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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2008
Applicant:
Jyun-horng Fu, Centreville, VA (US);
Inventor:
Jyun-Horng Fu, Centreville, VA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A test system that is capable of evaluating the effectiveness of a weapons system designed to defeat an incoming, fast-moving, underwater munition is disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, an extremely large tubular sheath is inflated underwater. The sheath is maintained at a depth and inclination that is appropriate for an incoming torpedo. An inert projectile is launched or flown inside the sheath at a speed that is consistent with the speed of munition that the weapons system is intended to defeat.