Forced premature detonation of improvised explosive devices via chemical substances

• US 20080134872A1
• Filed: 12/22/2005
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Krock, Richard E., Runyon, James Philip, Rauscher, Karl F., Goldman, Stuart Owen
• Application Number:
  US11/317,605
• Publication Number:
  US 20080134872A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 89/1.13
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 11/12 Means for clearing land minefields; Systems specially adapted for detection of landmines

Abstract

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) defense system is described that forces premature detonation of IEDs by releasing chemical substances from a stationary or mobile platform within a stationary or mobile “IED detonation zone.” IEDs within the IED detonation zone that are triggered by chemical substances will receive the released chemical substances, thereby forcing premature detonation of IEDs in the detonation zone.

Claims

1. An IED (Improvised Explosive Device) defense system for forcing premature detonation of IEDs triggered by chemical substances, the IED defense system comprising:

one or more chemical platforms adapted for releasing chemical substances within a predefined defense zone defining an IED detonation zone; and

one or more controllers for activating the platforms to release said chemical substances within the IED detonation zone, thereby forcing premature detonation of IEDs triggered by chemical substances within the IED detonation zone.

2. The IED defense system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more platforms is adapted to release chemical substances defining a characteristic pattern of a prospective target.

3. The IED defense system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more platforms is adapted to release chemical substances simulating vehicle exhaust fumes.

4. The IED defense system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more platforms defines a stationary platforms adapted to release chemical substances within a geographic zone defining a stationary IED detonation zone.

5. The IED defense system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more platforms defines a mobile platforms adapted to traverse a transportation path, the mobile platforms adapted to release chemical substances while advancing along the transportation path defining a mobile IED detonation zone.

6. The IED defense system of claim 5, wherein the mobile platform comprises a terrestrial vehicle adapted to traverse a terrestrial path, the mobile IED detonation zone defining at least a portion of the terrestrial path.

7. The IED defense system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more controllers comprises a system controller for activating the one or more platforms to release chemical substances within the IED detonation zone.

8. The IED defense system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more controllers defines an independent controllers for independently activating a corresponding at least one platform to release chemical substances within the IED detonation zone.

12. The IED defense system of claim 1, wherein the one or more controllers are positioned remote from the IED detonation zone, for remotely activating the platforms to release said chemical substances within the IED detonation zone.

13. The IED defense system of claim 1, wherein the one or more controllers are positioned remote from the IED detonation zone, for remotely activating the platforms via wireless resources to release said chemical substances within the IED detonation zone.

14. The IED defense system of claim 1, wherein the one or more platforms comprise unmanned platforms.

9. An article comprising:

one or more computer-readable signal-bearing media; and

means in the one or more media for activating one or more platforms to release chemical substances within a predefined defense zone defining an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) detonation zone, thereby forcing premature detonation of IEDs triggered by chemical substances within the IED detonation zone.

10. A method for implementing an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) defense system comprising:

deploying one or more stationary platforms about a predefined stationary defense zone defining a stationary IED detonation zone, the stationary platforms adapted to release chemical substances within the stationary IED detonation zone; and

activating the platforms to release chemical substances within the stationary IED detonation zone, thereby forcing premature detonation of IEDs triggered by chemical substances within the stationary IED detonation zone.

15. The IED defense system of claim 10, wherein the step of activating comprises remotely activating the platforms via wireless resources to release chemical substances within the stationary IED detonation zone.

11. A method for implementing an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) defense system comprising:

deploying one or more mobile platforms adapted to traverse a transportation path, the mobile platforms adapted to release chemical substances along a predefined mobile defense zone defining a mobile IED detonation zone; and

activating the platforms to release chemical substances within the mobile IED detonation zone, thereby forcing premature detonation of IEDs triggered by chemical substances within the mobile IED detonation zone.

16. The IED defense system of claim 11, wherein the step of activating comprises remotely activating the platforms via wireless resources to release chemical substances within the mobile LED detonation zone.