US 12,111,139 B2
Directed-energy weapon shield
Nicholas Giacomo Robert Colosimo, Preston (GB)
Assigned to BAE Systems plc, London (GB)
Appl. No. 18/688,864
Filed by BAE Systems plc, London (GB)
PCT Filed Aug. 18, 2022, PCT No. PCT/GB2022/052143
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 4, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/037092, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 16, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 21275129 (EP), filed on Sep. 13, 2021; and application No. 2113013 (GB), filed on Sep. 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0271913 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. F41H 5/06 (2006.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01); B64G 1/24 (2006.01); B64G 1/52 (2006.01); G05D 1/695 (2024.01); G05D 109/40 (2024.01)
CPC F41H 5/06 (2013.01) [B64G 1/1085 (2013.01); B64G 1/242 (2013.01); B64G 1/52 (2013.01); G05D 1/695 (2024.01); G05D 2109/40 (2024.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for protecting an entity against directed-energy weapons, the system comprising:
a plurality of vehicles for protecting an entity against directed-energy weapons, each of said vehicles comprising:
a housing; and
a shield for blocking a laser beam, the shield, in use, extending from the housing;
at least one controller operative to control the positions of the vehicles;
at least one sensor for detecting a laser beam and generating data relating to the laser beam; and
a controller for making position and/or attitude adjustments to the vehicle based on the data, wherein the data comprises at least one of the angle of attack of the laser beam, relative to the vehicle, the strength of the laser beam, and a footprint of the laser beam.