Acoustic apparatus and method of operation
ARMES NON L ETAL EADS SARKOZY
CIA ALMAGNE ?
NEO NAZI NOUVEL ORDRE MONDIAL
F41H11/02
Anti-aircraft or anti-guided missile or anti-torpedo defence installations or systems
F41H11/12
Means for clearing land minefields; Systems specially adapted for detection of landmines
F41H11/18
Self-propelled
mine-clearing vehicles; Mine-clearing devices attachable to vehicles
with ground-impacting means for activating mines by the use of
mechanical impulses, e.g. flails or stamping elements
F41H11/32
18.Apparatusinaccordancewithclaim16or17,whereinthefocussingelementhasapolishedreflectivesurface.19.Apparatusinaccordancewithclaim16,17or18,whereinthematerialisselectedfromalistcomprisingstone,concrete,steel,iron,aluminiumorplastic.20.Apparatusinaccordancewithclaims1to16,whereinthefocussingelementisdeformable.21.Apparatusinaccordancewithclaims1to16,whereinthefocussingelementisrefractive.22.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinawaveguideisprovidedbetweenthesoundenergysourceandthefocussingelement.23.Apparatusinaccordancewithclaim22,whereinthewaveguideistubular.24.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereintheconvergencepointhasaneffectivefootprintwithinwhichthesoundpressureissufficienttotriggerthedetonationofalandmine,andwhereintheeffectivefootprinthasadiameterintherange0.5mmto250mm.25.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereintheconvergencepointhasaneffectivefootprintwithinwhichthesoundpressureissufficienttotriggerthedetonationofalandmine,andwhereintheeffectivefootprinthasadiameterintherange0.1mmto2000mm.26.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinthedistancebetweentheapparatusandtheconvergencepointisintherange5mto2000m.27.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinthedistancebetweentheapparatusandtheconvergencepointisintherange1mto10,000m.28.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinthepressurelevelattheconvergencepointisintherange2,000Pascalsto63MegaPascals.29.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinthepressurelevelattheconvergencepointisintherange600Pascalsto2,000MegaPascals.30.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinthefrequencyofthesoundproducedbythesoundenergysourceis500Hzto40kHz.31.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinthefrequencyofthesoundproducedbythesoundenergysourceis1Hzto40kHz.32.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinthesoundenergysourceandthefocussingelementaremountedonavehicle.33Apparatusinaccordancewithclaim32,whereinthevehicleisarmoured.34.Apparatusinaccordancewithclaim32or33,whereinthevehicleisremotecontrolled.35.Apparatusinaccordancewithclaim32to34,whereinthevehicleisanaircraft.36.Apparatusinaccordancewithclaim32,whereinthevehicleisanunpoweredtrailersuitableforbeingtowedbyapoweredvehicle.37.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinapluralityofsoundenergysourcesareprovided.38.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinapluralityoffocussingelementsareprovided.39.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinamonitorisprovidedtomeasuretheoutputsoundlevelsofthesoundenergysource.40.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinremotetelemetryisprovidedtomeasuretheairpressureattheconvergencepoint.41.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinanavigationalsystemisprovidedtodetermineandrecordtheabsolutepositionoftheconvergencepoint.42.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinalaserinterferometerisprovidedinordertomeasurethedistancebetweentheapparatusandtheconvergencepoint.43.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinatriangulationdeviceisprovidedtomeasurethedistancebetweentheapparatusandtheconvergencepoint.44.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinthesoundenergysourceisselectedfromaloudspeaker,adirectionalhailingdevice,adirectionalacousticdevice.45.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinthesoundenergysourceisaparametricacousticarray.46.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinthesoundenergysourceisapistonactingwithinacylinder.47.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyprecedingclaim,whereinthesoundenergysourcecomprisesanarccavitationdevice.48.Apparatusinaccordancewithclaim47,whereinthearccavitationdevicecompriseselectrodesforproducinganarc,andareflectivesurface,whereinthereflectivesurfaceisparabolicandwhereinthearcisgeneratedatthefocusoftheparabolicreflectivesurface.49.Apparatusinaccordancewithanyofclaims1to6,whereinthesoundenergysourceisanarccavitationdevicecomprisingelectrodesforproducinganarc,andwhereinthefocussingelementcomprisesareflectivesurface,whereinthereflectivesurfaceisellipticalandwhereinthearcisgeneratedatthefocusoftheellipticalreflectivesurface,suchthatapressurewaveproducedbythearccavitationdeviceisfocussedtoaconvergencepointbyreflectionfromtheellipticalreflectivesurface.50.Amethodofremotelydetonatingapressure-actuatedlandmineburiedbeneaththesurfaceofanareaofland,comprisingthestepsof;generatingatleastonecompressionwaveinairusingasoundenergysource,focussingtheatleastonecompressionwaveatapointonthesurfaceoftheland,whereinthepressuregeneratedatthesurfaceofthelandissufficienttotriggerdetonationofalandmine.51.Amethodofclearinganareaofburiedpressure-actuatedlandmines,comprisingthestepsof;i)identifyingastartingtargetpointwithinthearea,ii)generatingatleastonecompressionwaveinairusingasoundenergysource,iii)focussingtheatleastonecompressionwaveontothetargetpoint,whereinthesoundpressureatthetargetpointissufficienttotriggerthedetonationofalandmineifburiedatthetargetpoint,iv)identifyingafurthertargetpointwithinthearea,v)generatingatleastonecompressionwaveusingthesoundenergysourceandfocussingtheatleastonecompressionwaveontothefurthertargetpoint,whereinthesoundpressureatthetargetpointissufficienttotriggerthedetonationofalandmineifburiedatthefurthertargetpoint,vi)repeatingstepsiv)andv).52.Amethodofclearinglandminesinaccordancewithclaim51,whereinapluralityofcompressionwavesaregenerated,suchthatthesoundpressureprofileatthetargetpointisvaried.53.Amethodofclearinglandminesinaccordancewithclaim52,whereinthesoundpressureprofileofthetargetpointmimicsthefootfallofaperson.54.Amethodofclearinglandminesinaccordancewithclaim50,whereinthefocussedcompressionwavesatthetargetpointhaveaneffectivefootprintwithinwhichthesoundpressureissufficienttotriggerthedetonationofalandmine,andwhereinthetargetpointsareselectedsothattheeffectivefootprintsoverlap.55.Amethodofclearinglandminesinaccordancewithclaims51or52,whereinthepatternoftargetpointsisarasterscanoftheareatobecleared.56.Amethodofperturbingavisibleexplosivedevice,comprisingthestepsof;generatingatleastonecompressionwaveinairusingasoundenergysource,focussingtheatleastonecompressionwaveontotheexplosivedevice,whereinthesoundpressuregeneratedattheexplosivedeviceissufficienttodisturbtheexplosivedevice.57.Amethodofperturbingavisibleexplosivedeviceinaccordancewithclaim56,whereinthesoundpressuregeneratedattheexplosivedeviceissufficienttodetonatetheexplosivedevice.58.Amethodofperturbingahiddenexplosivedevice,comprisingthestepsof;generatingatleastonecompressionwaveinairusingasoundenergysource,focussingtheatleastonecompressionwaveontoasuspectpointwhereanexplosivedeviceissuspectedtobehidden,whereinthesoundpressuregeneratedatthesuspectpointissufficienttodisturbordetonatetheexplosivedevice.59.Amethodofperturbinganairborneexplosivedevice,comprisingthestepsof;generatingatleastonecompressionwaveinairusingasoundenergysource,focussingtheatleastonecompressionwaveintheregionoftheexplosivedevice,whereinthesoundpressuregeneratedattheexplosivedeviceissufficienttodestabiliseordeflecttheairborneexplosivedevicefromitscourse.60.Amethodofperturbinganairborneexplosivedeviceinaccordancewithclaim59,whereinthesoundpressuregeneratedattheexplosivedeviceissufficienttodetonatetheexplosivedevice.61.Amethodofinterruptingtheflightofanairborneexplosivedevice,comprisingthestepsof;monitoringazoneusingradar,detectinganairborneexplosivedevice,calculatingtheflightpathoftheairbornedeviceandanexpectedpositionoftheairbornedevice,generatingatleastonecompressionwaveinairusingasoundenergysource,focussingtheatleastonecompressionwaveattheexpectedpositionoftheexplosivedevice,whereinthesoundpressuregeneratedattheexplosivedeviceissufficienttodeflect,destabiliseordetonatetheairborneexplosivedevice.62.Amethodofremotelyperturbingmatter,comprisingthestepsof;i)identifyingastartingtargetpointonthesurfaceofthematter,ii)generatingatleastonecompressionwaveinairusingasoundenergysource,iii)focussingtheatleastonecompressionwaveontothetargetpoint,whereinthesoundpressureatthetargetpointissufficienttoperturbthematter,iv)identifyingafurthertargetpointwithinthearea,v)generatingatleastonecompressionwaveusingthesoundenergysourceandfocussingtheatleastonecompressionwaveontothefurthertargetpoint
WO2010103321A1
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- Matthew Henry
- William O'neill
2009-03-13
Priority to GB0904452.0
2009-03-13
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2009-03-13
2009-03-13
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