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Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 21, 2014
Applicants:

Lael Rudd, San Pedro, CA (US);

Robert W. Parker, Fountain Valley, CA (US);

Edmond K. Tajirian, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);

Inventors:

Lael Rudd, San Pedro, CA (US);

Robert W. Parker, Fountain Valley, CA (US);

Edmond K. Tajirian, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);

Assignee:

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03H 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60L 15/08 (2006.01); F02K 7/04 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03H 1/0087 (2013.01); B60L 11/18 (2013.01); B60L 15/08 (2013.01); B64G 1/406 (2013.01); F02K 7/04 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); Y02T 10/645 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle propulsion system includes an air heating chamber that receives inlet air from an air intake chamber and provides thrust through an exhaust chamber. A battery powered pulse generator generates a pulsed electrical output signal. An amplifier amplifies the pulsed electrical output signal to provide an amplified pulsed power output signal to the air heating chamber. The amplified pulsed power output signal directly heats the inlet air to generate thrust through the exhaust chamber.


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