Robotic defilade system
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Abstract
A barrier which is mobile and self-propelled and is controlled by remote control or by self-generated commands created in accordance with pre-loaded or downloaded instructions is disclosed. It can be interposed between a stationary or moving protected object and a suspected threat and maintained in that alignment until updated guidance instructions are received or generated.
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23 Claims
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11. A method for protecting objects and personnel from attack comprising:
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(a) rigorously determining the Requirements including at a minimum what is to be protected, what the threat is, what the environment is, and what constitutes success; (b) selecting a barrier that will support the mission and defeat the threat specified; (c) selecting a vehicle as carrier that can carry the barrier reliably throughout the required environments; (d) designing the vehicle'"'"'s armor system to protect the carrier vehicle itself and to complement the armor payload in shielding the protected object in accordance with the Requirements; (e) selecting a command and control system for the vehicle and the controller that will support the Requirements; (f) selecting complementary defensive devices and systems in accordance with the Requirements; (g) integrating the barrier, the carrier, the carrier armor, the command and control system, and all complementary devices and systems; and
formally developing the production data package through an iterative set of steps incorporating successively greater levels of detail in the configurations designed and tested;whereby the performance standard set forth in the Requirements is met.
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- 12. A barrier which is mobile and self-propelled and able to accept direction or to generate guidance instructions for itself so as to position itself in a stationary or moving position between a stationary or moving protected object and a possible threat to said protected object and to maintain said position except as updated by externally or internally generated updated instructions in order as to completely or partially block access or view from said threat to said protected object to reduce the area or time of exposure or both of said protected object to said threat.
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23. The barrier of claim 23 wherein the agent controlling the vehicle uses linkages to the onboard control systems from a group including wire and fiber optic cable;
- radio and electro-optical transmissions; and
relays via ground-based relays, unmanned aerial vehicles and other aircraft, and satellites.
- radio and electro-optical transmissions; and
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