US 10,239,637 B2 · System and method for arresting and neutralizing unmanned vehicles

Abstract

The use of shielded material in a deployable vehicle arresting and containment device that, when used for the interception of an unmanned vehicle, effectively achieves RF isolation of that vehicle, breaking all external communications with that vehicle. This apparatus, which may have internal and external antennas, could enable a variety of advanced effects such as localized GPS and command and control link spoofing and jamming as well as providing a vehicle for signal intercept and intelligence solutions. Additionally, due to the shielding properties of the arresting and containment device, semi-destructive means such as localized EMPs could be used to damage the encapsulated unmanned vehicle electronics.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A system for arresting and neutralizing unmanned vehicles, comprising:

a friendly unmanned aerial vehicle;
a substantially rigid containment unit being deployable from said friendly unmanned aerial vehicle to enclose a hostile unmanned aerial vehicle, said substantially rigid containment unit including at least one layer of conductive material, said at least one layer of conductive material operable to shield radio frequency signals from propagating into said substantially rigid containment unit;
and an attachment means for effectuating said deployment.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/246,850Filed 25 Aug 2016 · us provisional application

Priority

3 Mar 2016

Published

US 2017/0253348 A17 Sep 2017

Granted

26 Mar 2019

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification17 codes

B64F 1/027
For arresting aircraft, e.g. nets or cables: using net or mesh
B64F 1/0295
For arresting aircraft, e.g. nets or cables: aerodynamically or aerostatically supported, e.g. parafoil or balloon
F41H 7/005
Armoured or armed vehicles: unmanned ground vehicles, i.e. robotic, remote controlled or autonomous, mobile platforms carrying equipment for…
F41H 13/0006
Means of attack or defence not otherwise provided for: ballistically deployed systems for restraining persons or animals, e.g. ballistically…

System and method for arresting and neutralizing unmanned vehicles

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System and method for arresting and neutralizing unmanned vehicles

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Abstract

Claims18