System for protection against missiles
AssigneeMechanical Solutions, Inc.
InventorsWilliam D. Marscher, William Joseph Kelly, Paul James Guthrie, Joseph John DeLorenzo, George DeMassi
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Abstract
Multiple embodiments of a system are disclosed for defeating enemy missiles and rockets by the use of a non-lethal cloud of pellets that collide with the missile a certain distance away from the target causing premature detonation of the missile, and/or possible severe damage to the missile, and/or deflection of the missile, and/or a deformation to the ogive cones to cause a short in the fuze circuit, and/or deposition of conductive material to cause a short in the fuze circuit.
Claims23
1-18. (canceled)
A system for protecting a target against an incoming threat, comprising:
- a. a sensor for sensing information about an incoming threat;
- b. at least one container further comprising a plurality of projectiles;
- and
- c. a propulsion system that ejects the plurality of projectiles from the at least one container, based on information obtained from the sensor;
- d. wherein the plurality of projectiles are ejected to intercept the incoming threat for purposes of disabling the incoming threat prior to impact with the target;
- and
- e. wherein the plurality of projectiles are ejected at a velocity that is non-lethal to nearby personnel in the path,
The system of claim 39, wherein the propulsion system further comprises a shotgun shell and a pusher plate for ejecting the projectiles from the container.
A system for protecting a target against an incoming threat having a detonation fuze, comprising:
- a. at least one container further comprising a plurality of projectiles;
- and
- b. a propulsion system that ejects the plurality of projectiles from at least one container to intercept the incoming threat for purposes of disabling the incoming threat prior to impact with the target;
- c. wherein the plurality of projectiles are suitably dimensioned such that when one or more of the projectiles impacts the detonation fuze on the incoming threat it generates a sufficient voltage pulse in the detonation fuze for purposes of pre-detonating the incoming threat prior to contact with the target.
The system of claim 37, wherein the plurality of projectiles further comprises one of steel, tungsten carbide, or tungsten alloy pellets or reactive particles.
A method of protecting a target against an incoming threat comprising:
- a. sensing the incoming threat;
- and
- b. ejecting a plurality of projectiles from the target along a path to form a cloud of projectiles that is intended to be impacted by the incoming threat for purposes of disabling the incoming threat prior to impact with the target;
- c. wherein the plurality of projectiles are ejected at a velocity that is non-lethal to people in
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.