A missile system includes a sight having a targeting image sensor for obtaining a reference image and receiving an input defining a desired point of impact, and a missile. The missile has a seeker image sensor having an iFOV that is at least three times wider in each dimension than an iFOV of the targeting image sensor. A processing system of the missile receives the reference image, receives sampled images from the seeker image sensor during flight, and performs image registration between the reference image and the sampled image. The image registration includes down-sampling of the reference image so as to match a resolution of the sampled images. The image registration is used to determine the desired point of impact within the sampled images, and the missile is steered towards the desired point of impact.
A reactive armor for defeating threats comprises one or more fragile reactive plates consisting of reactive material sandwiched between two fragile layers, said fragile reactive plates being contained in a housing, the void space of said housing being filled with a polymeric foam.
A reactive armor for defeating threats comprises an outer shell having outer and inner surfaces, an inner reactive plate, and explosive material disposed between said inner surface and said reactive plate, wherein said reactive plate is configured to be displaced away from said inner surface upon activation of said explosive material.
A coherence reconstruction apparatus generates measurements of atmospheric turbulence from light reflected by a target. The apparatus is in communication with a coherent beam combining (CBC) system which illuminates a target with one or more partially coherent beams from a seed laser. The apparatus includes a variable delay module and a phase shift interferometer (PSI). The delay module uses a measurement of target time-of-flight to form a coherent delayed reference signal from the CBC seed reference laser. The delay module may incorporate an electromagnetically induced transparency medium and/or an electro-optical modulator. The PSI combines the delayed reference optical signal with a target-reflected optical signal to form an interference pattern and to determine one or more turbulence phase correction measurements. The apparatus may include a controller for generating feedback and dynamic tuning signals.
A system for illuminating a target in the presence of atmospheric turbulence includes a coherent beam combining (CBC) subsystem, an atmospheric wave-front sensor (AWS) subsystem, a multi-channel photo-detector (MCPD) subsystem, an auxiliary light source, and a receiving optical aperture. The CBC subsystem forms a multiplicity of CBC sub-beams and an reference beam, all of which fall in a wavelength band that is different from that of the auxiliary light source. The auxiliary light source may be a laser or a portion of the solar spectrum of the Sun. An AWS controller provides closed-loop compensation of atmospheric turbulence for low power auxiliary reflection and reference beams. A MCPD controller provides closed-loop compensation of high-frequency laser noise and transfers the wavefront correction from the reference to the high power CBC laser. The frequency of the MCPD controller is at least an order of magnitude greater than the bandwidth of the AWS controller.
G01S 17/66 - Tracking systems using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
G01S 17/36 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated with phase comparison between the received signal and the contemporaneously transmitted signal
G01S 17/02 - Systems using the reflection of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
G01C 3/02 - Measuring distances in line of sight; Optical rangefinders - Details
H01S 3/10 - Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
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MULTIPLE COHERENT BEAM COMBINATION SYSTEMS SHARING A COMMON RECEIVER
A targeting receiver operates with beam emitters. Each emitter generates coherent beams directed towards a target as a composite beam having an associated signature. For each composite beam, the target reflects a proportion of radiation intensity as a reflected radiation component. A receiver telescope collects target-reflected radiation and directs the radiation to a spatial filter. The reflected radiation includes radiation components, at least some of which are combined as a combined radiation composed of the reflected radiation components. Intensity of the combined radiation indicates the intensity of the composite beams impinging on the target. The spatial filter filters the reflected radiation by selectively passing the combined radiation. Each component of the combined radiation is identifiable by the signature associated with the composite beam corresponding to the component of the combined radiation. In certain embodiments, a distinguishing module is associated with the receiver and distinguishes the components based on the signature.
G02B 27/00 - Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups ,
G01S 17/86 - Combinations of lidar systems with systems other than lidar, radar or sonar, e.g. with direction finders
G02B 23/04 - Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices involving prisms or mirrors for the purpose of beam splitting or combining, e.g. fitted with eyepieces for more than one observer
G02B 26/08 - Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
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13 - Firearms; explosives
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Radars, computers, computer software and hardware, sensors,
Global Positioning System devices, alarms and warning
systems, and controllers (regulators), for use with mobile
defense systems, namely for searching detecting, tracking
and warning against unmanned aerial vehicles, comprising
radars, computers, computer software and hardware, sensors
and controllers, Global Positioning System devices, alarms
and warning systems, and controllers (regulators), for use
with homeland security systems. Mobile defense system for searching, detecting, tracking and
warning against aerial vehicles.
A range-finding apparatus and method for measuring the range of a target illuminated by a coherent beam combining (CBC) system having at least two partially coherent sub-beams. The apparatus includes a phase modulation controller and a signal processor. The controller provides one or more optical phase modulation signals to the CBC system. The signal processor receives an initial measurement of target range, provided by either the CBC system or an external range-finding device and having a relatively large uncertainty, and a time-varying received intensity signal provided by the CBC system. The signal processor calculates frequency components of the intensity signal, forms rotated frequency components corresponding to a time-of-flight correction, calculates an objective function depending upon the rotated frequency components, determines a global minimum of the objective function, and calculates a corrected measurement of target range having an uncertainty which is less than that of the initial measurement of target range.
The invention relates to a thermal contact apparatus, comprising: a first plate, suitable to be connected to a heat source, absorb heat from said heat source, and transfer the heat to other components of the apparatus; a first set of fibers, suitable to absorb heat from said first plate and transfer the heat to other components of the apparatus, wherein said first set of fibers is connected to said first plate; a second set of fibers, suitable to absorb heat from said first set of fibers and thansfer the heat to other components of the apparatus, wherein said first and second sets of fibers are in contact; and a second plate, suitable to absorb heat from said second set of fibers and transfer the heat out of the apparatus, wherein said second set of fibers is connected to said second plate.
A power amplifier with improved stability, gain, flatness and return loss and reduced the size, which comprises a two-stage power amplifier in balanced cascode topology that consists of a first common-source stage feeding into a first common-gate stage; a second common-source stage feeding into a second common-gate stage; an input matching network for matching the input impedance of the a two-stage power amplifier to a desired signal source impedance; an output matching network for matching the output impedance of the a two-stage power amplifier to a desired load; a first positive feedback path between the gate of the first common-source stage and the drain of the second common-gate (CG) stage and a second positive feedback path between the gate of the second common-source stage and the drain of the first common-gate (CG) stage; a first negative feedback path between the drain of the first common-gate (CG) stage and the gate of the first common-source stage and a second negative feedback path between the drain of the second common-gate (CG) stage and the gate of the second common-source stage; a first inter-stage matching network between the first common-source (CS) stage and the first common-gate (CG) stage; and a second inter-stage matching network between the second common-source (CS) stage and the second common-gate (CG) stage.
A mechanism for steering and maneuvering an airborne body comprised of at least one actuator comprising an electric motor having a first axis, and a gear transmission for transmitting power from the electric motor to an angular motion axis of a fin that has an angular motion around a second axis to steer the airborne body, and wherein the mechanism is characterized in that the gear transmission is a beveloid gear type of transmission, an airborne body that comprised the mechanism, and a method for achieving the desired flight path of an airborne body implementing the mechanism.
An opening system for a container that is closed with a lid, which is located under pressure, comprising: a) an arrangement suitable to allow the opening of said lid of said container; b) a flexible element suitable to be connected to said container, and suitable to be inflated; and c) a pressure-regulating subsystem suitable to produce an increase of pressure inside said container up to a value that causes the inflation of said flexible element and its tearing.
MANET nodes have a transceiver, operative in a first plurality of frequencies, having a transmitter that selects at least one frequency for transmission and a receiver that simultaneously receives signals in a second plurality of frequencies selected from the first plurality of frequencies. A resource allocation table is generated and has time-slots and frequencies to be allocated amongst the nodes. Data is maintained in the resource allocation table that is representative of session plans, where each session plan corresponds to a message to be propagated through the MANET from a source node to a destination node. Each session plan includes time-slot and frequency allocations associated with the source node. At each time-slot, each node of one or more nodes decides which one or more messages to broadcast during the time-slot on one or more frequencies selected from the first plurality of frequencies.
A first transceiver has a beam emitter that generates first coherent beams, and first optics that direct the first coherent beams towards a target and collect radiation reflected from the target. A second transceiver has a beam emitter that generates second coherent beams, a detector, and second optics having an aperture. The second optics directs the second coherent beams towards the target via the aperture, collects radiation reflected from the target via the aperture, and guides a first radiation component of the collected radiation, that corresponds to the first coherent beams, to the detector. The detector generates, from the first radiation component, a signal indicative of an intensity of radiation impinging on the target corresponding to the first coherent beams. A control subsystem is associated with the transceivers and modifies at least one parameter of the first transceiver based on the intensity signal.
G02B 23/04 - Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices involving prisms or mirrors for the purpose of beam splitting or combining, e.g. fitted with eyepieces for more than one observer
G02B 26/08 - Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
G02B 27/00 - Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups ,
15.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING OPTICAL PROXIMITY FUSES
A system (10) for testing a laser proximity fuse (PF) (12) by simulating a closing velocity to a target along a line of sight (14) includes a static spiral surface (16) and a support arrangement (18) for supporting the proximity fuse (12) with the line of sight (14) directed towards an inside of static spiral surface (16). A folding mirror (20) is driven by a drive motor (22) so as to deflect the line of sight (14) towards progressively closer regions of static spiral surface, thereby simulating a closing velocity. The system can be miniaturized by employing converging optics (24). An alternative embodiment employs a shaped rotor (32) to achieve a similar effect.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
13 - Firearms; explosives
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Radars, computers, computer software and hardware, sensors, Global Positioning System devices, alarms and warning systems, and controllers (regulators), for use with mobile defense systems, namely, for searching detecting, tracking and warning against unmanned aerial vehicles, comprising radars, computers, computer software and hardware, sensors and controllers, Global Positioning System devices, alarms and warning systems, and controllers (regulators), for use with homeland security systems Mobile defense system for searching, detecting, tracking and warning against aerial vehicles
17.
MULTISPECTRAL STEP-AND-STARE IMAGING WITH SINGLE SENSOR
A multispectral image capture device includes an imaging platform having arranged thereon an image sensor comprising a photosensitive surface and an optical unit, a gimbals system for controlling a line of sight of the image sensor, a filter wheel comprising a series of n spectral filters arranged between the image sensor and an imaging target; and a drive system configured to rotate the filter wheel at a constant velocity so as to bring each of the spectral filters into a line of sight between the image sensor and the imaging target. A controller is adapted to synchronize movement of the imaging platform, control of line of sight of the image sensor with the gimbals, and constant rotation of the filter wheel, such that the image sensor captures a sequence of overlapping step-and-stare images through the series of rotating spectral filters without changing a speed of rotation of the filter wheel.
H04N 23/11 - Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof for generating image signals from different wavelengths for generating image signals from visible and infrared light wavelengths
H04N 23/55 - Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof
G01C 11/02 - Picture-taking arrangements specially adapted for photogrammetry or photographic surveying, e.g. controlling overlapping of pictures
An armed aerial platform (100) includes a weapon for firing a projectile from a barrel (102) that defines a weapon axis (104). The weapon is supported by a single-axis gimbal mechanism (116) within a central vertical slot (112) in a rigid body (108) of a UAV (108) carried by a propulsion system (114) including at least four rotary propulsion units. The gimbal mechanism (116) provides an elevation adjustment of the weapon axis (104), while the azimuth adjustment is provided by motion of the UAV (108) itself.
B64D 7/06 - Arrangement of military equipment, e.g. armaments, armament accessories, or military shielding, in aircraft; Adaptations of armament mountings for aircraft the armaments being firearms movably mounted
19.
FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATION IN DECENTRALIZED COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
Frequency synchronization methods provide synchronization among nodes of a decentralized communication network. At each of one or more nodes of a plurality of nodes that form a decentralized communication network, information is acquired that is indicative of a frequency associated with at least one other node of the plurality of nodes. For each of the one or more nodes, a frequency offset between a frequency of the node and a frequency of the at least one other node is determined, based in part on the acquired information.
A method of assessing safety of a trajectory of units under test over a flight range includes: setting a mission trajectory of a unit under test, wherein nominal and dispersion trajectories of the unit under test are within a delineated area; extracting from the mission trajectory a plurality of initial conditions of the unit under test; for each extracted initial condition, simulating a malfunction, and calculating an orientation of the unit under test following each simulated malfunction using an orientation transfer function of the unit under test to simulate a malfunction maneuver. The method further includes, on the basis of this calculated orientation for each simulated malfunction, determining an impact point of the unit under test with a particular plane.
A process for determining frequency allocations for efficient spectrum management and reuse, in communication between multiple users of moving platforms and ground stations using directional antennas, comprises: (a) generating a preferential ranking list; and (b) repeatedly recalculating desirable frequency allocations for communication between platforms and stations according to said preferential ranking list and user-to-user interference data.
A canister for storing and launching a self-propelled projectile comprises: a) an inner layer comprising an aluminum foil; b) a top layer consisting of an injected thermoplastic polymer; and c) optionally, a primer and/or a topcoat.
A pneumatic actuator for imparting velocity to a resting object, comprising a fixed member and a ram, the ram having two or more generally elongated ram members,
A pneumatic actuator for imparting velocity to a resting object, comprising a fixed member and a ram, the ram having two or more generally elongated ram members,
wherein the fixed member is formed with a base plate having an inlet hole therethrough,
A pneumatic actuator for imparting velocity to a resting object, comprising a fixed member and a ram, the ram having two or more generally elongated ram members,
wherein the fixed member is formed with a base plate having an inlet hole therethrough,
the ram members are formed and disposed concentrically about the center axis so as to lie one within another and to move in a telescopic arrangement,
A pneumatic actuator for imparting velocity to a resting object, comprising a fixed member and a ram, the ram having two or more generally elongated ram members,
wherein the fixed member is formed with a base plate having an inlet hole therethrough,
the ram members are formed and disposed concentrically about the center axis so as to lie one within another and to move in a telescopic arrangement,
the innermost one of the ram members is configured to enable it to be driven by any pressurized gas fed through the inlet hole and to drive the object, and each of the other ram members is configured to move only behind the innermost ram member;
A pneumatic actuator for imparting velocity to a resting object, comprising a fixed member and a ram, the ram having two or more generally elongated ram members,
wherein the fixed member is formed with a base plate having an inlet hole therethrough,
the ram members are formed and disposed concentrically about the center axis so as to lie one within another and to move in a telescopic arrangement,
the innermost one of the ram members is configured to enable it to be driven by any pressurized gas fed through the inlet hole and to drive the object, and each of the other ram members is configured to move only behind the innermost ram member;
the actuator being operative to move the innermost ram member along its entire range of motion and thereby impart velocity to the object.
F15B 15/16 - Fluid-actuated devices for displacing a member from one position to another; Gearing associated therewith characterised by the construction of the motor unit of the straight-cylinder type of the telescopic type
F15B 21/00 - Common features of fluid actuator systems; Fluid-pressure actuator systems or details thereof, not covered by any other group of this subclass
24.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SIMULATING IMAGE CAPTURE OF IMAGING DEVICE
Methods, systems, and computer program products simulate image-capture of a scene having at least one object of interest (OOI) by a camera. A plurality of rendered images is obtained and includes: i) a first image, at a first resolution, that is an image of the scene and excludes the OOI, ii) a second image, at a second resolution higher than the first resolution, that is an image of the OOI, iii) a third image, at the second resolution, that is an image of a region that bounds the OOI, wherein the OOI at least partially affects one or more other objects in the region, and iv) a fourth image, at the second resolution, wherein for each pixel of the fourth image, a pixel value of the pixel indicates a contribution of the OOI in the pixel. The images are processed to produce a high-resolution image of the OOI.
Flown munition that is rocket-propelled for hitting a target behind a barrier, and which comprises a rocket motor; and a successive payload that is mounted behind the rocket motor in a tandem configuration and is towed by it; and wherein the rocket motor is used for accelerating the munition towards the barrier and also serves as a sort of kinetic penetrator to clear a passage through the barrier for the successive pay load, which is connected to it and towed by it, and the successive payload (e.g. - a high-explosive charge) is adapted for delayed detonation following and just after said rocket motor hits the barrier.
F42B 12/16 - Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of armour-piercing type with shaped or hollow charge in combination with an additional projectile or charge, acting successively on the target
A mechanism for orienting a payload support includes first and second transversely deployed drive assemblies, each having a motor that drives a drive arm. The payload support is directly pivotally mounted to a first drive arm. Connection between the second drive arm and the payload support is via a coupling linked to the second drive arm via a coupling rotary joint, and to the payload support via a support rotary joint. Both the first drive arm and the second drive arm are supported relative to the frame by sets of two bearing assemblies located on opposite sides of the center of rotation. Each of the bearing assemblies is preferably implemented as a loaded duplex bearing assembly, and most preferably with a back-to-back loaded duplex bearing assembly on each axis.
F16M 11/12 - Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting in more than one direction
F16M 11/20 - Undercarriages with or without wheels
G02B 27/64 - Imaging systems using optical elements for stabilisation of the lateral and angular position of the image
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A PLATFORM FOR MULTI-AGENT TASK PLANNING OF AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
A system for multi-agent mission planning comprises a) a mission generator (MG) configured to compute a set of Mission Agent Language (MAL) missions; b) a group of agents (TGPs), each capable of performing at least one MAL mission; and c) at least one Multi-Agent Planner (MAP) adapted to receive said set of MAL missions from said MG to build an allocation vector between said MAL missions and said agents in said group; wherein each agent (TGP) is further capable of performing its assigned MAL mission per said allocation vector, while considering all other agents in its corresponding tactical group.
A method for creating a dedicated optimal local grid around a place of interest comprises: a) iteratively updating the local grid size such as to satisfy statistical constraints; and b) discontinuing the iterative process of step (a) when a predefined threshold of said statistical constraint is reached.
H04L 41/0631 - Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications using analysis of correlation between notifications, alarms or events based on decision criteria, e.g. hierarchy, tree or time analysis
G06F 16/2458 - Special types of queries, e.g. statistical queries, fuzzy queries or distributed queries
A temperature compensated spacer includes first and second anchoring configurations for anchoring the spacer relative to first and second elements, and a frame providing a mechanical connection between the anchoring configurations. The frame has a polygonal opening with a first diagonal extending across the width of a gap between the elements and a second diagonal extending transversely to the first diagonal. A crossbar is associated with the polygonal opening so as to span the second diagonal. The frame and the crossbar are formed from materials having differing coefficients of thermal expansion. The crossbar is deployed so as to determine a length of the second diagonal such that variation in temperature causes deformation of the frame, thereby varying a length of the first diagonal.
A coherence reconstruction apparatus generates measurements of atmospheric turbulence from light reflected by a target. The apparatus is in communication with a coherent beam combining (CBC) system which illuminates a target with one or more partially coherent beams from a seed laser. The apparatus includes a variable delay module and a phase shift interferometer (PSI). The delay module uses a measurement of target time-of-flight to form a coherent delayed reference signal from the CBC seed reference laser. The delay module may incorporate an electromagnetically induced transparency medium and/or an electro-optical modulator. The PSI combines the delayed reference optical signal with a target-reflected optical signal to form an interference pattern and to determine one or more turbulence phase correction measurements. The apparatus may include a controller for generating feedback and dynamic tuning signals.
H01S 3/00 - Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
H01S 5/40 - Arrangement of two or more semiconductor lasers, not provided for in groups
H01S 3/10 - Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
H01S 3/13 - Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude
A gear locking mechanism includes a gear (or a sprocket wheel) having a series of substantially identical teeth and a locking tongue having a tooth (or teeth) configured in a locked position to engage the gear or sprocket wheel between any two of the series of substantially identical teeth of the gear or sprocket wheel. An anchoring structure restricts a degree of rotation of at least a portion of the locking tongue in the locked position. In the unlocked position, the restriction on the freedom of rotation is released. The locking tongue divided by a fixed pivot includes a movable distal portion of a see-saw having the tooth with the anchoring structure exerting a force against the proximal portion. Alternatively, the locking tongue rotates on a pin on a distal end and the anchoring structure urges a proximal portion toward the gear to lock.
A method for improving the stability and reducing phase variations of an ultra-wideband attenuator, with respect to temperature variations, comprising the steps of providing an attenuator implemented in π-topology and consisting of a serial path between the input and the output of the attenuator, including a first serial resistor Rs1 connected to the input, followed by a serial inductor Ls, followed by a second serial resistor Rs2 connected to the output; a first transistor T1 bridging between the input and the output, for controlling the impedance of the serial path by a first control input provided to the first transistor T1; a first parallel path between the input and ground, including a first parallel transistor T2a followed by first parallel resistor Rp1; a second parallel path between the output and ground, including a second parallel transistor T2b followed by second parallel resistor Rp2; a second control input commonly provided to first parallel transistor T2a and to the second parallel transistor T2b, for controlling the impedance of the first and second parallel paths; unifying the serial resistors to a common serial resistor Rs and splitting the serial inductor Ls to two serial inductors Ls1 and Ls2, such that one serial inductor is connected between the input and a first contract of the common serial resistor Rs and the other serial inductor is connected between the output and the other contact of the common serial resistor Rs; splitting the parallel resistor Rp1 to two smaller resistors, connecting a first smaller resistor to the input, connecting a second smaller resistor to the first smaller resistor via the first parallel transistor T2a and to ground via a third parallel transistor T3a; splitting the parallel resistor Rp2 to two smaller resistors, connecting a third smaller resistor to the output, connecting a fourth smaller resistor to the third smaller resistor via the second parallel transistor T2b and to ground via a fourth parallel transistor T3b; connecting a first feedback capacitor Cfb1 between the common point connecting between the ungrounded port of the second parallel transistor T3a and the first contract of the common serial resistor Rs and connecting a second feedback capacitor Cfb2 between the common point connecting between the ungrounded port of the fourth parallel transistor T3b and the second contract of the common serial resistor Rs; upon controlling the first and second parallel transistors T2a and T2b by the second control input, simultaneously controlling also the third and the fourth parallel transistors T3a and T3b by the second control input; controlling the first and the second control inputs to obtain a desired attenuation between the input and output of the attenuator.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
13 - Firearms; explosives
Goods & Services
Computer hardware and recorded software for use in the
operation of guided missiles; electronic apparatus for
flight control and guidance of missiles, namely, seekers,
sensors, detectors, processors, and transmitters; recorded
software for missile homing; electronic components for
missile systems; control stations for use with missiles
consisting of video monitors, antenna assembly, display
processors, video receivers, and spare parts thereof. Guided missiles; guided missile systems for attack
consisting of guided missiles and missile launching
platforms; missile launchers.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
13 - Firearms; explosives
Goods & Services
Computer hardware and pre-installed software, computers,
radars, sensors, control stations, Global Positioning System
devices, alarms and warning systems, and controllers
(regulators), for use with mobile defense systems, namely
for searching, detecting, tracking and warning against
incoming threats such as aircraft, helicopters, cruise
missiles, UAVs, stand-off weapons and for intercepting such
threats including missiles, rockets and other warfare means. Defensive weapons, namely air defense system comprising
control and management unit, mobile missile launching
platforms and guided missile controls, guided missiles,
detection radars and tracking radars for intercepting and
destroying incoming aerial threats in the nature of
missiles, UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicle), RPVs
(remote-piloted vehicle), drones.
35.
DEVICES HAVING A PHASED-ARRAY ANTENNA AND CALIBRATION METHOD THEREFOR
Methods and devices provide a test signal to each of a plurality of antenna channels via a test signal line. Each antenna channel includes an amplitude adjustor and a phase adjustor associated with at least one antenna element. For each antenna channel, the test signal provided to the antenna channels is modulated to produce a modulated test signal. The modulated test signal is produced by: i) controlling the amplitude adjustor of the antenna channel to vary a current amplitude of the test signal between a plurality of amplitude states, and ii) controlling the phase adjustor of the antenna channel to vary a current phase of the test signal between a plurality of phase states. A received test signal received from the antenna channels is processed to determine amplitude and phase errors associated with the modulated test signals associated with the antenna channels.
H01Q 3/26 - Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
A total inner reflection (TIR) prism comprises two essentially triangular prisms separated by an optical coating or by a thin layer of air, wherein one of said two triangular prisms is shaped as an isosceles triangle.
A reactive armor for defeating threats comprises one or more fragile reactive plates consisting of reactive material sandwiched between two fragile layers, said fragile reactive plates being contained in a housing, the void space of said housing being filled with a polymeric foam.
A dielectric high gradient insulator device comprises a stack of at least two dielectric layers which are in physical contact with each other and which have different dielectric constants. At least two dielectric layers are configured to form a shaped electric field, when the device is placed between electrodes having a voltage difference. The shaped electric field is in a region proximal to a surface of the at least two dielectric layers, and causes deflection of negatively charged particles away from the surface, thereby inhibiting voltage breakdown of the device. A method of manufacturing the device is also presented.
H01B 3/10 - Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of inorganic substances metallic oxides
H01B 3/12 - Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of inorganic substances ceramics
H01B 3/00 - Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties
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Computer hardware and recorded software for use in the operation of guided missiles; electronic apparatus for flight control and guidance of missiles, namely, seekers, sensors, detectors, processors, and transmitters; recorded software for missile homing; electronic components for missile systems; control stations for use with missiles consisting of video monitors, antenna assembly, display processors, video receivers, and spare parts thereof Guided missiles; guided missile systems for attack consisting of guided missiles and missile launching platforms; missile launchers
40.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNMENT OF BEAMS OF COHERENT BEAM ARRAY
A CBC system includes an array of beam sources generating coherent beams directed towards a target. The beam sources have associated adjustable phase modulators and beam steering arrangements. For each of the beams in a subset of the beams, the corresponding beam steering arrangement is actuated to steer the beam, and the corresponding phase modulator is actuated to modulate a current phase of the beam between at least three phase states. A detector monitors an intensity parameter that varies as a function of an intensity of radiation impinging on the target. A controller calculates, for each of the beams in the subset, a current value that is representative of a relative intensity of the beam based at least in part on the monitored intensity parameter at each of the at least three phase states. The calculated value is indicative of a current position of the beam relative to the target.
G01S 17/06 - Systems determining position data of a target
G01S 17/02 - Systems using the reflection of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
G01S 17/66 - Tracking systems using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
H01S 3/101 - Lasers provided with means to change the location from which, or the direction in which, laser radiation is emitted
H01S 3/10 - Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
H01S 3/00 - Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
H01S 3/23 - Arrangement of two or more lasers not provided for in groups , e.g. tandem arrangement of separate active media
H01S 3/13 - Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude
H01S 5/40 - Arrangement of two or more semiconductor lasers, not provided for in groups
G01S 7/481 - Constructional features, e.g. arrangements of optical elements
A reactive armor for defeating threats comprises an outer shell having outer and inner surfaces, an inner reactive plate, and explosive material disposed between said inner surface and said reactive plate, wherein said reactive plate is configured to be displaced away from said inner surface upon activation of said explosive material.
A multi-communication (MC) system supporting mitigation plan for interfering spurious products, comprising: a) at last one first client that is configured to perform wireless communication; b) at least one second client that is capable of generating spurious product that potentially interferes with said first client communication; c) a Clock-Frequency-Base Band Management Unit (CFBBMU) module configured to repeatedly: i. generates a spurious map based on data collected from one or more of said clients; and ii. utilizes said generated spurious map to mitigate clients' interference.
A receiver system has at least one antenna that receives a plurality of signals, including a desired signal, across a wide band of frequencies. At least one tunable filter is in signal communication with the at least one antenna, and filters the plurality of signals to produce a plurality of filtered signals. Gain control circuitry is in signal communication with the at least one tunable filter, and produces a gain adjusted version of the filtered signals. A processing unit processes received signals in a portion of the wide band to extract signal characteristics of at least one undesired signal in the portion of the wide band. The at least one tunable filter is tuned based at least in part on the signal characteristics of the at least one undesired signal to maintain the SNR of the desired signal above a threshold level at the output of the gain control circuitry.
A range-finding apparatus and method for measuring the range of a target illuminated by a coherent beam combining (CBC) system having at least two partially coherent sub-beams. The apparatus includes a phase modulation controller and a signal processor. The controller provides one or more optical phase modulation signals to the CBC system. The signal processor receives an initial measurement of target range, provided by either the CBC system or an external range-finding device and having a relatively large uncertainty, and a time-varying received intensity signal provided by the CBC system. The signal processor calculates frequency components of the intensity signal, forms rotated frequency components corresponding to a time-of-flight correction, calculates an objective function depending upon the rotated frequency components, determines a global minimum of the objective function, and calculates a corrected measurement of target range having an uncertainty which is less than that of the initial measurement of target range.
G01S 17/08 - Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only
G01S 13/10 - Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse modulated waves
G01S 13/20 - Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse modulated waves whereby multiple time-around echos are used or eliminated
G01S 13/84 - Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems wherein continuous-type signals are transmitted for distance determination by phase measurement
G01C 3/00 - Measuring distances in line of sight; Optical rangefinders
The invention relates to a thermal contact apparatus, comprising: a first plate, suitable to be connected to a heat source, absorb heat from said heat source, and transfer the heat to other components of the apparatus; a first set of fibers, suitable to absorb heat from said first plate and transfer the heat to other components of the apparatus, wherein said first set of fibers is connected to said first plate; a second set of fibers, suitable to absorb heat from said first set of fibers and thansfer the heat to other components of the apparatus, wherein said first and second sets of fibers are in contact; and a second plate, suitable to absorb heat from said second set of fibers and transfer the heat out of the apparatus, wherein said second set of fibers is connected to said second plate.
An Integrated Circuit (IC) containing at least one printed transformer-based matching network, which comprises: a) at least one printed transformer-based matching network with reduced size, which comprises a printed transformer with multiple internal ports in the form of electromagnetic discontinuities, introduced along the transverse dimension of the printed transformer; reactive elements, added to of the internal ports to thereby increase the order of the transformer-based matching network, the one or more reactive elements are printed along the transverse dimension of the matching network; a printed component connected to the input port of the matching network; a printed component connected to the output port of the matching network.
A computer-implemented method for processing a geo-location of an aerial platform, comprises: (a) providing a set of classification stages, which is trained end-to-end to provide a set of cascade decisions, wherein each cascade decision is optimized for a different classification modality and for different spatial resolution; (b) receiving a geo-location query comprising an aerial sensor image, a reference bird's eye view image-map with coordinate system and sensor pose angles measures with respect to the coordinate system; (c) projecting the aerial sensor image onto the coordinate system of the reference image-map using the pose angles measures; (d) matching between the projected sensor image and corresponding image patches in the reference satellite image-map, by applying said set of classification stages in accordance with features extraction from said images and similarity criteria; (e) generating a cascade sequencing, wherein a classification score is aggregated along a cascade path among said set of cascade stages; (f) generating a cascade decision at each stage along the cascade path based on the aggregated classification score and on defined decision logic between successive stages; (g) retrieving a geo-location associated with said aggregated classification decision; and (h) sending the retrieved geo-location to a geo-location requester.
An armed aerial platform (100) includes a weapon for firing a projectile from a barrel (102) that defines a weapon axis (104). The weapon is supported by a single-axis gimbal mechanism (116) within a central vertical slot (112) in a rigid body (108) of a UAV (108) carried by a propulsion system (114) including at least four rotary propulsion units. The gimbal mechanism (116) provides an elevation adjustment of the weapon axis (104), while the azimuth adjustment is provided by motion of the UAV (108) itself.
B64C 39/02 - Aircraft not otherwise provided for characterised by special use
B64D 7/06 - Arrangement of military equipment, e.g. armaments, armament accessories, or military shielding, in aircraft; Adaptations of armament mountings for aircraft the armaments being firearms movably mounted
F41A 23/56 - Arrangements for adjusting the gun platform in the vertical or horizontal position
A mechanism for steering and maneuvering an airborne body comprised of at least one actuator comprising an electric motor having a first axis, and a gear transmission for transmitting power from the electric motor to an angular motion axis of a fin that has an angular motion around a second axis to steer the airborne body, and wherein the mechanism is characterized in that the gear transmission is a beveloid gear type of transmission, an airborne body that comprised the mechanism, and a method for achieving the desired flight path of an airborne body implementing the mechanism.
A first transceiver has a beam emitter that generates first coherent beams, and first optics that direct the first coherent beams towards a target and collect radiation reflected from the target. A second transceiver has a beam emitter that generates second coherent beams, a detector, and second optics having an aperture. The second optics directs the second coherent beams towards the target via the aperture, collects radiation reflected from the target via the aperture, and guides a first radiation component of the collected radiation, that corresponds to the first coherent beams, to the detector. The detector generates, from the first radiation component, a signal indicative of an intensity of radiation impinging on the target corresponding to the first coherent beams. A control subsystem is associated with the transceivers and modifies at least one parameter of the first transceiver based on the intensity signal.
G02B 27/12 - Beam splitting or combining systems operating by refraction only
H01S 3/00 - Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
H01S 5/40 - Arrangement of two or more semiconductor lasers, not provided for in groups
H01S 3/10 - Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
H01S 3/13 - Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude
51.
MULTIPLE COHERENT BEAM COMBINATION SYSTEMS SHARING A COMMON RECEIVER
A targeting receiver operates with beam emitters. Each emitter generates coherent beams directed towards a target as a composite beam having an associated signature. For each composite beam, the target reflects a proportion of radiation intensity as a reflected radiation component. A receiver telescope collects target-reflected radiation and directs the radiation to a spatial filter. The reflected radiation includes radiation components, at least some of which are combined as a combined radiation composed of the reflected radiation components. Intensity of the combined radiation indicates the intensity of the composite beams impinging on the target. The spatial filter filters the reflected radiation by selectively passing the combined radiation. Each component of the combined radiation is identifiable by the signature associated with the composite beam corresponding to the component of the combined radiation. In certain embodiments, a distinguishing module is associated with the receiver and distinguishes the components based on the signature.
H01S 3/10 - Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
A process for determining frequency allocations for efficient spectrum management and reuse, in communication between multiple users of moving platforms and ground stations using directional antennas, comprises: (a) generating a preferential ranking list; and (b) repeatedly recalculating desirable frequency allocations for communication between platforms and stations according to said preferential ranking list and user-to-user interference data.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
13 - Firearms; explosives
Goods & Services
Computer hardware and software for use in the operation of
guided missiles; electronic apparatus for flight control and
guidance of missiles, namely seekers, sensors, detectors,
processors, and transmitters; software including artificial
intelligence software for missile homing; electronic
components for missile systems; control stations and spare
parts thereof. Missiles; missile systems for attack; missile launchers.
A pneumatic actuator for imparting velocity to a resting object, comprising a fixed member and a ram, the ram having two or more generally elongated ram members, wherein the fixed member is formed with a base plate having an inlet hole therethrough, the ram members are formed and disposed concentrically about the center axis so as to lie one within another and to move in a telescopic arrangement, the innermost one of the ram members is configured to enable it to be driven by any pressurized gas fed through the inlet hole and to drive the object, and each of the other ram members is configured to move only behind the innermost ram member; the actuator being operative to move the innermost ram member along its entire range of motion and thereby impart velocity to the object.
F15B 15/16 - Fluid-actuated devices for displacing a member from one position to another; Gearing associated therewith characterised by the construction of the motor unit of the straight-cylinder type of the telescopic type
F15B 15/14 - Fluid-actuated devices for displacing a member from one position to another; Gearing associated therewith characterised by the construction of the motor unit of the straight-cylinder type
Active protection system designed to protect armored
vehicles by intercepting missiles, rockets and other warfare
means, comprising missile launchers and ammunition; parts,
replacements and accessories for the aforementioned goods.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
13 - Firearms; explosives
Goods & Services
Computer hardware and recorded software for use in the operation of guided missiles; electronic apparatus for flight control and guidance of missiles, namely, seekers, sensors, detectors, processors, and transmitters; recorded artificial intelligence software for missile homing; electronic components for missile systems; control stations for use with guided missiles consisting of video monitors, antenna assembly, display processors, video receivers, and spare parts thereof Guided missiles; guided missile systems for attack consisting of guided missiles and missile launching platforms; missile launchers
57.
Coherent Beam Combination (CBC) Systems and Methods
A coherent beam combination (CBC) system (10) includes an array of beam sources (12a, 12b and 12c) generating coherent beams directed towards a target (T). The phase modulators (14a, 14b and 14c) allow adjustment of relative phase offsets of the beams. A detector (16) monitors an intensity of the radiation impinging on an area of the target (T). A controller (18) receives the intensity parameter and controls a phase adjustment of the beams according to a deterministic (i.e., quantitative) measurement of a phase offset of each beam relative to a representative phase of the sum of all the other beams. This is achieved by using interferometric techniques, referred to herein as Target In-the-Loop Interferometry (TILI).
Rocket armament launchable from a tubular launcher with an outside launcher non-ignition securing and motor separation during flight and a method to prevent the ignition of the armaments rocket even in the event of actuation of the armaments pyrotechnic assembly, which normally serves to eject the armament from the launcher and to ignite its rocket motor, wherein the armament comprises a gas dispersion assembly, which when the armament is not encased in the tubular launcher, prevents the ignition of the rocket motor even if the armaments pyrotechnic assembly is actuated; and a cutting and separation assembly that is actuated by the pressure of the rocket motor gases for mechanically cutting a structural connection between the rocket motor and the armaments effective payload and separate them during their flight.
F42C 15/28 - Arming-means in fuzes; Safety means for preventing premature detonation of fuzes or charges operated by flow of fluent material, e.g. shot, fluids
F42B 15/36 - Means for interconnecting rocket-motor and body section; Multi-stage connectors; Disconnecting means
A gear locking mechanism includes a gear (or a sprocket wheel) having a series of substantially identical teeth and a locking tongue having a tooth (or teeth) configured in a locked position to engage the gear or sprocket wheel between any two of the series of substantially identical teeth of the gear or sprocket wheel. An anchoring structure restricts a degree of rotation of at least a portion of the locking tongue in the locked position. In the unlocked position, the restriction on the freedom of rotation is released. The locking tongue divided by a fixed pivot includes a movable distal portion of a see-saw having the tooth with the anchoring structure exerting a force against the proximal portion. Alternatively, the locking tongue rotates on a pin on a distal end and the anchoring structure urges a proximal portion toward the gear to lock.
A canister for storing and launching a self-propelled projectile comprises: a) an inner layer comprising an aluminum foil; b) a top layer consisting of an injected thermoplastic polymer; and c) optionally, a primer and/or a topcoat.
F42B 5/297 - Cartridge cases of metal coated with plastics
F42B 12/76 - Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the material of the casing
F42B 15/00 - Self-propelled projectiles or missiles, e.g. rockets; Guided missiles
C08J 5/04 - Reinforcing macromolecular compounds with loose or coherent fibrous material
61.
ULTRA-WIDEBAND ATTENUATOR WITH LOW PHASE VARIATION AND IMPROVED STABILITY WITH RESPECT TO TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS
12112a12b22a2b1212a3a22b 3b13a23b2a2b3a3b3b by the second control input; controlling the first and the second control inputs to obtain a desired attenuation between the input and output of the attenuator.
Active protection system designed to protect armored vehicles by intercepting missiles, rockets and other warfare means, comprising missile launchers and ammunition; parts, replacements and accessories for the aforementioned goods
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
13 - Firearms; explosives
Goods & Services
(1) Active protection system designed to protect armored vehicles by intercepting missiles, rockets and other warfare means, comprising missile launchers and ammunition; parts, replacements and accessories for the aforementioned goods.
A coating applied to a surface to minimize or prevent the ability of drops of super-cooled water that impact on the surface from transforming into ice, comprises one or more layers collectively providing: a) thermal insulation between the surface to be protected and the drop; and b) a superhydrophobic surface on the top.
Active protection system designed to protect armored vehicles by searching, detecting, tracking and warning against missile launches and other warfare means, and for intercepting such missiles, rockets and other warfare means, comprising missile launchers, ammunition, radars, computers, pre-installed computer software, sensors, and controllers; parts, replacements and accessories for the aforementioned goods.
A power amplifier with improved stability, gain, flatness and return loss and reduced the size, which comprises a two-stage power amplifier in balanced cascode topology that consists of a first common-source stage feeding into a first common-gate stage; a second common-source stage feeding into a second common-gate stage; an input matching network for matching the input impedance of the a two-stage power amplifier to a desired signal source impedance; an output matching network for matching the output impedance of the a two-stage power amplifier to a desired load; a first positive feedback path between the gate of the first common-source stage and the drain of the second common- gate (CG) stage and a second positive feedback path between the gate of the second common-source stage and the drain of the first common-gate (CG) stage; a first negative feedback path between the drain of the first common-gate (CG) stage and the gate of the first common-source stage and a second negative feedback path between the drain of the second common-gate (CG) stage and the gate of the second common-source stage; a first inter-stage matching network between the first common-source(CS) stage and the first common-gate (CG) stage; and a second inter-stage matching network between the second common-source(CS) stage and the second common-gate (CG) stage.
H03F 1/22 - Modifications of amplifiers to reduce detrimental influences of internal impedances of amplifying elements by use of cascode coupling, i.e. earthed cathode or emitter stage followed by earthed grid or base stage respectively
H03F 1/34 - Negative-feedback-circuit arrangements with or without positive feedback
A dielectric high gradient insulator device comprises a stack of at least two dielectric layers which are in physical contact with each other and which have different dielectric constants. At least two dielectric layers are configured to form a shaped electric field, when the device is placed between electrodes having a voltage difference. The shaped electric field is in a region proximal to a surface of the at least two dielectric layers, and causes deflection of negatively charged particles away from the surface, thereby inhibiting voltage breakdown of the device. A method of manufacturing the device is also presented.
H01B 3/12 - Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of inorganic substances ceramics
H05H 7/22 - PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY- CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS - Details of devices of the types covered by groups - Details of linear accelerators, e.g. drift tubes
68.
Apparatus and method for operating a heaterless hollow cathode, and an electric space propulsion system employing such a cathode
A heaterless hollow cathode provides electron emission current in an electric space propulsion system. A mechanical, thermal, and electromagnetic design of the cathode apparatus is presented, and a method of operation for rapid ignition and stabilization of the cathode is provided. The keeper of the cathode apparatus has a thickness change which reduces the flow of heat away from the cathode's emitter assembly. The method for heating the emitter assembly includes controlling applied voltages so that the current flowing from the emitter assembly to the keeper is maintained at a predetermined fixed value. By this method, damage to the electron emitting surfaces of the emitter assembly by electric arcing and/or by depletion of dopant materials is avoided.
Defensive weapons, namely air defense system incorporating
control and management unit, missile launchers, guided
missiles, detection radars and tracking radars for
intercepting and destroying incoming aerial threats in the
nature of missiles, UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicle), RPVs
(remote-piloted vehicle), drones.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
13 - Firearms; explosives
Goods & Services
Computerized system comprising a central processing unit
(CPU), hardware, software, sensors, wireless communications
apparatus, wireless transmitters, wireless receivers, global
positioning apparatus, and motion detectors, for target
acquisition on the battleground, for communication with
combat forces and weaponry on the battleground, and for
remote management of the combat forces and weaponry on the
battleground; recorded computer software for target
acquisition on the battleground, for communication with
combat forces and weaponry on the battleground, and for
remote management of the combat forces and weaponry on the
battleground; sensors for use with a computerized system for
target acquisition on the battleground, for communication
with combat forces and weaponry on the battleground, and for
remote management of the combat forces and weaponry on the
battleground; wireless communications apparatus for use with
a computerized system for target acquisition on the
battleground, for communication with combat forces and
weaponry on the battleground, and for remote management of
the combat forces and weaponry on the battleground; wireless
transmitters for use with a computerized system for target
acquisition on the battleground, for communication with
combat forces and weaponry on the battleground, and for
remote management of the combat forces and weaponry on the
battleground; wireless receivers for use with a computerized
system for target acquisition on the battleground, for
communication with combat forces and weaponry on the
battleground, and for remote management of the combat forces
and weaponry on the battleground; global positioning
apparatus for use with a computerized system for target
acquisition on the battleground, for communication with
combat forces and weaponry on the battleground, and for
remote management of the combat forces and weaponry on the
battleground; motion detectors for use with a computerized
system for target acquisition on the battleground, for
communication with combat forces and weaponry on the
battleground, and for remote management of the combat forces
and weaponry on the battleground. Weapon systems comprising of weaponry, namely, firearms,
ammunition and projectiles incorporating central processing
units (CPU), hardware, software, sensors, wireless
communications apparatus, wireless transmitters, wireless
receivers, global positioning apparatus, and motion
detectors, for target acquisition on the battleground, and
for precision targeting and demolition of targets on the
battleground.
Defensive weapons, namely, an air defense system incorporating missile launchers, guided missiles, a control management unit comprised of dedicated hardware platforms, displays, user-interaction means and communication devices, pre-installed and downloadable software, detection radars and tracking radars, all for intercepting and destroying incoming aerial threats in the nature of missiles, UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicle), RPVs (remote-piloted vehicle), and drones
A total inner reflection (TIR) prism comprises two essentially triangular prisms separated by an optical coating or by a thin layer of air, wherein one of said two triangular prisms is shaped as an isosceles triangle.
B.G. NEGEV TECHNOLOGIES & APPLICATIONS LTD., AT BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY (Israel)
RAFAEL ADVANCED DEFENSE SYSTEMS LTD. (Israel)
Inventor
Schvartzman, Mark
Yehuda, Dor
Kassis, Evyatar
Joseph, Shay
Abstract
T>Tgg g g is the glass transition temperature of chalcogenide-glass, and (ii) applying a controlled pressure on the mold to effect penetration to the top surface of the chalcogenide-glass substrate, thereby to replicate the pattern of the mold to the top surface of the substrate; and (C) separating the operational mold from the patterned substrate.
B81C 1/00 - Manufacture or treatment of devices or systems in or on a substrate
G03F 7/00 - Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printed surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
System for balancing series of cells, including circuits each having three or four cells, including: one or two central cells and additional neighboring cells in each circuit, each neighboring cell being adjacent to one central cells; a local capacitor for each neighboring cell, within a local section of each circuit; one global capacitor at a global section which is common to all the circuits; a plurality of controlled switches; a controller which periodically, repeatedly, and alternately opens and closes some switches to: within each circuit, connect each local capacitor in parallel to a respective neighboring cell; within each circuit, connect each local capacitor in parallel to the central cell if one central cell exists, or to another central cell if two central cells exist, respectively; within each circuit, connect said central cells of all circuits separately or simultaneously to said global capacitor.
Mobile defense system for searching, detecting, tracking and warning against missiles launch and launch of other warfare means, and for intercepting missiles, rockets and other warfare means, comprising missile launchers, ammunition, radars, computers, pre-installed computer software, sensors, and controllers
76.
TRANSFORMER-BASED MATCHING NETWORK FOR ENHANCED IC DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
An Integrated Circuit (IC) containing at least one printed transformer-based matching network, which comprises: a) at least one printed transformer-based matching network with reduced size, which comprises a printed transformer with multiple internal ports in the form of electromagnetic discontinuities, introduced along the transverse dimension of the printed transformer; reactive elements, added to of the internal ports to thereby increase the order of the transformer-based matching network, the one or more reactive elements are printed along the transverse dimension of the matching network; a printed component connected to the input port of the matching network; a printed component connected to the output port of the matching network.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
13 - Firearms; explosives
Goods & Services
Computerized system comprising a central processing unit (CPU), hardware, pre-installed software, sensors, wireless communications apparatus, wireless transmitters, wireless receivers, global positioning apparatus, and motion detectors, for target acquisition on the battleground, for communication with combat forces and weaponry on the battleground, and for remote management of the combat forces and weaponry on the battleground; recorded computer software for target acquisition on the battleground, for communication with combat forces and weaponry on the battleground, and for remote management of the combat forces and weaponry on the battleground; sensors for use with a computerized system for target acquisition on the battleground, for communication with combat forces and weaponry on the battleground, and for remote management of the combat forces and weaponry on the battleground; wireless communications apparatus for use with a computerized system for target acquisition on the battleground, for communication with combat forces and weaponry on the battleground, and for remote management of the combat forces and weaponry on the battleground; wireless transmitters for use with a computerized system for target acquisition on the battleground, for communication with combat forces and weaponry on the battleground, and for remote management of the combat forces and weaponry on the battleground; wireless receivers for use with a computerized system for target acquisition on the battleground, for communication with combat forces and weaponry on the battleground, and for remote management of the combat forces and weaponry on the battleground; global positioning apparatus for use with a computerized system for target acquisition on the battleground, for communication with combat forces and weaponry on the battleground, and for remote management of the combat forces and weaponry on the battleground; motion detectors for use with a computerized system for target acquisition on the battleground, for communication with combat forces and weaponry on the battleground, and for remote management of the combat forces and weaponry on the battleground Weapon systems comprising of weaponry, namely, firearms, ammunition and projectiles incorporating central processing units (CPU), hardware, pre-installed software, sensors, wireless communications apparatus, wireless transmitters, wireless receivers, global positioning apparatus, and motion detectors, for target acquisition on the battleground, and for precision targeting and demolition of targets on the battleground
A flexible protection element for reactive protection against shaped charge warheads and kinetic energy projectiles comprises a formable doughy mixture of a powder dispersed within a matrix of plastic explosive and a binder.
Rocket armament launchable from a tubular launcher with an outside launcher non-ignition securing and motor separation during flight and a method to prevent the ignition of the armament's rocket even in the event of actuation of the armament's pyrotechnic assembly, which normally serves to eject the armament from the launcher and to ignite its rocket motor, wherein the armament comprises a gas dispersion assembly, which when the armament is not encased in the tubular launcher, prevents the ignition of the rocket motor even if the armament's pyrotechnic assembly is actuated; and a cutting and separation assembly that is actuated by the pressure of the rocket motor gases for mechanically cutting a structural connection between the rocket motor and the armament's effective payload and separate them during their flight.
F42C 15/28 - Arming-means in fuzes; Safety means for preventing premature detonation of fuzes or charges operated by flow of fluent material, e.g. shot, fluids
F41F 3/045 - Rocket or torpedo launchers for rockets adapted to be carried and used by a person, e.g. bazookas
abcc) generating coherent beams directed towards a target (T). The phase modulators (14a, 14b and 14c) allow adjustment of relative phase offsets of the beams. A detector (16) monitors an intensity of the radiation impinging on an area of the target (T). A controller (18) receives the intensity parameter and controls a phase adjustment of the beams according to a deterministic (i.e., quantitative) measurement of a phase offset of each beam relative to a representative phase of the sum of all the other beams. This is achieved by using interferometric techniques, referred to herein as Target In-the-Loop Interferometry (TILI).
An explosive system and corresponding method employ a number of explosive portions, each of sub-critical dimensions so that initiation of the portion would result in incomplete detonation. A selectively-deployable spacer arrangement or deployment mechanism is deployed between a storage state in which gaps or misalignments are maintained between the explosive portions so that the explosive system remains undetonatable, and a detonable state in which the portions are brought together sufficiently to function as a combined explosive charge having effective dimensions larger than critical dimensions, rendering the explosive system detonatable.
F42B 12/20 - Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type
82.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEATERLESS HOLLOW CATHODE, AND AN ELECTRIC SPACE PROPULSION SYSTEM EMPLOYING SUCH A CATHODE
A heaterless hollow cathode provides electron emission current in an electric space propulsion system. A mechanical, thermal, and electromagnetic design of the cathode apparatus is presented, and a method of operation for rapid ignition and stabilization of the cathode is provided. The keeper of the cathode apparatus has a thickness change which reduces the flow of heat away from the cathode's emitter assembly. The method for heating the emitter assembly includes controlling applied voltages so that the current flowing from the emitter assembly to the keeper is maintained at a predetermined fixed value. By this method, damage to the electron emitting surfaces of the emitter assembly by electric arcing and/or by depletion of dopant materials is avoided.
A coating applied to a surface to minimize or prevent the ability of drops of super-cooled water that impact on the surface from transforming into ice, comprises one or more layers collectively providing: a) thermal insulation between the surface to be protected and the drop; and b) a superhydrophobic surface on the top.
B64D 15/00 - De-icing or preventing icing on exterior surfaces of aircraft
C09K 3/18 - Materials not provided for elsewhere for application to surface to minimize adherence of ice, mist or water thereto; Thawing or antifreeze materials for application to surfaces
C08J 9/32 - Working-up of macromolecular substances to porous or cellular articles or materials; After-treatment thereof from compositions containing microballoons, e.g. syntactic foams
C08J 9/34 - Chemical features in the manufacture of articles consisting of a foamed macromolecular core and a macromolecular surface layer having a higher density than the core
B05D 1/02 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials performed by spraying
B32B 7/02 - Physical, chemical or physicochemical properties
84.
System and method for detecting a cyber-attack at SCADA/ICS managed plants
System for detecting a cyber-attack of a SCADA system managed plant. Each industrial computerized device of the system comprises a processor configured with a data validation module to determine whether data flow outputted from a SCADA-connected controller is authentic, and with an alert issuing mechanism activated following detection that the outputted data flow is indicative of a cyber-attack. The at least one dedicated industrial computerized device is operable to passively monitor in parallel data communicated between each of the controllers and the SCADA system including the outputted data at the nearest points of each of the controllers; seek mismatches between the plant state and the physical operation model; if a mismatch is detected, determine whether the mismatch is indicative of a cyber-attack perpetrated with respect to one of the controllers or an operational malfunction; and upon detecting a cyber-attack, activate the alert issuing mechanism to issue a security alert.
G06F 21/55 - Detecting local intrusion or implementing counter-measures
H04L 29/06 - Communication control; Communication processing characterised by a protocol
H04L 12/12 - Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof
G06F 21/85 - Protecting input, output or interconnection devices interconnection devices, e.g. bus-connected or in-line devices
G06F 21/57 - Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities
H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
G05B 19/042 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control (DNC), flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), integrated manufacturing systems (IMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
85.
COMPONENTS AND CORRESPONDING METHODS OF MANUFACTURE PROVIDING VIBRATION-DAMPING PROPERTIES
A manufacturing process and corresponding mechanical components are formed by additive manufacturing so as to include fully encapsulated cavities containing powder, typically deployed in distributed locations within the component, so as to increase the damping properties of the component compared to a similar component without such cavities. Since the filled cavities are completely enclosed, they do not impinge on the overall performance characteristics of the component and do not require maintenance.
F16F 9/30 - Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium with solid or semi-solid material, e.g. pasty masses, as damping medium
B28B 1/00 - Producing shaped articles from the material
B28B 7/04 - Moulds with adjustable parts one or more of the parts being pivotally mounted
B28B 5/00 - Producing shaped articles from the material in moulds or on moulding surfaces, carried or formed by, in or on conveyors irrespective of the manner of shaping
86.
A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE INSPECTION AND DETECTION OF COATING DEFECTS
A coating-defect inspection and detection system for coated articles, comprises: a) at least one light source; b) at least one image-capturing device; and c) a graphic processing unit in which the beam of said light source and the field of view of said image-capturing device overlap in the inspection area, and are aimed toward said products from different directions; and in which said image-capturing device communicates with said graphic processing unit, which is suitable to analyze the quality of the coating and/ or surface and/ or shape appearing in the captured images by the light-and-shadow effects created by said light source.
A system for quick arming of a detonation or excitation assembly, wherein the system comprises a first barrier means which, as long as it has not been removed, prevents full activation of an initiation chain of the assembly, and whose removal is dependent on receiving indication from at least one first sensor, and then its removal is reversible in a manner that it will return and once again prevent full activation of an initiation chain, and a second barrier means which also prevents full activation of the initiation chain as long as it has not been removed, and whose removal is dependent on receiving indication from at least one second sensor, and this - following after receiving indication from the first sensor, and removal of the second sensor is irreversible in a manner that leaves the initiation chain executable, and wherein the first and second sensors are independent of one another, and as long as no indication has been received from the second sensor, the first barrier means is returnable to its place in a manner that will return and once again prevent full activation of the initiation chain, and an active protection system utilizing a plurality of those quick arming system for activation of the protection system's interceptors while implementing a method for quick and selective arming of the active protection system's detonation or excitation assemblies.
A system for quick arming of a detonation or excitation assembly, wherein the system comprises a first barrier means which, as long as it has not been removed, prevents full activation of an initiation chain of the assembly, and whose removal is dependent on receiving indication from at least one first sensor, and then its removal is reversible in a manner that it will return and once again prevent full activation of an initiation chain, and a second barrier means which also prevents full activation of the initiation chain as long as it has not been removed, and whose removal is dependent on receiving indication from at least one second sensor, and this - following after receiving indication from the first sensor, and removal of the second sensor is irreversible in a manner that leaves the initiation chain executable, and wherein the first and second sensors are independent of one another, and as long as no indication has been received from the second sensor, the first barrier means is returnable to its place in a manner that will return and once again prevent full activation of the initiation chain, and an active protection system utilizing a plurality of those quick arming system for activation of the protection system's interceptors while implementing a method for quick and selective arming of the active protection system's detonation or excitation assemblies.
B.G. NEGEV TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS LTD., AT BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY (Israel)
RAFAEL ADVANCED DEFENSE SYSTEMS LTD. (Israel)
Inventor
Peretz, Mor Mordechai
Zeltser, Ilya
Abstract
The invention relates to hierarchical-hybrid system for balancing a series of cells, said cells are divided into m modules, each module having k cells, which comprises: (A) one or two central cells in each module and additional neighboring cells, each neighboring cell being adjacent to one of said central cells; (B) two local capacitors within a local section of each module, each of said local capacitors being periodically, repeatedly, and alternately connected (a) in parallel to one of said neighboring cells, or (b) in parallel to a respective central cell; (C) one global capacitor at a global section of each module which is common to all said modules, said global capacitor receiving respective charging signals either directly or through an isolation element, separately or simultaneously from several central cells of different of said modules, thereby to charge said global capacitor to a voltage level which is identical or proportional to the average voltage level of said central cells of all said different modules;(D) a plurality of controlled switches for carrying out said alternate connections of said local capacitors, and for forming said charging signals that are provided to said global capacitor; and (E) a controller for controlling the opening and closure of said controlled switches; wherein some of said controlled switches that are used to alternately connect said local capacitors to the respective cells at each module are also commonly used at said module to simultaneously produce said charging signals for charging the global capacitor; and wherein a connecting circuitry which comprises one or more reactive components and at least a portion of said controlled switches is used to connect said local section of each module to said global section.
H02J 7/16 - Regulation of the charging current or voltage by variation of field
H02J 7/18 - Regulation of the charging current or voltage by variation of field due to variation of ohmic resistance in field circuit, using resistance switching in or out of circuit step by step
90.
UNIFIED BOOSTER FOR ARTILLERY MUNITION FUSES ENABLING DETONATING OF BOTH EXPLOSION AND EJECTION TYPE SHELLS
A unified booster for artillery ammunition fuses, that enables initiating both explosive type shells as well as ejection type shells, wherein the booster component is installable in continuation to the detonator component and the lead charge, that are usually installed in various artillery ammunition fuses, as a part of their detonation chain, and wherein the booster component is formed as a charge of explosive material that a flyer plate is installed at its one end that from the instant of installing the booster component in the fuse and mounting the fuse at the head of the shell is turned towards the shell's charge to be initiated.
A rigid or flexible protection element for reactive protection against shaped charge warheads and kinetic energy projectiles comprises a metallic or ceramic powder dispersed within a matrix of plastic explosive and a binder.
A rigid or flexible protection element for reactive protection against shaped charge warheads and kinetic energy projectiles comprises a metallic or ceramic powder dispersed within a matrix of plastic explosive and a binder.
A method for inspecting and classifying discrete items comprises capturing the images of a free-falling item using at least one imaging device and analyzing the captured images using a neural network which has been trained using images and/or simulated images of regular products, defected products and Mix-Ups.
B65B 57/14 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
G06K 9/46 - Extraction of features or characteristics of the image
94.
RECONFIGURABLE EXPLOSIVE SYSTEM SELECTIVELY DEPLOYABLE IN A DETONATION CONFIGURATION
An explosive system and corresponding method employ a number of explosive portions, each of sub-critical dimensions so that initiation of the portion would result in incomplete detonation. A selectively-deployable spacer arrangement or deployment mechanism is deployed between a storage state in which gaps or misalignments are maintained between the explosive portions so that the explosive system remains undetonatable, and a detonable state in which the portions are brought together sufficiently to function as a combined explosive charge having effective dimensions larger than critical dimensions, rendering the explosive system detonatable.
F42B 12/02 - Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect
F42B 12/20 - Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type
An explosive system and corresponding method employ a number of explosive portions, each of sub-critical dimensions so that initiation of the portion would result in incomplete detonation. A selectively-deployable spacer arrangement or deployment mechanism is deployed between a storage state in which gaps or misalignments are maintained between the explosive portions so that the explosive system remains undetonatable, and a detonable state in which the portions are brought together sufficiently to function as a combined explosive charge having effective dimensions larger than critical dimensions, rendering the explosive system detonatable.
F42B 12/02 - Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect
F42B 12/20 - Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type
96.
LOW-COST PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT SPINEL
The invention provides ballistic-resistant transparent objects of complex shapes consisting of magnesium aluminate spinel. The invention also provides a cost-effective industrial process for making the objects, including slip casting and sintering.
The present invention relates to warheads with blast wave conditioners and in particular to devices for quickly removing a door to permit entry through the doorway. It discloses a device and method of shaping the pressure wave pattern by the use of inert material. The inert material of the present invention is used to reduce localized directional effects occurring at the point of impact, instead generating a more diffuse pressure-wave pattern across the target surface.
F42B 10/00 - Means for influencing, e.g. improving, the aerodynamic properties of projectiles or missiles; Arrangements on projectiles or missiles for stabilising, steering, range-reducing, range-increasing or fall-retarding
F42B 12/00 - Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material
F42B 30/00 - Projectiles or missiles, not otherwise provided for, characterised by the ammunition class or type, e.g. by the launching apparatus or weapon used
F42B 12/20 - Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type
A directed energy weapon includes a number of laser units, each including a fiber laser generating an output beam with a power of at least 1 kW from a fiber, an objective lens arrangement for focusing the output beam into a focused beam directed towards a target, and a fine adjustment mechanism for adjusting a direction of the focused beam. A beam deflector arrangement is deployed to deflect a portion of the focused beam from each laser unit as a deflected beam in a direction in predefined relation to a direction of the focused beam. An angle sensing unit generates an output indicative of a current direction of said deflected beam for each of said laser units. A controller actuates the fine adjustment mechanisms based on the output from the angle sensing unit to maintain a desired relative alignment between directions of the focused beams.
System for detecting a cyber-attack inflicted by an attacker seeking to cause physical damage to, or harm functionality of, a SCADA system managed plant, comprising passively connected to the SCADA system. Each of the industrial computerized devices comprises a processor that is configured with a data validation module to determine whether data flow outputted from a SCADA- connected controller, adapted to command operation of each electromechanical component of a corresponding controlled subsystem of the plant, is authentic, and with an alert issuing mechanism that is activated following detection that the outputted data flow is indicative of a cyber-attack perpetrated with respect to the controller. The at least one dedicated industrial computerized device is operable to passively monitor in parallel, by the one or more dedicated industrial computerized device, data communicated between each of the controllers and the SCADA system including the outputted data at the nearest points of each of the controllers; seek, by the one or more dedicated industrial computerized devices, mismatches between the plant state and the physical operation model; if a mismatch is detected, determine by the dedicated industrial computerized device whether the mismatch is indicative of a cyber-attack perpetrated with respect to one of the controllers or an operational malfunction; and upon detecting a cyber- attack, activate the alert issuing mechanism to issue a security alert.
The invention relates to an interceptor type system for neutralizing a shaped charge threat, which comprises: (a) a detection system for detecting an approach of a shaped charge projectile, for calculating upon such detection its course of approach, and for activating an interceptor to create a flux of intercepting fragments within a destruction corridor; and (b) one or more of said interceptors, each comprising one or more magazines of fragments, each magazine comprises said fragments and an explosive layer which in turn explodes thereby to create said flux of intercepting fragments within said destruction corridor.
