Patent ID: 7338009

Claim:
A method for intercepting at least one target comprising: providing a plurality of target seeking and destruction devices, each of said devices having means for target detection, tracking, guidance, positioning, and wireless communication and means for the destruction of each said target, one of said devices being designated as an oracle; deploying said devices from a deployment platform and acquiring each said target; sharing data pertaining to each of said devices and target data pertaining to each said target with each of the other devices; determining a probability of intercept for each said target within said devices, and then assigning each of said devices to each said target according to said probability of intercept for each said target; utilizing a potential function within said devices to maintain inter-device spacing between each of said devices; tracking each said target within said devices; detecting a maneuvering of each said target within said devices and continually updating a trajectory for each said target according to said maneuvering and said inter-device spacing until each said target is intercepted and destroyed; providing means for said oracle being located behind said devices; and relaying via said oracle said devices shared data and outcome to a control base.