Rocket propelled barrier defense system
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1. A system for intercepting a projectile comprising:
- a propulsion device adapted to be launched to propel itself through air,a barrier comprising an inflatable frame having a compact deflated state and an open inflated state, said barrier including an inflator which when actuated after the propulsion device is launched inflates the inflatable frame to change from said deflated state to said inflated state, andat least one tether attaching the barrier to the propulsion device,wherein the propulsion device when launched pulls the at least one tether and the barrier through the air along a trajectory of the propulsion device for intercepting the projectile.
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Abstract
A system providing a physical-barrier defense against rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) that is suitable for use on aircraft, ground vehicles and ships. The system includes a propulsion device (for example, a rocket) and a barrier that is attached to the propulsion device by one or more tethers. The barrier includes an inflatable frame. When the propulsion device is launched, an inflator inflates the frame to assume an open state, and the propulsion device pulls the tether and the barrier along a trajectory for intercepting an RPG.
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1. A system for intercepting a projectile comprising:
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a propulsion device adapted to be launched to propel itself through air, a barrier comprising an inflatable frame having a compact deflated state and an open inflated state, said barrier including an inflator which when actuated after the propulsion device is launched inflates the inflatable frame to change from said deflated state to said inflated state, and at least one tether attaching the barrier to the propulsion device, wherein the propulsion device when launched pulls the at least one tether and the barrier through the air along a trajectory of the propulsion device for intercepting the projectile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for intercepting a projectile comprising:
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a propulsion device adapted to be launched to propel itself through air, a barrier comprising an inflatable frame having a compact deflated state and an open inflated state, said barrier including an inflator which when actuated after the propulsion device is launched inflates said inflatable frame to change from said deflated state to said inflated state, and at least one tether attaching the barrier to the propulsion device, wherein the propulsion device when launched pulls the at least one tether and the barrier through the air along a trajectory of the propulsion device for intercepting the projectile, said barrier further comprising at least one shock wave generating device for diverting the intercepted projectile. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A host vehicle having an outer surface and having a system for intercepting a projectile, said system comprising:
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a propulsion device, a launch device for launching the propulsion device, the launch device being attached to the host vehicle, and a barrier releasably affixed to the outer surface of the host vehicle and attached to the propulsion device by means of at least one tether, wherein the propulsion device when launched by the launching device pulls the at least one tether and the barrier through the air along a trajectory of the propulsion device for intercepting the projectile. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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