Jun 3, 2025

US12320889 - Scalable networked active protection (SNAP)

A new kind of active protection system (APS) called SNAP (scalable networked active protection) will be a light and affordable means of protecting vehicles and infrastructure against rockets and missiles. The APS system is built from modules, each of which is itself a stand-alone APS. Since each unit is a stand-alone APS, the only single points of failure are the User Interface (UI) in the vehicle cab and the Data/Power Router (DPR). SNAP instead takes advantage of each module protecting a relatively small area to employ vastly lower cost components. In addition, each SNAP module is disposable in that when its countermunition is initiated, the entire module is consumed and subsequently replaced in the field. This approach allows the system to be very compact and lightweight.

Assignee: Artis, LLC
Inventors: Keith Brendley
Filing date: 2022-08-25

The SNAP system is a modular active protection device designed to defend vehicles and infrastructure from rockets and missiles by utilizing disposable modules that are consumed upon activation. Each module contains essential components such as sensors and a counter-munition, allowing for a lightweight and cost-effective solution with minimal single points of failure.

Claim 1

A modular active protective device that is consumed by counter-measure initiation, the modular active protective device comprising: a housing; a processor disposed in the housing; a cuing proximity sensor disposed in or on the housing, a high-speed 3D tracking sensor and an associated illuminator disposed in or on the housing, a counter-munition disposed in or on the housing, and firing electronics disposed within the housing and including a processor coupled to the cuing proximity sensor, the high-speed 3D tracking sensor and the counter-munition, the processor configured to automatically initiate the counter-munition in response to inputs from the cuing proximity sensor and the tracking sensor, wherein initiating the counter-munition consumes the processor, the cuing proximity sensor, and the high-speed 3D tracking sensor. a housing; a processor disposed in the housing; a cuing proximity sensor disposed in or on the housing, a high-speed 3D tracking sensor and an associated illuminator disposed in or on the housing, a counter-munition disposed in or on the housing, and firing electronics disposed within the housing and including a processor coupled to the cuing proximity sensor, the high-speed 3D tracking sensor and the counter-munition, the processor configured to automatically initiate the counter-munition in response to inputs from the cuing proximity sensor and the tracking sensor, wherein initiating the counter-munition consumes the processor, the cuing proximity sensor, and the high-speed 3D tracking sensor.

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