Invention Application
- Patent Title: VEHICLE DEFENSE PROJECTILE
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Application No.: US16164894Application Date: 2018-10-19
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Publication No.: US20200124385A1Publication Date: 2020-04-23
- Inventor: Michael N. Mercier
- Applicant: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Main IPC: F41H11/02
- IPC: F41H11/02 ; F42B12/22 ; F41H13/00

Abstract:
A projectile round for intercepting an incoming threat to a vehicle or the like is provided. The projectile round may include an explosive layer, which upon detonation, may cause a the fracturing of one or more material layers into one or both of shrapnel and chaff while simultaneously causing the distortion and/or destruction of a piezoelectric material contained within the projectile round. The distortion and/or destruction of this piezoelectric material may further cause the release of an electromagnetic pulse. The projectile round may be part of a countermeasure system against guided munition threats, including those posed by man-portable air defense systems.
Public/Granted literature
- US10731950B2 Vehicle defense projectile Public/Granted day:2020-08-04
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