APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ACTIVE COUNTER DIRECTED ENERGY PLATFORM PROTECTION
First Claim
1. A method for protecting a structure against damage from incident directed energy, the structure surface comprising a coating and at least one enclosure, the coating comprising a sensing layer, and the enclosure further comprising a contained amount of an incident energy-dissipating material, the enclosure in communication with the sensing layer and a triggering mechanism, the method comprising the steps of:
- locating the coating at predetermined locations on a structure surface;
locating the enclosure at predetermined locations on the structure surface;
sensing incident directed energy at the sensing layer; and
activating the triggering mechanism, said triggering mechanism activating the incident energy-dissipating material in the enclosure at predetermined locations on the structure surface.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to the active initiation of incident energy-dissipating material from a structure surface coating as a counter measure response for the protection of a structure surface. The active initiation is triggered at a predetermined area or areas on a targeted structure surface in response to incident directed energy sensed on a target surface.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for protecting a structure against damage from incident directed energy, the structure surface comprising a coating and at least one enclosure, the coating comprising a sensing layer, and the enclosure further comprising a contained amount of an incident energy-dissipating material, the enclosure in communication with the sensing layer and a triggering mechanism, the method comprising the steps of:
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locating the coating at predetermined locations on a structure surface; locating the enclosure at predetermined locations on the structure surface; sensing incident directed energy at the sensing layer; and activating the triggering mechanism, said triggering mechanism activating the incident energy-dissipating material in the enclosure at predetermined locations on the structure surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for protecting a structure against damage from incident directed energy, said incident directed energy having at least one wavelength, said system comprising:
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a coating applied to predetermined locations on a structure surface, said coating comprising a sensing layer, said sensing layer comprising at least one sensor; at least one enclosure containing an amount of incident energy-dissipating material in the enclosure, said enclosure in communication with the sensing layer, and said enclosures located at predetermined locations on the structure surface; and a triggering mechanism in communication with the sensor and the enclosure, said triggering mechanism activating the incident energy-dissipating material within the enclosure at predetermined locations on the structure surface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A coating for protecting a structure against damage from incident directed energy comprising:
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a base layer comprising an adhesive layer; at least one reactive layer comprising incident energy-dissipating material; a reflective layer disposed between the base layer and the reactive layer; and a sensing layer for sensing incident directed energy, said sensing layer comprising at least one sensor in communication with a triggering mechanism for activating the reactive layer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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