Defeat system for vehicle attached improvised explosive devices
AssigneeHoneywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
InventorBrent Hower
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Abstract
An explosive device detection and expulsion system broadly comprising a detection subsystem for sensing an IED attached to a vehicle and an expulsion subsystem for expelling the IED from the vehicle. The detection subsystem includes a sensor for detecting an IED via an electromagnetic field change or capacitance change, vibrations, and/or heat, and a controller for activating the expulsion subsystem upon receiving a detection signal from the sensor. The expulsion subsystem includes a deployable panel configured to be attached to the vehicle and a deployable mechanism for shifting the deployable panel from an undeployed state to a deployed state so as to expel the IED from the vehicle.
Claims17
An explosive device expulsion system for a vehicle having a plurality of body panels, the explosive device expulsion system comprising:
- a deployable panel configured to be attached to one of the plurality of body panels, the deployable panel having a shape corresponding to a shape of the one of the plurality of body panels;
- a sensor configured to detect an explosive device attached to the vehicle and transmit a detection signal indicating that an explosive device has been detected;
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- a deploying mechanism configured to shift the deployable panel from an undeployed state to a deployed state when the expulsion system receives an expulsion trigger signal via the sensor so that the deployable panel expels the explosive device from the vehicle.
An explosive device expulsion system for a vehicle having a plurality of body panels, the explosive device expulsion system comprising:
- a plurality of deployable panels configured to be attached to the plurality of body panels, each deployable panel having a shape corresponding to a shape of one of the plurality of body panels;
- a sensor configured to detect an explosive device attached to the vehicle and transmit a detection signal indicating that an explosive device has been detected;
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- a plurality of deploying mechanisms each configured to shift one of the plurality of deployable panels from an undeployed state to a deployed state when the expulsion system receives an expulsion trigger signal via the sensor so that the one of the plurality of deployable panels expels the explosive device from the vehicle.
An explosive device expulsion system for a vehicle having a plurality of body panels including quarter panels and a tailgate, the explosive device expulsion system comprising:
- a plurality of deployable panels configured to be removably attached to the plurality of body panels, each deployable panel being an inflatable bag or inflatable film having an outer wall defining an inner chamber, at least two of the deployable panels having an L-shape for being attached to the quarter panels, one of the deployable panels being rectangular for being attached to the tailgate, the deployable panels being formed of heat sensitive material;
- a plurality of electromagnetic sensors each configured to detect an explosive device attached to the vehicle and transmit a detection signal indicating that an explosive device has been detected;
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- a plurality of deploying mechanisms, each being configured to fill the inner chamber of one of the plurality of deployable panels with gas so as to shift the deployable panel to a deployed state when the expulsion system receives an expulsion trigger signal via the sensor so that the deployable panel expels the explosive device from the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.