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EP4174435B1 - Ziel- und verteidigungssystem mit einem revolverkopf und einem lasersystem sowie kraftfahrzeug mit einem solchen ziel- und verteidigungssystem - Google Patents

Ziel- und verteidigungssystem mit einem revolverkopf und einem lasersystem sowie kraftfahrzeug mit einem solchen ziel- und verteidigungssystem Download PDF

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EP4174435B1
EP4174435B1 EP22203578.4A EP22203578A EP4174435B1 EP 4174435 B1 EP4174435 B1 EP 4174435B1 EP 22203578 A EP22203578 A EP 22203578A EP 4174435 B1 EP4174435 B1 EP 4174435B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A27/00—Gun mountings permitting traversing or elevating movement, e.g. gun carriages
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
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    • F41H13/0043—Directed energy weapons, i.e. devices that direct a beam of high energy content toward a target for incapacitating or destroying the target
    • F41H13/005—Directed energy weapons, i.e. devices that direct a beam of high energy content toward a target for incapacitating or destroying the target the high-energy beam being a laser beam
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
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  • the present invention relates to a sighting and defense system comprising a cupola and a laser system and a motor vehicle comprising such a sighting and defense system.
  • a cupola which is mounted on a body of the vehicle and movable in rotation relative to the body, so that its movement is unlimited, that is to say that the cupola can perform an unlimited number of revolutions, relative to the body of the vehicle.
  • a cupola is generally designed to carry military equipment, such as for example a machine gun or a viewing camera.
  • the laser generator and the collimator are generally connected by a high-power optical fiber, of a large diameter and therefore very rigid.
  • the collimator of such a laser system is generally placed on a rotating platform, which makes it possible to increase the action radius of the collimator.
  • the optical fiber connection between the collimator and the laser generator limits the movement of the rotating platform relative to the laser generator, generally to less than 270°. This limited movement is problematic, because it creates a blind spot in which the laser system cannot target a drone, and prevents the tracking of a drone which is rotating around the laser system.
  • the invention intends to remedy more particularly by proposing a more efficient aiming and defense system, comprising a cupola and a laser system.
  • the invention relates to a sighting and defense system intended to be mounted on a mobile or fixed structure and comprising a cupola and a laser system, in which the cupola is configured to be movable in rotation relative to the structure around a first axis of rotation with unlimited travel, in which the laser system comprises a laser generator, a collimator and an optical fiber connecting the laser generator to the collimator.
  • the collimator is mounted on the cupola
  • the aiming and defense system comprises a crown configured to be arranged between the structure and the cupola, the crown being configured to be movable in rotation relative to the structure around a second axis of rotation coincides with the first axis of rotation
  • the laser generator is mounted on the crown.
  • the collimator benefits from the unlimited movement of the cupola and the latter is not weighed down by the laser generator, which is offset on the crown.
  • the dynamic movement performance of the cupola is thus not reduced.
  • the invention also relates to a motor vehicle comprising a body and a sighting and defense system mounted on the body.
  • the aiming and defense system is as described above.
  • This vehicle induces the same advantages as those mentioned above regarding the aiming and defense system of the invention.
  • a motor vehicle 10 is shown at figure 1 .
  • the motor vehicle 10 is, in the example, an armored military vehicle intended to operate in theaters of military operations.
  • the motor vehicle 10 comprises a body 12.
  • a sighting and defense system 14 which conforms to the invention and which is shown alone in the figure 2 and in exploded view Figure 3 .
  • the aiming and defense system 14 is a set of military equipment giving the motor vehicle 10 military capabilities, such as attack, defense, and/or observation capabilities.
  • the aiming and defense system 14 notably comprises a cupola 20.
  • the cupola 20 comprises a body 22, which is mounted on the body 12 in a pivot connection.
  • the cupola 20 is movable in rotation relative to the body 12 around an axis of rotation Z20, via the body 22, being driven by a motor not shown.
  • the axis of rotation Z20 is perpendicular to a main plane P10 of the motor vehicle 10, which corresponds to the plane in which the motor vehicle moves.
  • the plane P10 is represented as the plane passing through the wheels of the motor vehicle 10.
  • the plane P10 is horizontal; the axis of rotation Z20 is then vertical.
  • the amplitude of rotation of the body 22 relative to the body 12 is not limited, that is to say that the body 22 is capable of making several complete revolutions in rotation, in both directions of rotation .
  • the movement of the cupola 20 around the axis Z20 is unlimited.
  • the cupola 20 comprises an offensive system 30.
  • the offensive system 30 comprises a platform 32, which is mounted on the body 22 and which is movable in rotation relative to the body 22 around an elevation axis X32 perpendicular to the axis of rotation Z20.
  • the elevation axis X32 is horizontal.
  • the offensive system 30 also includes armament 34, which in the example is a machine gun.
  • the machine gun 34 is fixed to the platform 32, so as to be movable in rotation relative to the cupola around the elevation axis X32.
  • the machine gun 34 is movable in elevation around the elevation axis X32, and also in rotation relative to the body 12 around the axis of rotation Z20, thanks to the rotational mobility of the cupola 20.
  • the offensive system 30 includes equipment other than armament 34, which is arranged on the platform 32, such as for example a lighthouse, a detector, a sensor, a designator.
  • the armament 34 is not a machine gun, but for example a grenade launcher or a weapon simulator.
  • the offensive system 30 comprises a motor 36, fixed on the body 22 of the cupola and connected to the platform 32, at the level of the elevation axis X32, so as to be able to control the rotation of the platform 32 around this elevation axis.
  • the elevation of the machine gun 34 is controlled either manually, by an operator installed at the rear of the cupola 20, or in a motorized manner by the motor 36.
  • the motor 36 is either actuated remotely by a operator, for example using a control lever, is actuated automatically, for example by a computer program.
  • ⁇ the angle of elevation of the offensive system 30, measured between a direction of aim of the machine gun 34, corresponding in the example to a barrel 35 of the machine gun, and the main plane P10 of the vehicle 10.
  • the elevation angle ⁇ is between -20° and +60°.
  • the elevation angle ⁇ is equal to 0° and when the axis of rotation Z20 is vertical, then the direction of aim of the machine gun 34 is horizontal.
  • the elevation angle is negative, then the barrel is facing down, and when the elevation angle is positive, then the barrel is facing up.
  • the cupola 20 comprises a sighting system 40.
  • the sighting system 40 comprises a platform 42, which is mounted on the body 22 and which is movable in rotation relative to the body 22 around an axis of elevation X42 perpendicular to the axis of rotation Z20.
  • the elevation axis X42 is horizontal.
  • the elevation axes can be parallel.
  • the sighting system 40 also includes a sighting member 44 fixed to the platform 42, so as to be mobile in rotation relative to the cupola around the elevation axis X42.
  • the sighting member 44 is movable in elevation around the elevation axis X42, and also in rotation relative to the body 12 around the axis of rotation Z20, thanks to the rotational mobility of the cupola 20
  • the sighting device comprises for example a camera, a telemetry system, a laser detection system and/or an optical viewfinder.
  • the sighting system 40 comprises a motor 46, fixed on the body 22 of the cupola and connected to the platform 42, at the level of the elevation axis X42, so as to be able to control the rotation of the platform 42 around this axis elevation.
  • the elevation of the sighting member 44 is controlled in a motorized manner by the motor 46, remotely by an operator, for example using a control lever, or automatically, for example by a computer program .
  • the elevation of the sighting system 40 is controlled manually by an operator, for example using handles.
  • ⁇ the angle of elevation of the sighting system 40, measured between a direction of sight of the sighting member 44, corresponding in the example to a direction of sight of a camera, and the main plane P10 of vehicle 10.
  • the elevation angle ⁇ is between -20° and +60°.
  • the elevation angle ⁇ is equal to 0° and when the axis of rotation Z20 is vertical, then the direction of sight of the sighting member 44 is horizontal.
  • the elevation angle is negative, then the sight is oriented downwards, and when the elevation angle is positive, then the sight is oriented upwards.
  • the elevation angles ⁇ and ⁇ are equal to 0°, which allows the aiming and defense system 14 to engage a target located in the plane P10 of the motor vehicle 10 with the offensive system 30 and/or with the aiming system 40.
  • the elevation angles ⁇ and ⁇ are equal to 20°, which allows for the aiming and defense system to engage a target located above the plane of the motor vehicle 10 with the offensive system and/or with the aiming system.
  • the angles ⁇ and ⁇ are represented as equal to each other. In practice, the angles ⁇ and ⁇ are controlled independently of each other, and can therefore take different values.
  • the aiming and defense system 14 comprises a crown 50, which is mounted on the body 12 in pivot connection, being interposed between the body and the cupola 20 along the axis of rotation Z20.
  • the crown 50 is movable in rotation relative to the body 12 around an axis of rotation Z50, being driven by a motor not shown.
  • the axis of rotation Z50 is perpendicular to the main plane P10 of the motor vehicle 10, and coincides with the axis of rotation Z20.
  • the amplitude of rotation of the crown 50 relative to the body 12 is not limited, that is to say that the crown is capable of making several complete revolutions in rotation, in both directions of rotation .
  • the travel of the crown 50 around the axis Z50 is unlimited.
  • the rotation of the crown is independent of the rotation of the cupola 20, that is to say that the motors not shown controlling the rotation of the crown and the cupola are distinct, and operate independently of one of them. 'other.
  • the crown 50 carries auxiliary equipment 52, which makes it possible to improve the attack, defense, and/or observation capabilities of the motor vehicle 10.
  • the auxiliary equipment 52 includes grenade launchers smoke bombs.
  • auxiliary equipment includes radar, transmitters and/or antennas.
  • the aiming and defense system 14 includes a laser system 60, intended for the fight against drones, that is to say for the fight against unmanned aircraft.
  • the laser system 60 includes a laser generator 62, a collimator 64 and an optical fiber 66, connecting the laser generator to the collimator.
  • the laser generator 62 is an electronic device generating a high-power laser beam from a source of electricity, for example from a battery.
  • the laser beam generated by the laser generator is transmitted via the optical fiber 66 to the collimator 64.
  • the collimator 64 is an optical device which makes it possible to direct the laser beam towards the outside of the laser system 60, in aiming at a target, such as a drone, for example using an optical lens.
  • the power of the laser beam emerging from the collimator 64 is strong enough to cause damage to a drone located 500 m from the vehicle 10. This power is, for example, of the order of several kilowatts.
  • Optical fiber 66 is a high-power optical fiber, suitable for transporting a high-power laser beam.
  • the diameter D66 of the optical fiber 66 is between 10 mm and 70 mm, for example equal to 40 mm.
  • the optical fiber 66 is therefore rigid or semi-rigid.
  • the collimator 64 also includes aiming means making it possible to modify the firing angle of the laser beam, that is to say the orientation of the laser beam towards the outside of the laser system.
  • the aiming means of the collimator 64 consist for example of one or more actuators making it possible to modify the spatial or angular position of the optical lens of the collimator.
  • the aiming means allow the collimator 64 to aim at a target with a horizontal and vertical aiming amplitude of ⁇ 0.1°.
  • the aiming means make it possible to make microadjustments in the aim of the collimator 64, by tracking the target of the collimator, which makes it possible to achieve a very high aiming precision, namely, in practice, a precision of ⁇ 0 .01°, preferably ⁇ 0.005°.
  • the laser generator 62 is fixed on the crown 50 and the collimator 64 is fixed on the cupola 20.
  • the collimator is fixed on the aiming system 40. More precisely, the laser system 60 comprises a support 68, which carries the collimator 64 and which is fixed to the platform 42 of the aiming system.
  • the collimator 64 being fixed on the sighting system 40 by the support 68, the angle of elevation ⁇ of the sighting system 40 also corresponds, in the example of figures 1 to 5 , at the elevation angle of the collimator 64.
  • the elevation of the collimator 64 is controlled in a motorized manner by the motor 46, simultaneously with the elevation of the sighting member 44.
  • X64 as the aiming axis of the collimator 64, which corresponds in practice to the direction in which the laser beam is oriented by the collimator when the aiming means do not modify the firing angle of the laser beam.
  • X62 as a main direction of the laser generator 62.
  • the direction X62 corresponds in practice to the orientation of the optical fiber 66, at its connection point with the laser generator.
  • ⁇ the bearing angle formed between the sighting axis X64 of the collimator 64 and the main direction X62 of the generator 62, measured in the plane P10.
  • the angle ⁇ is equal to 0° when the collimator 64 and the laser generator 62 are directed in the same direction, such as for example parallel to a longitudinal axis X10 of the motor vehicle 10, as shown in the figures 1 to 4 .
  • the angle ⁇ does not depend on the position of the collimator or the laser generator relative to the body 12, but only of the relative position of the collimator and the laser generator between them.
  • the angle ⁇ is measured in absolute value, that is to say it does not depend on the relative left-right orientation of the collimator with respect to the laser generator.
  • the bearing angle ⁇ is equal to 0°. In position b), the bearing angle ⁇ is equal to 20°. Furthermore, the angle ⁇ also corresponds to the angle of bearing formed between the crown 50 and the cupola 20. Indeed, since the collimator 64 is fixed on the cupola, the orientation of the collimator is identical to the orientation of the cupola, and likewise, since the laser generator 62 is fixed on the crown 50, the orientation of the laser generator is identical to the orientation of the crown.
  • the bearing angle ⁇ must be kept less than or equal to a limit value ⁇ max which is, in the example, equal to 30°, preferably equal to 20°.
  • ⁇ max which is, in the example, equal to 30°, preferably equal to 20°.
  • this control of the rotation of the crown 50 is carried out permanently, that is to say in real time, by means of an electronic unit not shown for controlling the drive motors of the elements 20 and 50 around the axes of rotation Z20 and Z50.
  • This command is also carried out automatically.
  • the motor vehicle 10 comprises, for example, a control unit designed to control the motors not shown allowing the rotation of the cupola and the crown around the axes Z20 and Z50, as well as a calculation unit provided to calculate the angle of bearing ⁇ from the position of the cupola and the crown, and to adapt the commands issued by the control unit in order to maintain the bearing angle ⁇ lower than the limit value ⁇ max .
  • the rotation of the crown is configured to minimize the angle ⁇ at all times.
  • the cupola 20 can perform rapid and dynamic movements, such as frequent and responsive changes of direction and speed, in particular to make precise adjustments to the position of the cupola, thus making it possible to aim at a moving target with the machine gun 34, with the sighting member 44 or with the collimator 64.
  • the moment of inertia of the cupola around the axis of rotation Z20 is as weak as possible. This is why the cupola 20 is specifically developed so that its mass is balanced around the axis of rotation Z20, so as to minimize its moment of inertia.
  • the auxiliary equipment 52 carried by the crown 50 does not require rapid movements on the part of the crown to be used to their maximum capacity.
  • the moment of inertia around the axis of rotation Z50 of the crown 50 can be high without reducing the performance of the crown.
  • the auxiliary equipment 52 is offset to the front of the ring 50, due to their nature, which leads the ring to have a high moment of inertia around the axis of rotation Z50.
  • the laser generator 62 is not embedded on the cupola 20, but is offset on the crown 50, since this makes it possible to limit the increase in the mass of the cupola and therefore not to degrade the performance of the cupola. turret.
  • the mass of the crown 50 is small compared to the mass of the cupola 20.
  • the cupola has a mass of 300 kg while the crown has a mass of 160 kg, without counting the laser generator 62.
  • the moment of inertia of the crown around the axis Z50 is higher than the moment of inertia of the cupola around the axis Z20, due to the optimization of the cupola and the imbalance of the crown caused by the auxiliary equipment 52.
  • the mass of the laser generator 62 is relatively large compared to the mass of the cupola 20, in the example approximately 60 kg, that is to say approximately 20% of the mass of the cupola.
  • fixing the laser generator 62 to the cupola 20 would lead to a significant increase in the mass of the cupola as well as an imbalance in the balancing of the mass of the cupola around the axis of rotation Z20, which would significantly increase its moment of inertia around the axis of rotation Z20.
  • this increase in moment of inertia would lead to an increase in the energy consumption necessary to drive its rotation, thus reducing the general performance of the motor vehicle 10.
  • the mass of the collimator 64 is small compared to the mass of the cupola 20, which makes it possible to mount the collimator on the cupola without unbalancing the cupola and therefore without reducing its performance.
  • collimator 64 has a mass of 20 kg.
  • the cupola 20 carries out movements which may have a low frequency component, such as for example a change in orientation of the cupola by relative to the body 12, and a high frequency component, that is to say rapid and dynamic low amplitude movements, such as for example tracking a rapidly moving target.
  • a low frequency component such as for example a change in orientation of the cupola by relative to the body 12
  • a high frequency component that is to say rapid and dynamic low amplitude movements, such as for example tracking a rapidly moving target.
  • the crown 50 is configured to reproduce the movements of the cupola 20 without taking into account the high frequency component of these movements, which the crown is not able to reproduce taking into account -given its moment of inertia in rotation around the axis Z50 greater than that of the cupola around the axis Z20, and maintaining the bearing angle ⁇ at the lowest possible value, and always less than the maximum value ⁇ max .
  • the crown 50 follows the movement of the cupola 20 by reproducing the trend, or the average, of the movements of the cupola.
  • Fixing the collimator 64 of the laser system 60 to the cupola 20 is particularly advantageous, because this makes it possible to improve the performance of the laser system. Indeed, thanks to the unlimited movement of the cupola relative to the body 12 and the mobility in elevation of the aiming system 40 on which the collimator is fixed, the collimator is capable of following a target moving around the vehicle 10, without being limited in his movements. Furthermore, the movements of the collimator 64 are particularly responsive, thanks to the capacity of the cupola 20 to perform rapid and dynamic. In practice, the mobility of the cupola 20, combined with the aiming means integrated into the collimator 64, facilitate the tracking of a moving target, including when the target makes very rapid movements, such as changes of direction.
  • the rotation of the cupola around the axis of rotation Z20 and the elevation of the collimator around the elevation axis X42 are configured to aim at the approximate position of the target, and the aiming means integrated into the collimator allow aiming at the precise position of the target.
  • approximately position we mean an aiming precision of ⁇ 0.1°, which is sufficient to allow the aiming means integrated into the collimator to aim precisely at the target, with an accuracy of ⁇ 0.01°, preferably of ⁇ 0.005°.
  • the aiming and defense system 14 comprises other military equipment in addition to or replacing the offensive system 30 or the aiming system 40.
  • the aiming and defense system 14 includes a grenade launcher, a lighthouse, a weapon simulator, a designator, a detector, and/or a sensor.
  • a sighting and defense system 114 according to the second embodiment and belonging to a motor vehicle 10 is shown in the Figure 6 .
  • the collimator 64 of the laser system 60 is fixed on the offensive system 30.
  • the laser system 60 includes a support 168, which carries the collimator 64 and which is fixed to the platform 32 of the offensive system 30.
  • the angle of elevation ⁇ of the offensive system also corresponds, in the second embodiment, to the angle of elevation of the collimator.
  • the elevation of the collimator 64 is controlled in a motorized manner by the motor 36, simultaneously with the elevation of the machine gun 34. It is advantageous that the collimator is fixed to the offensive system 30, because this makes it possible to aim and engage a target simultaneously with the laser system 60 and with the offensive system 30, by only requesting motor 36 to control the elevation of the collimator and the machine gun. In addition, this makes it possible not to affect the control of the motor 46 of the sighting system 40, which is not weighed down by the collimator 64, in order to improve the performance of the sighting member 44.
  • a sighting and defense system 214 according to the third embodiment and belonging to a motor vehicle 10 is shown in the figure 7 .
  • the collimator 64 of the laser system 60 is fixed on the body 22 of the cupola 20.
  • the laser system 60 includes a support 268, which carries the collimator 64 and which is fixed to the body 22.
  • the support 268 comprises a fixed part 270, which is fixed to the body 22, and a movable part 272, on which the collimator 64 is fixed, and which is connected to the fixed part 270 by a pivot connection with axis X268 perpendicular to the axis of rotation Z20.
  • the laser system 60 further comprises a motor 274, mounted on the support 268, and which makes it possible to drive the rotation of the movable part 270 relative to the fixed part 270 around an axis X268 .
  • the motor 274 is either controlled remotely by an operator, for example using a control lever, or automatically, for example by a computer program.
  • the angle of elevation of the collimator 64 is independent of the angle of elevation ⁇ of the offensive system 30 and the angle of elevation ⁇ of the aiming system 40, which is particularly advantageous, in particular by making it possible to drive in elevation only the laser system 60, or only the offensive system 30, or only the aiming system 40, depending on the nature of the operations to be carried out by the system aiming and defense 214, which thus reduces the energy consumption of the aiming and defense system, since the number of elements set in motion is reduced. In addition, this ensures optimal performance in terms of mobility for each of the systems 30, 40 and 60, thus improving their aim.
  • a sighting and defense system 314 according to the fourth embodiment and belonging to a motor vehicle 10 is shown in the figure 8 .
  • the collimator 64 of the laser system 60 is fixed on the body 22 of the cupola 20.
  • the laser system 60 includes a support 368, which carries the collimator 64 and which is fixed to the body 22.
  • the support 368 comprises a fixed part 370, which is fixed to the body 22, and a movable part 372, on which the collimator 64 is mounted, and which is connected to the fixed part 370 by a pivot connection with axis X368 perpendicular to the axis of rotation Z20.
  • the collimator 64 is mounted on the movable part 372 via a pivot connection with axis Z368 perpendicular to axis X368.
  • the laser system 60 further comprises a motor 374, mounted on the support 368, and which makes it possible to drive the rotation of the movable part 372 relative to the fixed part 370 around the axis X368 .
  • the laser system 60 comprises a motor 376, mounted on the movable part 372 of the support 368, and which makes it possible to drive the rotation of the collimator 64 relative to the movable part 372 around the axis Z368 .
  • the axis Z368 forms a pivot axis of the collimator 64
  • the motor 376 makes it possible to adjust a pivot angle of the collimator 64 relative to the body 22 of the cupola 20.
  • the motors 374 and 376 are either controlled remotely by a operator, for example using a control lever, or automatically, for example by a computer program.
  • the elevation angle of the collimator 64 is independent of the elevation angle ⁇ of the offensive system 30 and the elevation angle ⁇ of the aiming system 40, and the collimator 64 is also adjustable in pivoting, relative to the body 22 of the cupola 20.
  • These two adjustments of the collimator 64 are particularly advantageous, because they allow the collimator 64 on the one hand and the offensive systems 30 and aiming systems 40 on the other hand to aim at separate, non-aligned targets.
  • the aiming and defense system 314 can engage a first target, such as a drone, with the laser system 60, while simultaneously engaging a second target, such as a land vehicle, with the offensive system 30 and/or the aiming system 40.
  • a first target such as a drone
  • a second target such as a land vehicle
  • the bearing angle ⁇ is measured in the plane P10 between the main direction X62 of the laser generator 62 and the sighting axis X64 of the collimator 64, and does not correspond to the bearing angle formed between the crown 50 and the cupola 20, since the collimator is movable around the axis Z368 relative to the cupola.
  • the bearing angle ⁇ depends both on the rotation of the cupola 20 relative to the crown 50 and on the rotation around the axis Z368 of the collimator 64 relative to the cupola 20.
  • the collimator 64 does not include integrated aiming means and the collimator 64 aims precisely at its target using the motors 374 and 376.
  • the crown 50 does not include auxiliary equipment 52.
  • the crown 50 is then a turntable making it possible to support the laser generator 62 and to control the rotation of the laser generator so as to maintain the angle ⁇ less than the maximum value ⁇ max .
  • the offensive system 30 and the aiming system 40 are mechanically linked to each other, that is to say that the platforms 32 and 43 form a single platform and the engines 36 and 46 form a single engine.
  • the elevation angle ⁇ of the offensive system is therefore identical to the elevation angle ⁇ of the aiming system.
  • the collimator 64 is either fixed to the offensive member and to the aiming member, as in the first or in the second embodiment, or fixed to the body 22 of the cupola, as in the third or in the fourth embodiment.
  • the aiming and defense system 14 is mounted on a structure other than the body 12 of the motor vehicle 10.
  • the aiming and defense system 14 is mounted on a mobile structure , such as the body of another type of vehicle, such as an air vehicle, a railway vehicle or a maritime vehicle, or even on the body of any other mobile structure.
  • the aiming and defense system 14 is mounted on a fixed structure, such as a platform or the roof of a building.

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  1. Ziel- und Verteidigungssystem (14; 114; 214; 314), das dazu bestimmt ist, an einer beweglichen oder festen Struktur (12) angebracht zu werden, und das einen Turm (20) und ein Lasersystem (60) umfasst, wobei der Turm (20) so konfiguriert ist, dass er mit der Struktur (12) um eine erste Drehachse (Z20) mit einem unbegrenzten Ausschlag verbunden ist, wobei das Lasersystem (60) einen Lasergenerator (62), einen Kollimator (64) und eine optische Faser (66) umfasst, die den Lasergenerator mit dem Kollimator verbindet. Dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Kollimator (64) an dem Turm (20) angebracht ist, dass das Ziel- und Verteidigungssystem (14; 114; 214; 314) einen Kranz (50) umfasst, der so konfiguriert ist, dass er zwischen der Struktur (12) und dem Turm liegt, wobei der Kranz so konfiguriert ist, dass er in Bezug auf die Struktur um eine zweite Drehachse (Z50), die mit der ersten Drehachse (Z20) zusammenfällt, drehbar ist, und dass der Lasergenerator (62) an dem Kranz montiert ist.
  2. Ziel- und Verteidigungssystem (14; 114; 214;314) nach Anspruch 1,wobei die Steuerung der Drehung des Kranzes (50) um die zweite Drehachse (Z50) so konfiguriert ist, dass sie der Drehung des Turms (20) um die erste Drehachse (Z20) folgt.
  3. Ziel- und Verteidigungssystem (14; 114; 214; 314) nach Anspruch 2, bei dem die Steuerung der Drehung des Kranzes (50) um die zweite Drehachse (Z50) so konfiguriert ist, dass ein Peilwinkel (0), der zwischen dem Lasergenerator (62) und dem Kollimator (60) gebildet wird aufrechterhalten wird und in einer Ebene (P10) senkrecht zur ersten Drehachse (Z20) und zur zweiten Drehachse gemessen wird, kleiner oder gleich einem Grenzwert (θmax), vorzugsweise kleiner oder gleich 30° ist.
  4. Ziel- und Verteidigungssystem (14; 114; 214; 314) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Lasersystem (60) ein System ist, das zum Abfeuern eines Laserstrahls auf ein Ziel konfiguriert ist, und wobei die optische Faser (66) eine Hochleistungsfaser mit einem Durchmesser (D66) ist, der vorzugsweise zwischen 10 mm und 70 mm liegt.
  5. Ziel- und Verteidigungssystem (14; 114; 214; 314) nach Anspruch 4, wobei der Turm (20) so konfiguriert ist, dass er die ungefähre Position eines Ziels anvisiert, und wobei der Kollimator (64) so konfiguriert ist, dass er die genaue Position des Ziels anvisiert.
  6. Ziel- und Verteidigungssystem (14; 114; 214; 314) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Turm (20) einen Körper (22) und eine Halterung (32; 42; 268; 368) umfasst, wobei der Körper so konfiguriert ist, dass er in Bezug auf die Struktur (12) um die erste Drehachse (Z20) drehbar ist, wobei die Halterung so konfiguriert ist, dass sie in Bezug auf den Körper um eine Höhenachse (X32; X42; X268; X368) senkrecht zur ersten Drehachse höhenverstellbar ist, und wobei der Kollimator (64) auf der Halterung montiert ist.
  7. Ziel- und Verteidigungssystem (14; 114; 214; 314) nach Anspruch 6, wobei der Kollimator (64) in Bezug auf die Halterung (368) um eine Schwenkachse (Z368) senkrecht zur Höhenachse (X368) drehbar ist.
  8. Ziel- und Verteidigungssystem (14; 114; 214; 314) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Turm (20) eine militärische Ausrüstung wie ein Offensivsystem (30) trägt, das beispielsweise ein Maschinengewehr (34) umfasst, oder wie ein Zielsystem (40), das beispielsweise ein Zielorgan (44) umfasst.
  9. Ziel- und Verteidigungssystem (14; 114; 214; 314) nach einem der Ansprüche 6 und 7, betrachtet in Kombination mit Anspruch 8, wobei die militärische Ausrüstung (30; 40) an der Halterung (32; 42) des Turms angebracht ist.
  10. Ziel- und Verteidigungssystem (14; 114; 214; 314) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Kranz (50) Hilfsausrüstungen (52) trägt, wie z. B. Rauchgranatwerfer.
  11. Kraftfahrzeug (10) mit einer Karosserie (12) und einem Ziel- und Verteidigungssystem (14; 114; 214; 314), das an der Karosserie angebracht ist, wobei das Ziel- und Verteidigungssystem (14; 114; 214; 314) einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10 entspricht.
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