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Patent drawing for Method and system for countering an incoming threat
US 8,464,949 B2
Mechanical US 8,464,949 B2 Not in force

Method and system for countering an incoming threat

This invention describes a vehicle's defense system that automatically identifies and tracks incoming threats. Once detected, a dedicated sensor gathers tracking data, which is simultaneously fed to multiple weapon systems like the main gun (specifically a turret-based armament firing shrapnel rounds) and an active protection system. Each system calculates its own firing solution, allowing the controller to then select the most effective countermeasure.

Why it matters: Filed before the widespread availability of compact, high-performance embedded processors and advanced sensor fusion algorithms. These advancements now make the real-time, simultaneous computation and optimal countermeasure selection described in the claims significantly more practical and effective.

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Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build
SpecializedSophisticated sensors, fire control processors, software integration

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