Rapid deployment countermeasure system and method
First Claim
1. A rapid deployment countermeasure system comprising:
- a base;
a plurality of tubes, each one of the said plurality of tubes having a bottom end, a top end, an inner surface, and an outer surface, each one of the bottom ends of the plurality of tubes being fixedly attached to the base;
at least one deployment module in fluid communication with each one of the inner surfaces of the plurality of tubes;
a guidance bar attached to each one of the top ends of the plurality of tubes;
a guidance shroud proximate to each one of the outer surfaces of the plurality of tubes; and
a first blanket fixedly attached to the guidance bar.
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Abstract
A rapid deployment countermeasure system comprises a base attached to a plurality of tubes which are in fluid communication with at least one deployment module. A guidance bar is attached to the top ends of the tubes, and a guidance shroud is proximate to the outer surfaces of the tubes. The system includes one or more anti-ballistic blankets fixedly attached to the guidance bar, and is erected to form an anti-ballistic barrier upon activation of the deployment modules. A method to reactively protect personnel from the approach of a ballistic projectile by deployment of a countermeasure system prior to arrival of the projectile at the location of the personnel comprises the steps of detecting the approach of the ballistic projectile, discriminating the presence of the ballistic projectile with respect to other moving objects or electronic noise, and activating the countermeasure system in response to discriminating the presence of the ballistic projectile so as to interpose an anti-ballistic barrier between the personnel and the projectile.
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22 Claims
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1. A rapid deployment countermeasure system comprising:
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a base;
a plurality of tubes, each one of the said plurality of tubes having a bottom end, a top end, an inner surface, and an outer surface, each one of the bottom ends of the plurality of tubes being fixedly attached to the base;
at least one deployment module in fluid communication with each one of the inner surfaces of the plurality of tubes;
a guidance bar attached to each one of the top ends of the plurality of tubes;
a guidance shroud proximate to each one of the outer surfaces of the plurality of tubes; and
a first blanket fixedly attached to the guidance bar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method to reactively protect personnel from the approach of a ballistic projectile by deployment of a countermeasure system prior to the arrival of the projectile at the location of said personnel, comprising the steps of:
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detecting the approach of said ballistic projectile in proximity to said personnel;
discriminating the presence of said ballistic projectile with respect to the presence of electronic noise; and
activating a countermeasure system in response to discriminating the presence of the ballistic projectile, the countermeasure system comprising a base, a plurality of tubes fixedly attached to the base, a deployment module in fluid communication with the plurality of tubes, a guidance bar attached to the plurality of tubes, a guidance shroud proximate to the plurality of tubes, and a first blanket fixedly attached to the guidance bar. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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