WO2009045236A1 - Dual use rf directed energy weapon and imager - Google Patents

Dual use rf directed energy weapon and imager Download PDF

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WO2009045236A1
WO2009045236A1 PCT/US2008/006511 US2008006511W WO2009045236A1 WO 2009045236 A1 WO2009045236 A1 WO 2009045236A1 US 2008006511 W US2008006511 W US 2008006511W WO 2009045236 A1 WO2009045236 A1 WO 2009045236A1
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Kenneth W. Brown
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
    • G01S13/88—Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications
    • G01S13/89—Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G1/00—Sighting devices
    • F41G1/32—Night sights, e.g. luminescent
    • F41G1/34—Night sights, e.g. luminescent combined with light source, e.g. spot light
    • F41G1/35—Night sights, e.g. luminescent combined with light source, e.g. spot light for illuminating the target, e.g. flash lights
    • 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
    • F41H13/00—Means of attack or defence not otherwise provided for
    • F41H13/0043—Directed energy weapons, i.e. devices that direct a beam of high energy content toward a target for incapacitating or destroying the target
    • F41H13/0068—Directed energy weapons, i.e. devices that direct a beam of high energy content toward a target for incapacitating or destroying the target the high-energy beam being of microwave type, e.g. for causing a heating effect in the target
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
    • G01S13/86—Combinations of radar systems with non-radar systems, e.g. sonar, direction finder
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/27—Adaptation for use in or on movable bodies
    • H01Q1/32—Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles
    • H01Q1/325—Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles characterised by the location of the antenna on the vehicle
    • H01Q1/3275—Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles characterised by the location of the antenna on the vehicle mounted on a horizontal surface of the vehicle, e.g. on roof, hood, trunk
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q19/00—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic

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  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a dual use directed energy weapon and imager.
  • the aperture-sharing element 128 transmits the first beam of electromagnetic energy 114 but reflects the image beam 134 from the object 190.
  • the first beam of electromagnetic energy 114 and the image beam 134 may differ in frequency, polarization state, or both frequency and polarization.
  • another dual use directed energy weapon and imager 200 may include a generator 210 for generating a first beam of electromagnetic energy 114, a beam director 220 for directing the first beam of electromagnetic energy 114 to an object 190, an illuminator 130 for illuminating the object 190 with a second beam of electromagnetic energy 132, and an imager 240 for forming an image of the object 190 using at least a portion of the second beam of electromagnetic energy 132 that is reflected from the object 190 as image beam 134.
  • Elements of FIG. 2 having a reference designator between 110 and 190 have the same function as described in conjunction with FIG. 1, and the description of such elements will not be repeated.
  • the integrated electromagnetic energy source/image detector 410 may generate a directed energy beam 420 of electromagnetic energy.
  • the secondary reflective element 440 may reflect the directed energy beam as a diverging beam toward the primary reflective element 430.
  • the primary reflective element 430 may accept the diverging beam from the secondary reflective element 340 and may form a converging directed energy beam 420 that may be focused to a spot at an object plane 490.

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JP2010508460A JP5149378B2 (ja) 2007-05-17 2008-05-19 デュアルユースのｒｆ指向性エネルギー兵器および撮像装置
EP08836387.4A EP2149057B1 (en) 2007-05-17 2008-05-19 Dual use rf directed energy weapon and imager

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