METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIMULATING FIGHTS WITH AT LEAST ONE MOVABLE WEAPONS SYSTEM ACTUALLY OPERATING IN AN ENVIRONMENT OR ON A TERRAIN AND WITH A QUASI STATIONARY SIMULATOR

摘要

The invention concerns a method of simulating fights which comprises a movableweapons system, which can actually operate in an environment or on a terrain,and a quasi stationary simulator. After preparation of data transmitted by thesimulator and received by the weapons system via an on-board computer, asimulated target-object image can be generated and inserted into a lens systeminside the weapons system or into an optronic sight arrangement in front ofthe real background by means of: highly accurate continuous determination ofthe position and direction of the freely operating weapons system;determination of the weapon angle or a line of sight of an aiming and sightingapparatus in space; continuous telemetric transmission and up-dating ofpositions, firing events and failure data from the simulator to the operatingweapons system; and transmission to the simulator of the position anddirection of the operating weapons system including of the weapon angledetermined or the line of sight of an aiming and sighting apparatus and of afiring event and a failure signal. As a result, a fight can be simulated inwhich, unlike with known simulators, the weapons system actually operatingreceives the simulated friend or foe as a visual display in front of the realbackground. The invention enables troops actually on exercise on the terrainto be associated with simulated troops, the simulated troops being renderedvisible for the crew of the real weapons system. Owing to the insertion ofsimulated troops into the lens systems of real weapons systems, the troopsactually on exercise can not only detect the action of friendly or enemytroops but also see the latter so that they can support or fight them.