Patent ID: 11947349
Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 0:
1. An active protection system comprising:
a controller comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the active protection system to:
deploy a first intercept vehicle and a second intercept vehicle, each carried by a platform, from the platform and cause each of the first intercept vehicle and the second intercept vehicle to exit a vicinity of the platform;
cause each of the first intercept vehicle and the second intercept vehicle to perform a pitch maneuver to align the first intercept vehicle and the second intercept vehicle along an intercept vector pointed substantially toward a projected intercept point with an identified aerial threat after the first intercept vehicle and the second intercept vehicle exit the vicinity of the platform; and
cause each of the first intercept vehicle and the second intercept vehicle to perform a thrust maneuver to accelerate the first intercept vehicle and the second intercept vehicle along the intercept vector.