Surrogate RPG
AssigneeFoster-Miller, Inc.
InventorsWilliam R. Lawson, Scott Paul Quigley, Jamie Orlando Milliken, Robert Lee Cardenas
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Abstract
A surrogate RPG includes a warhead with an outer conductive portion and an inner conductive portion spaced from the outer conductive portion. A sabot includes an electrical circuit configured to monitor conductivity between the inner and outer conductive portions. The surrogate RPG can be used to test the effectiveness of various RPG defeat technologies.
Claims17
A surrogate RPG for testing the effectiveness of an RPG defeat technology comprising:
- a warhead including:
- an outer conductive portion, and
- an inner conductive portion spaced from the outer conductive portion;
- and
- a sabot including an electrical circuit configured to:
- monitor conductivity between the inner and outer conductive portions;
- and
- indicate a defeat of said RPG and the effectiveness of said RPG defeat technology.
A surrogate RPG comprising:
- a warhead including:
- an outer conductive portion, and
- an inner conductive portion spaced from the outer conductive portion;
- and
- an electrical circuit configured to monitor conductivity between the inner and outer conductive portions without igniting said RPG.
A surrogate RPG comprising:
- a warhead including:
- a replaceable outer conductive portion, and
- a replaceable inner conductive portion;
- a reusable sabot attached to the warhead;
- and
- an electrical circuit configured to monitor conductivity between the inner and outer conductive portions, the electrical circuit including a power source electrically connected to the outer and inner conductive portions via an indicator.
A method of making a surrogate RPG, the method comprising:
- fabricating an outer conductive warhead portion;
- fabricating an inner conductive warhead portion;
- placing the inner conductive warhead portion inside the outer conductive warhead portion in a spaced relationship with respect to the outer conductive warhead portion;
- and
- installing an electrical circuit configured to monitor conductivity between the inner and outer conductive portions including electrically connecting a power source to the outer and inner conductive portions via an indicator including at least one lamp.
A method of evaluating the effectiveness of an RPG shield, the method comprising:
- firing a surrogate RPG at an RPG shield, the surrogate RPG including an outer conductive portion spaced from an inner conductive portion and an electrical circuit;
- configuring the electrical circuit to monitor conductivity between the inner and outer conductive portions to indicate whether or not the RPG was defeated;
- imaging the firing of a surrogate RPG as it strikes the RPG shield;
- and
- reviewing the resultant images to determine if conductivity between the inner and outer conductive portions changed during the firing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.