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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2012
Brian J. Tillotson, Kent, WA (US);
Jeffrey Evan Hanneman, Kirkland, WA (US);
Brian J. Tillotson, Kent, WA (US);
Jeffrey Evan Hanneman, Kirkland, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a method for controlling the shape and direction of an explosion may include sensing the direction of an incoming threat, calculating an intercept vector for the threat, and triggering an explosive device in a manner that may generate an intercepting force directed along the intercept vector. According to one embodiment, a system may include a sensor configured to detect the direction of an incoming threat, an explosive device including an explosive and a plurality of embedded detonators, and a firing sequence calculator connected to receive information from the sensor regarding the direction of the threat and to trigger the detonators sequentially to produce an explosion having a selected shape, direction and intensity to create a counteracting force in response to the incoming threat.