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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2023
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Crane, IN (US);
Lee R. Cambrea, Bloomington, IN (US);
Terry Chastain, Bedford, IN (US);
Joshua Ryan Geary, Bloomington, IN (US);
Eric Alan Hillenbrand, Evansville, IN (US);
Shad Truelove, Montgomery, IN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a linear air speed simulation device for testing countermeasures. The device includes a frame; at minimum one countermeasure dispenser rotating around a radius; a motor; a countermeasure firing system and circuitry; a countermeasure; a controller; and a firing circuit power supply. A linear speed value is inputted into the controller, causing the motor to rotate the dispenser at a revolutions per minute equal to the inputted linear speed value. The countermeasure firing system and circuitry monitors speed and position of the countermeasure as it rotates and causes dispensing of the countermeasure in a desired direction once the linear speed value and the revolutions per minute value are equal. The inventive device can achieve the same linear speeds as aircraft and ground based test systems, in a safe and cost effective manner that does not require the use of rocket sleds and extended linear tracks to achieve aircraft speeds.