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Electronic avoidance configurations
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Inventors: Fischer, Kenneth E.;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Barron, Jr.; Gilberto
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
A method of construction to make military craft and weapons totally invisible to radar and active infra-red by the configuration of exterior surfaces, each surface having that specific surface figure which causes the reflected electromagnetic emission to be convergent to a point, and to be as small a return beam as possible at the distance of the detection device from the craft using the invention. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION This invention is not a single specific machine, but a basic configuration of specific surface figures, being more a method or concept of manufacture rather than the manufacture itself.
There would almost never be any reason to use this invention in the construction of any other manufacture than military weapons and equipment.
It's use is exclusively military in nature, and has no purpose in commercial or civilian activity.
This invention relates to a concept of electronic avoidance and the exact physical configurations of the exterior surface figures of the craft or objects that would best be invisible to radar or other means of electronic detection.
This concept is effective when utilized in the design of any craft, vessel, object or body.
It is the primary object of this invention to provide a simple, but effective means to construct vehicles, craft, vessels, ships, aircraft, spacecraft, rockets, re-entry vehicles, and other land craft and objects in such a manner that they will be nearly or completely invisible to radar or other means of electronic detection (active infra-red).
The basic concept differs from prior art in that all electromagnetic radiation falling on each individual surface in intentionally reflected and concentrated into as small a return beam as possible being substantially convergent.
The specific preferred surface figure is concave, and spherical.
The specific radius of curvature is dependent, upon the particular designed use and is determined by: 1.
The maximum distance that the invention would operate from the detection device.
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The effective range of the detection device.
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The effective range of weapons controlled by the detection device.
A slightly less effective surface figure, but still a very useful part of the invention is a cylindrical CONCAVE surface.
The surfaces would not need to be of as high quality as a reflecting telescope mirror, because a focused image is not required, but the surfaces should be as near optical quality as possible so that the reflected beam does not spread out too much, and so as to reduce diffusion to a minimum
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