Method and system for countering an incoming threat
US8464949B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41H11/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method including detecting a threat incoming to a vehicle, the vehicle having a plurality of countermeasures including a primary armament and an active protection system, communicating the detected threat to a controller, activating, with the controller, a first sensor in response to the detecting, the first sensor tracking the incoming threat and generating tracking data, routing, with the controller, the tracking data to a plurality of fire control processors, each of the plurality of fire control processors being associated with a respective one of the plurality of countermeasures, and the plurality of fire control processors simultaneously computing respective firing solutions using the tracking data, and determining, with the controller, a preferred countermeasure out of the plurality of countermeasures with which to counter the incoming threat.
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