Platform Agnostic Trajectory Optimization using Artificial Intelligence (PATRON AI) was internally developed by Davidson and is aimed at identifying realm-of possible for advanced hypersonic strike missions.
PATRON AI provides automated tools and methods for rapid, accurate flight physics-based strike trajectories of foreign and domestic Hypersonic weapon systems.
PATRON AI includes developing methods for rapid estimation of adversary reachable strike footprints and next generation guidance laws for advanced midcourse and terminal strike maneuvers.
This tool enables simple high level mission inputs requiring no special training for a warfighter to design optimal strike scenarios.
PATRON AI allows switching between weapon systems using inputs for new: aerodynamics models, propulsion models, flight modes, and options for the optimization objective and constraint functions. An example optimized strike maneuver for minimum flight time around user specified obstacles is shown demonstrating the advanced maneuverability of hypersonic boost-glide weapon platforms.
