WO2006134407A1 - Système de protection de grenade propulsée par fusée - Google Patents

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WO2006134407A1
WO2006134407A1 PCT/GR2006/000028 GR2006000028W WO2006134407A1 WO 2006134407 A1 WO2006134407 A1 WO 2006134407A1 GR 2006000028 W GR2006000028 W GR 2006000028W WO 2006134407 A1 WO2006134407 A1 WO 2006134407A1
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protection system
net
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Konstantinos Soukos
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Soukos Robots S.A.
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H5/00—Armour; Armour plates
    • F41H5/02—Plate construction
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H5/00—Armour; Armour plates
    • F41H5/02—Plate construction
    • F41H5/04—Plate construction composed of more than one layer
    • F41H5/0442—Layered armour containing metal

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  • the invention lies in the field of armor protection and plating.
  • the rocket-propelled grenade protection system of the invention provides a silent protection ' shield against self-propelled grenades that utilizes fuses with a piezoelectric head connected to the actual -fuse.
  • Self-propelled grenades are used 'by extremist organizations (i.e., terrorist groups) worldwide .and are referred to as Rocket-propelled Grenades or RPGs. . ' " ...
  • the fuse itself, it is a device capable of igniting the explosive contained in the grenade.
  • the ignition occurs by reaching, in a very short time (milliseconds) , a temperature high enough to trigger the explosive.
  • the fuse itself, is activated by an electrical signal generated by a transducer that detects a contact with the target. Because of this configuration, the ideal and most widely used transducer is a piezoelectric transducer. Piezoelectric materials, such .as quartz crystals, have the ability to generate an electrical charge when stressed under pressure. One of such transducers generates an electrical charge in the moment of a collision of a projectile against the target, thereby triggering the fuse that ignites the explosive charge . 5
  • the rocket-propelled grenades are extremely lethal
  • Such a rocket-propelled grenade costs approximately ten U.S. dollars and can destroy vehicles, materials, and helicopters that are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Thus, it is important to be able to d esign a
  • the protection device has a sandwich panel configuration.
  • the system of the invention referred to herein and by the inventors as the "Porcupine”.
  • the Porcupine is specifically configured to
  • L5 protect vehicles and tanks of pacificatory forces.
  • a protection system against self-propelled grenades includes at least
  • H- metal apparatus of high resistance
  • that includes, at its internal, an appropriate net (12) of especially hardened steel to friction and to impact, that has tooth- shaped edges at its one side.
  • the net (12) is modulated a layer of polyester air leaf (13).
  • !5 ' includes at least one tooth shaped conductive entrance ( 14) at the net's -one side, which is fired, one conductive cathode (15) at the other side of the net (11) , one at least appropriate connection plug (17) and a control unit (16) .
  • Protection system against self- propelled grenades is characterized by the fact that it has the ability, during the impact of the rocket grenade at its first sensitive layer, which is the tooth shaped conductive entrance (14) , to destroy and interrupt the ⁇ electric power produced by the piezoelectric crystal that is placed at the firing head of the rocket grenade.
  • the system is characterized by the fact it protects all types of vehicles, public and private property, helicopters, airplanes in the ground of military use or not, various buildings, human's transportation means, as well as radar units by terrorist and hostile action, where the risk of the launched rocket grenades is huge, for the human lives as well as for the material possessions .
  • the layers (13, 14, 15) that it consists of contribute to the • high-speed destruction of the rest of the explosive hollow charge and of the rest mechanisms, due to the increased momentum of the rocket grenade during its impact to the mentioned system.
  • the creation of accumulated bulky detonation wave of enormous temperature (plasma) is prevented, so as not to procure the catastrophic and deadly results.
  • its tooth shaped conductive entrance (14) consists its external side and the side of impact of the rocket grenades .
  • FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of an embodiment of the protective system according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the protective system of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a top elevational view of the protective system
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of a control system of the protective system of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 5 is a fragmentary, diagrammatic, perspective view of a grille assembly of the protective system of FIG.-l ;
  • FIG. 6 is a fragmentary, diagrammatic, side elevational . view of a first portion of the grille assembly of FIG. 5 ;
  • FIG. 7 is a fragmentary, diagrammatic, side elevational - view of a second, portion of the grille assembly of FIG. 5;
  • FIG. 8 is a plan view photograph of the control system of FIG. 4 in a ' closed state
  • FIG. 9 - is a plan view photograph of the control system of
  • FIG. 4 in an opened state
  • FIG. 10 is an enlarged, plan view photograph of a portion of the control system of FIG. -1;
  • FIG. 11 is a photograph ' from above the protective system L5 according to the invention.
  • FIG. 12 is a photograph from above the protective system of FIG. 11 after impact;
  • FIG. 13 is a photograph from above a side of the protective system of FIG. 12 after impact ;
  • FIG. 14 is a photograph from above of an enlarged detail of the protective system of FIG. 13;
  • FIG. 15 is a photograph from above of a further -enlarged detail of the protective system of FIG. 14 ;
  • FIG. 16 is a photograph from above of a further enlarged .5 detail of the protective system of FIG. ' 15 ; and FIG. 17 is a photograph from above of a further;enlarged detail of the protective system of FIG. 16.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a protection . system l according to . the invention.
  • a housing or stand Ii is U3ed to hold the net or grille 12
  • the housing " 11 can be any of specially hardened steel therein.
  • the housing " 11 can be any of specially hardened steel therein.
  • LO be free-standing or can be incorporated in a .fixed or movable structures including, but not limited to, fences, buildings, sheds, walls, and/or in a vehicle or conveyance including, but not limited to, planes, trains, automobiles, , trucks, and boats.
  • a .fixed or movable structures including, but not limited to, fences, buildings, sheds, walls, and/or in a vehicle or conveyance including, but not limited to, planes, trains, automobiles, , trucks, and boats.
  • L5 12 are filled with filler 13.
  • the grille 12 has protrusions 14.
  • the protrusions 14, preferably, have a triangular shape viewed from a side of the grille 12 as shown in FIG. 2.
  • a control device 15 is connected through a cable 16 to a connection 17 on a side of the
  • the control device 15 generates radiofrequency that I 3 distributed in the panel of the grille 12 the cable l ⁇ .
  • a fragmentary portion 18 of the grille 12 is shown in -5 FIG. 5.
  • the grille :.2 is assembled by connecting two parts 20, 30 together to form a frame defining spaces 19- therein having a rectangular shape.
  • the parts 20, 30 are illustrated respectively in FIGS. 6 and 7.
  • the rectangles of the spaces 19 have internal distances of approximately 48 to 72 mm to a side when looked from a top thereof. This range will provide successful and ' adequate protection results.
  • the inside shapes are squares internal distances of approximately 48 to 72 mm.
  • squares having an internal distance of approximately 60 mm to a side will provide optimal- results;
  • the preferred material of the grille is high-hardness steel usable for ballistic purposes, for example, a sufficient material is any steel with a hardness superior to 400 Brinell. If the hardness is over 550 Brinell, then brittleness is compensated for by not using the steel by itself and reinforcement is provided.
  • Example steels are commercially availably materials, e.g., Armox 400, 500 (the Brinell hardness), Cressboro, or other similar materials.
  • the preferred specifications for the material of the parts 20, 30 conform to MIL-A-461000 , a U.S. military specification. The materials all share the same compositions with a very ti ⁇ nt percentage of difference .
  • a polyester 13 is used to fin the spaces 19 formed by
  • the preferred polyester used is " a foam commercially available and is used mainly as filler. Any filler consistent with foam should satisfy the requirements so " long as it i s an insulator/isolator - i.e., it cannot conduct electricity.
  • FIGS. 8 to 10 are various views of the control device 15 of the system 1.
  • FIG. 8 shows the control device 15 in a closed state and
  • FIG. 9 shows the control device 15 i-n an • open state.
  • FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the bottom half of the control device 15.
  • FIGS. 11 to 17 are photographs of the grille 12 of the invention. These photographs show various features thereof.
  • FIG. 11 shows a portion of a grille 12 filled with the filler 13.
  • FIG. 12 shows one panel of the system with a substantial portion of the filler 13 after the panel has been destroyed. it is noted that the cables traversing the grille 12 can be seen in FIG. 12.
  • FIG. 13 is a view from the aide of the panel of FIG. 12 showing an adjacent panel and the cable in the grille 12.
  • FIG. 14 is an enlarged view O f the destroyed portion of the filler 13 of the grille 12.
  • FIG. 15 is another enlarged view of a different portion of the destroyed portion of the filler 13 of the grille 12. 5
  • FIG. 16 is a further enlarged view of another portion of the destroyed portion of the filler 13 of the grille ⁇
  • FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of a corner of the destroyed LO portion- . ' of the filler 13 of the grille 12.
  • the Porcupine protection system works as an intellig ent shield during the approach of a self-propelled grenade towards the sandwich panel, which destroys and interrup t matter
  • the Porcupine protection system not only pr otects the target against a self-propelled grenade but also against armor piercing ammunition.
  • the Porcupine protection system is a passive system configured to make detection by the enemy virtually impossible. Also, operation of the protection system cannot be intercepted.
  • the Porcupine protection system can be used protect vehicles, tanks, ships, helicopters, airplanes on the ground, buildings, radars, and generally all the possible targets of such ammunition.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un système comprenant une grille protectrice (12) de configuration et de dureté spéciales. Dans les interstices (19) de la grille (12), une mousse polyester (13) est injectée pour son isolation électrique adéquate. La grille (12) possède une entrée conductrice crénelée (14) du côté de l’impact de la fusée (40) et une cathode conductrice (15) de l’autre côté. Toutes les électrodes (23) sont connectées à une unité de commande électrique (16) de façon à transférer les données depuis les surfaces d’impact vers cette unité. L’unité (16) est programmée pour couper l'énergie électrique produite par le cristal piézoélectrique vers la tête de la grenade propulsée par fusée RPG lorsque la fusée frappe contre l'entrée conductrice (14) de la grille protectrice (12). Elle peut être utilisée comme protection contre les grenades propulsées par fusée RPG mortelles.
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