Preemptive countermeasure management

摘要

Embodiments of the invention are directed to techniques for preemptively managing countermeasures of a vehicle. Prior to identifying an actual threat, at least one countermeasure device may be preemptively oriented to point in a direction most likely to produce a threat. The preemptive orientation may be determined my environmental information and/or vehicular information. Once an actual threat is identified, the countermeasure device may re-orient to point to the identified threat. The preemptive orientation may save time in the re-orientation process thereby providing extra time for countermeasures to be actively deployed.

主权项

1. A method of preemptively positioning at least one countermeasure device of a vehicle, comprising:
(a) computing, using at least one controller, a pre-threat orientation of the at least one countermeasure device based at least on environmental information about the current environment of the vehicle; and (b) orienting the at least one countermeasure device based on the computed pre-threat orientation.