Magnetic Mine Sweeping
AssigneeTai-Yang Research Company
InventorsChristopher M. Rey, Trever H. Carnes
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Abstract
A magnetic mine countermeasure payload device with a non-magnetic plate, and magnetic elements, each having a north magnetic pole and a south magnetic pole, affixed to the plate in a magnetic array. A rotational shaft is coupled to the plate, with a motor coupled to the shaft, and an electrical power source electrically connected to the motor. The motor is configured to at least one of selectively rotate the magnetic array, thereby creating an AC magnetic moment in the magnetic mine countermeasure payload device, and not rotate the magnetic array, thereby enabling a DC magnetic moment in the magnetic mine countermeasure payload device.
Claims20
A magnetic mine countermeasure payload device comprising:
- a non-magnetic plate,
- magnetic elements, each having a north magnetic pole and a south magnetic pole, the magnetic elements affixed to the plate in a magnetic array,
- a rotational shaft coupled to the plate,
- a motor coupled to the shaft, and
- an electrical power source electrically connected to the motor,
- wherein the motor is configured to at least one of selectively rotate the magnetic array, thereby creating an AC magnetic moment in the magnetic mine countermeasure payload device, and not rotate the magnetic array, thereby enabling a DC magnetic moment in the magnetic mine countermeasure payload device.
A magnetic mine countermeasure payload device comprising:
- a non-magnetic plate,
- magnetic elements, each having a north magnetic pole and a south magnetic pole, the magnetic elements affixed to the plate in a magnetic array,
- wherein when the array is rotated, an AC magnetic moment in the magnetic mine countermeasure payload device is generated, and when the array is not rotated, a DC magnetic moment in the device is generated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.