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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2009
Yan R. Kucherov, Alexandria, VA (US);
Graham K. Hubler, HIghland, MD (US);
Yan R. Kucherov, Alexandria, VA (US);
Graham K. Hubler, HIghland, MD (US);
Nova Research, Inc., Alexandria, VA (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An armor plate transforms projectile energy into solid-state lattice waves and facilitates absorption of these waves at different wavelengths. For high frequency lattice waves, dopants are used for absorbing the lattice waves and converting them to thermal energy. Heavy dopants and layered materials can also be use for reflecting lattice waves to facilitate attenuation through absorption. A spreading layer can also be used for dispersing non-absorbed lattice waves.