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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1987
Shmuel Eidelman, Rockville, MD (US);
Science Applications International Corporation, La Jolla, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for neutralizing mines includes several strands of explosive charge which are adapted to be rolled up into a cable. The cable containing the strands of explosive charge can be launched across a mine field by a rocket. The cable is opened and the strands of explosive are deployed to form a two-dimensional array disposed a certain distance above the ground. The strands of charge are separated by a fixed distance which is less than or equal to the distance of the strands of charge above the ground. Upon detonation of the explosive a substantially uniform blast wave is created exerting uniform pressure and impulse on the mine field below. The detonation should occur substantially simultaneously so that the blast from adjacent charges will interact thereby creating a planar wavefront.