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US 12,399,263 B2Granted
Target jamming
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsBienvenido Melvin L. Pascoguin, Brittany Lynn
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Abstract
A method for jamming a target includes aiming a pulsed laser at the target using a tracking system. The pulsed laser emits a pulsed laser beam at the target, thereby generating plasma that causes sound waves equal to or less than 5 ft from the target. The pulsed laser beam is swept with a frequency range to find a target frequency, thereby jamming the target.
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A method for jamming a target, comprising:
- aiming a pulsed laser directly at, or up to 5 ft from, the target using a tracking system;
- emitting a pulsed laser beam from the pulsed laser, wherein the pulsed laser beam generates plasma that causes sound waves;
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- finding, by sweeping the pulsed laser through a frequency range, a target frequency where the sound waves generated by the pulsed laser beam disrupt a micro electromechanical system of the target.
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A system for jamming a target, comprising:
- a pulsed laser, wherein the pulsed laser emits a pulsed laser beam that generates plasma causing sound waves capable of reaching the target from up to 5 ft away from the target;
- wherein when the pulsed laser beam is emitted at a target frequency the sound waves generated by the pulsed laser beam disrupt a micro electromechanical system of the target, thereby jamming the target;
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- a tracking system configured to aim the pulsed laser directly at, or up to 5 ft away from, the target.
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