept, that is to say a series of basic elements in regard to combat tanks, defence tanks, anti-aircraft tanks and the like are of substantially the same structure. The combat compartment equipment of such vehicles is also based on that notion. The endeavour in that respect is not only to reduce the costs involved in equi ppi ng the vehi cl es but al so to make i t easi er for the crew to settl a in, when changing vehicles. These new vehicles will have a fully electronic representation of the external conditions, in particular panoramic view and reconnaissance view and will sense their environment by way of sensors, in particular electronic cameras. This outside view but also the operating and functional data of the vehicle such as engine management, steering, fire control and the like are controlled by way of one or more on-board computers (central computer system) and displayed on one or more display screens or monitors.
Hitherto training for tank crews was effected in stationary simulators, that is to say especially constructed housings in which the external view and all the motion and functional data of the tank are represented on display screens or monitors. The corresponding noises, including also those when firing, are coupled in by way of loudspeakers.
Many simulators can also provide for simulation of a movement of the vehicle across country.
Simulators of that kind are highly expensive to develop and must be especially adapted to each tank vehicle model or completely freshly developed. This high level of financial expenditure is only slowly paid for by way of the saving on operating costs of the vehicle which is not moved for training purposes.
The object of the present invention is to propose a method and .ari apparatus for carrying out that method, with which it is possible to provide for less expensive, simpler and more flexible training of tank crews.
The invention is based on the notion that the tank vehicles are stationary in the barracks for the major part of the time and are only quite rarely moved. Using the vehicles themselves in training in an at-rest condition as a simulator therefore presents itself.
Accordingly it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the operable land vehicle itself is the simulator compartment, that for training purpose a simulation computer is connected to the central computer system of the land vehicle, that the simulation data prepared by the two computers and the functional data of the operating equipment and elements actuated by the pupil are represented on the display screen or screens of the land vehicle, and that all real operating and movement functions of the land vehicle such as those of the engine, steering, weaponry and the like are blocked by way of the two computers.
In accordance with a further configuration of the method it is provided that when connecting the simulation computer all model-specific data of the land vehicle and its weaponry are transferred from the central computer into the simulation computer, there a software which is model-specific for that land vehicle is selected and started up.
That procedure affords the possibility that the simulation computer can be of a unitary design configuration for various models of land vehicles and has stored the software and all functional data for the various models. That makes it possible to achieve a further reduction in cost by simplification of stock keeping and making it easier for the crew to settle in. The respective model-specific software is selected in the simulation computer by identification of the central computer of the tank vehicle.
In accordance with a further preferred configuration of the method it is provided that the simulation computer is connected to a central control computer outside the vehicle and the simulation computers of the other land vehicles involved in the training, and thereby a data and command interchange takes place with a central command location, for example the training leader. That connection can be made by way of cable or in a cable-less manner, that is to say by radio. That affords the possibility that simulator training can be effected for groups of tank crews in the barracks but also on the ground.
For the purposes of carrying the method into effect, the apparatus is of such a configuration that besides the operating functions the external view of the optical sensors is also imaged on one or more central display screens in the land vehicle, that in addition for training purposes a mobile simulation computer can be connected by way of interfaces to the central computer, that the simulation computer contains the software and the simulation data for the intended training and that the land vehicle has an operating mode "training" which is controlled by the two computers and that in said mode when all items of operating equipment are operable the real operating and movement functions of the land vehicle such as those of the engine, steering, weaponry and the like are blocked.
The invention will be described in greater detail in terms of its structure hereinafter with reference to the drawing.
There is provided a central on-board computer 1 which controls all operating functions of the armoured vehicle or tank vehicle by way of a bus system 2. The arrangement has three display screens or monitors 3, 4. 5 for representing the images of the external view of the vehicle but also the operating and functional data of the vehicle. A plurality of sensors which are diagrammatically represented by a video camera 6 serve to produce the external view of the vehicle. Those sensors can respond to visible light or infra-red light.
In addition, items of operating equipment 7, for example for the steering or the accelerator pedal, are connected to the computer 1 by way of the bus system 2. The same applies in regard to the operating equipment 8 for the weaponry, for example the directional control handle. Finally, peripheral units 9 are connected to the data bus system 2 of the computer 1, as are required for functioning for example of the air conditioning or fire protection system and the like.
The computer 1 has a change-over switch 10 and two interfaces 11 and 12 which are of significance for the configuration according to the invention. The change-over switch 10 connects either the sensors 6 or the interface 11 to the central computer 1 and is coupled to a switch 13 which triggers the operating mode "training" in the armoured vehicle.
Provided for that operating mode "training" is a simulation computer 14 which is mobile and which, when the tank vehicle is to be used for training purposes, is mounted to the vehicle and there connected to the central computer 1 by way of the interfaces 11 and 12. Both computers then jointly control the simulation exercise. For that purpose, both the artificial external view of the vehicle and also all operating and functional data of various models of tank or armoured vehicles are stored in the simulation computer 14. The central computer 1 is identified after connection of the simulation computer 14 for the appropriate tank vehicle and selects in the simulation computer 14 the model-specific simulation data and the software which is required for same and controls start-up thereof. The simulation computer 14 is connected by way of a connecting line 15 to a central control computer (not shown) outside the vehicle and the simulation computers of the other vehicles involved in the training exercise, in which respect that connection can be formed by cable or in a cable-less manner. Particular data or commands can be given centrally from the training leader by way of that control computer to the tank crew to be trai ned i n the vehi cl e. In that way i t i s possi bl a for a group of tank crews in a plurality of tank vehicles. each being used as a respective simulator, to be trained from a central location for combat training exercises.
Simulators of that kind are highly expensive to develop and must be especially adapted to each tank vehicle model or completely freshly developed. This high level of financial expenditure is only slowly paid for by way of the saving on operating costs of the vehicle which is not moved for training purposes.
The object of the present invention is to propose a method and .ari apparatus for carrying out that method, with which it is possible to provide for less expensive, simpler and more flexible training of tank crews.
The invention is based on the notion that the tank vehicles are stationary in the barracks for the major part of the time and are only quite rarely moved. Using the vehicles themselves in training in an at-rest condition as a simulator therefore presents itself.
Accordingly it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the operable land vehicle itself is the simulator compartment, that for training purpose a simulation computer is connected to the central computer system of the land vehicle, that the simulation data prepared by the two computers and the functional data of the operating equipment and elements actuated by the pupil are represented on the display screen or screens of the land vehicle, and that all real operating and movement functions of the land vehicle such as those of the engine, steering, weaponry and the like are blocked by way of the two computers.
In accordance with a further configuration of the method it is provided that when connecting the simulation computer all model-specific data of the land vehicle and its weaponry are transferred from the central computer into the simulation computer, there a software which is model-specific for that land vehicle is selected and started up.
That procedure affords the possibility that the simulation computer can be of a unitary design configuration for various models of land vehicles and has stored the software and all functional data for the various models. That makes it possible to achieve a further reduction in cost by simplification of stock keeping and making it easier for the crew to settle in. The respective model-specific software is selected in the simulation computer by identification of the central computer of the tank vehicle.
In accordance with a further preferred configuration of the method it is provided that the simulation computer is connected to a central control computer outside the vehicle and the simulation computers of the other land vehicles involved in the training, and thereby a data and command interchange takes place with a central command location, for example the training leader. That connection can be made by way of cable or in a cable-less manner, that is to say by radio. That affords the possibility that simulator training can be effected for groups of tank crews in the barracks but also on the ground.
For the purposes of carrying the method into effect, the apparatus is of such a configuration that besides the operating functions the external view of the optical sensors is also imaged on one or more central display screens in the land vehicle, that in addition for training purposes a mobile simulation computer can be connected by way of interfaces to the central computer, that the simulation computer contains the software and the simulation data for the intended training and that the land vehicle has an operating mode "training" which is controlled by the two computers and that in said mode when all items of operating equipment are operable the real operating and movement functions of the land vehicle such as those of the engine, steering, weaponry and the like are blocked.
The invention will be described in greater detail in terms of its structure hereinafter with reference to the drawing.
There is provided a central on-board computer 1 which controls all operating functions of the armoured vehicle or tank vehicle by way of a bus system 2. The arrangement has three display screens or monitors 3, 4. 5 for representing the images of the external view of the vehicle but also the operating and functional data of the vehicle. A plurality of sensors which are diagrammatically represented by a video camera 6 serve to produce the external view of the vehicle. Those sensors can respond to visible light or infra-red light.
In addition, items of operating equipment 7, for example for the steering or the accelerator pedal, are connected to the computer 1 by way of the bus system 2. The same applies in regard to the operating equipment 8 for the weaponry, for example the directional control handle. Finally, peripheral units 9 are connected to the data bus system 2 of the computer 1, as are required for functioning for example of the air conditioning or fire protection system and the like.
The computer 1 has a change-over switch 10 and two interfaces 11 and 12 which are of significance for the configuration according to the invention. The change-over switch 10 connects either the sensors 6 or the interface 11 to the central computer 1 and is coupled to a switch 13 which triggers the operating mode "training" in the armoured vehicle.
Provided for that operating mode "training" is a simulation computer 14 which is mobile and which, when the tank vehicle is to be used for training purposes, is mounted to the vehicle and there connected to the central computer 1 by way of the interfaces 11 and 12. Both computers then jointly control the simulation exercise. For that purpose, both the artificial external view of the vehicle and also all operating and functional data of various models of tank or armoured vehicles are stored in the simulation computer 14. The central computer 1 is identified after connection of the simulation computer 14 for the appropriate tank vehicle and selects in the simulation computer 14 the model-specific simulation data and the software which is required for same and controls start-up thereof. The simulation computer 14 is connected by way of a connecting line 15 to a central control computer (not shown) outside the vehicle and the simulation computers of the other vehicles involved in the training exercise, in which respect that connection can be formed by cable or in a cable-less manner. Particular data or commands can be given centrally from the training leader by way of that control computer to the tank crew to be trai ned i n the vehi cl e. In that way i t i s possi bl a for a group of tank crews in a plurality of tank vehicles. each being used as a respective simulator, to be trained from a central location for combat training exercises.
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1. A method of combat training in armoured land vehicles, in particular tank vehicles, by means of a simulator, characterised in that that the operable land vehicle itself is the simulator compartment, that for training purpose a simulation computer (14) is connected to the central computer system (1) there of the land vehicle, that the simulation data prepared by the two computers and the functional data of the operating equipment (7, 8, 9) actuated by the pupil are represented on the display screen or screens (3, 4, 5) of the land vehicle, and that all real operating and movement functions of the land vehicle such as those of the engine, steering, weaponry and the like are blocked by way of the two computers.
2. A method according to claim 1 characterised in that upon coupling of the simulation computer (14) all model-specific data of the land vehicle and its weaponry are transferred from the central computer (1) into the simulation computer, there a software which is model-specific for that land vehicle is selected and started up.
3. A method according to claim 1 characterised in that the simulation computer (14) is connected (15) to a central control computer outside the land vehicle and to the simulation computers of the other land vehicles involved in the training exercise, and thereby a data and command interchange takes place with a central command location, for example the training leader.
4. Apparatus for carrying out the method according to claim 1 wherein a central computer (1) for controlling the operating functions and the weaponry is provided in a land vehicle, in particular a tank vehicle, characterised in that besides the operating functions the external view of the optical sensors (6) is also represented on one or more central display screens (3, 4, 5) in the land vehicle and that moreover for training purposes a mobile simulation computer (14) can be connected to the central computer (2) by way of interfaces (11. 12), that the simulation computer contains the software and the simulation data for the intended land vehicle and that the land vehicle has an operating mode "training" (switch 13) which is controlled by the two computers (1, 14) and that in said mode when all items of operating equipment (7, 8, 9) are operable the real operating and movement functions of the land vehicle such as of the engine. steering, weaponry and the like are blocked.
5. Apparatus according to claim 4 characterised in that the simulation computer (14) has a connection (15) to a control computer of a central command location outside the land vehicle.
6. Apparatus according to claim 4 characterised in that besides the display screens (3, 4, 5) the operating equipment (7, 8, 9) for operation of the vehicle, for the weaponry and other functions in the vehicle as well as the optical sensors (6) in the external region of the vehicle are connected to the central computer (1) in the land vehicle, and that in addition there are provided one or more interfaces (11. 12) for the simulation computer (14) and a change-over switch (10), by the actuation of which, in the operating mode "training", instead of the optical sensors, the simulation computer (14) can be connected to the central computer (1).
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