Rocket exhaust defense system and method
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1. A projectile defense system, comprising:
- a sensing system for detecting an approaching projectile and its trajectory; and
a rocket exhaust generator coupled to said sensing system for generating a rocket exhaust after said sensing system detects the approaching projectile, wherein said rocket exhaust generator is a land-based rocket exhaust generator that generates said exhaust while maintaining said land base, which includes an exhaust nozzle coupled to a rocket motor, where the exhaust nozzle directs said rocket exhaust, which includes at least gas, therefrom in a region that intercepts the trajectory of the approaching projectile.
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Abstract
A projectile defense system uses a rocket exhaust generator to generate a rocket exhaust after an approaching projectile is detected/sensed. The rocket exhaust generator directs the rocket exhaust therefrom in a region that intercepts the trajectory of the approaching projectile.
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26 Claims
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1. A projectile defense system, comprising:
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a sensing system for detecting an approaching projectile and its trajectory; and a rocket exhaust generator coupled to said sensing system for generating a rocket exhaust after said sensing system detects the approaching projectile, wherein said rocket exhaust generator is a land-based rocket exhaust generator that generates said exhaust while maintaining said land base, which includes an exhaust nozzle coupled to a rocket motor, where the exhaust nozzle directs said rocket exhaust, which includes at least gas, therefrom in a region that intercepts the trajectory of the approaching projectile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A projectile defense system, comprising:
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a proximity sensor for detecting when an approaching projectile could strike a target to be protected and for generating a signal indicative thereof; a rocket motor comprising an inner portion and a propellant located in said inner portion, said rocket motor is coupled to said proximity sensor for initiating the burning of said propellant in response to said signal wherein gas is generated; and an exhaust nozzle coupled to said rocket motor, which are part of a land-based rocket exhaust generator, for exhausting at least said gas therefrom in a region between the approaching projectile and the target to be protected; wherein said rocket exhaust generator operates while maintaining said land based location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for defending a land based location against an approaching projectile, comprising:
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detecting an approaching projectile and its trajectory by a sensing system; and generating a rocket exhaust by a rocket exhaust generator being coupled to the sensing system where the rocket exhaust generator includes a rocket motor coupled to an exhaust nozzle, which directs at least the rocket exhaust into a region that intercepts the trajectory of the approaching projectile wherein said rocket exhaust generator operates while maintaining said land-based location. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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