Patent ID: 7925159
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: F41H,G01S

Abstract:
1. A countermeasure system for protecting an object comprising: an object to be protected by a countermeasure system; and a countermeasure system, said countermeasure system including: a single stationary laser energy source, said single stationary laser energy source configured for generating laser energy in response to a control signal from a controller; at least one oscillator, coupled to said single stationary laser source, and responsive to said generated laser energy and to an oscillator control signal from said controller, far modulating said laser energy and for distributing an output of said oscillator as a countermeasure signal to one or more selected apertures; a plurality of apertures disposed proximate an outer surface of said object to be protected by said countermeasure system, each said plurality of apertures connected to said oscillator and configured for receiving said countermeasure signal and far emitting said countermeasure signal in a non-directional manner; and a controller, said controller configured for detecting the presence of a potential weapon and for responsive to detection of the presence of a potential weapon, for determining an appropriate countermeasure signal, and responsive to said determination of an appropriate countermeasure signal, for directing said single stationary laser energy source to generate laser energy and for providing said oscillator control signal causing said oscillator to modulate said laser energy, and further wherein said controller tracks said potential weapon and responsive to said tracking, directs at least one appropriate aperture from among said plurality cf apertures to emit said countermeasure signal, for distributing an output of said oscillator as a countermeasure signal to said at least one appropriate aperture from among said plurality of apertures.