Tank alerting system
An armored vehicle warning and defensive system against missile and warhead attack is described comprising: a plurality of sensor means, each sensor means including a plurality of infrared and millimeter wave detectors all of which detectors are connected to a single low power local transmitter associated respectively and located within each said sensor means, said local transmitter generating coded signals in response to an output from any detector in said respective sensor means; means within the armored vehicle to receive any of said coded signals from any of said sensor means local transmitters; and means to process and initiate warning to launch screening grenades against an incoming attacking missile or warhead in response to such receipt of any of said coded signals.
- Assignee:
- Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- A; US 5229540
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-888995
- OSTI ID:
- 6297299
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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450000* -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense
ALARM SYSTEMS
ARMOR
COMMUNICATIONS
DATA TRANSMISSION
DETECTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EQUIPMENT
INFRARED RADIATION
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
MISSILES
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATIONS
SIGNALS
VEHICLES