METHOD OF PROTECTING ARMORED VEHICLES Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC F41H7/00 F41H11/02 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to methods of recording bright points and can be used for protection of armored vehicles. Proposed method comprises launching, from protected vehicle, a pilotless remote-control flying apparatus (PRCA) to allow detect and identify enemy object by its thermal IR radiation. Obtained data is transmitted to space system or surface remote control station, flying object radiation is used to automatically determine enemy object coordinates to be transmitted to combat control center. Settings are automatically computed to hit enemy object. Note here that PRCA is transferred into hedge-hopping flight, horizontal integral lighting is effected in picosecond range with wobbling of its radiation and synchronous strobing of reception circuit. Sensitivity of locating range, adaptation to background noises and noise compensation on selected flight part are performed. Attenuation on pulse propagation path is effected to ensure invariance to aerosol interferences. Bright point coordinates are recorded with respect to flying apparatus during its hedge-hopping flight over enemy object.

EFFECT: higher safety.

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