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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2021
Applicant:

Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Information Inc., Nashua, NH (US);

Inventors:

David A. Barfoot, Austin, TX (US);

Mark A. Frank, Austin, TX (US);

David L. Oles, Austin, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06N 20/00 (2019.01); F41H 11/02 (2006.01); F41H 13/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 11/02 (2013.01); F41H 13/0056 (2013.01); G01C 21/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and methods of an active protection system (or 'APS') for a platform. The APS has a threat cueing sensor provided at a first position on the platform where the threat cueing sensor detects a threat launched from a threat guidance system at a distance away from the platform. The APS also has a logic system operably connected to the threat cueing sensor where the logic system is adapted to determine an estimated location of the threat guidance system via a distance away from the platform. The APS also has a laser source operably connected to the logic system where the laser source emits a countermeasure beam directed at the estimated location of the threat guidance system to deter the threat away from the platform.


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