Ammunition and explosives – Mines
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-21
2006-11-21
Carone, Michael J. (Department: 3641)
Ammunition and explosives
Mines
Reexamination Certificate
active
07137340
ABSTRACT:
The Mixed Mine Alternative (MMA) System is a military system designed for use in mechanized warfare. The MMA System has three components, MMA smart Antitank mines, MMA Antihandling Sensors linked to the MMA smart Antitank mines, and MMA Remote Control Units (RCU). The MMA smart Antitank (AT) mines contain a primary sensor system hardened against countermeasures and a kill mechanism similar to existing scatterable AT mines. The MMA AT mine is capable of transmit and receive communications with a Remote Control Unit and with the MMA Antihandling Sensors (AH). The communications capabilities and processors in the MMA AT and the MMA AH allow the system to establish MMA AT to MMA AH links after the mines have been scattered. MMA AT will be linked to MMA AH that are within their lethal radius. The MMA AT mine processors allow the mine primary antitank sensor to be on or off. The mine may receive and act on detonate instructions from the primary antitank sensor, from the antihandling sensors, or from the MMA RCU. If in an off status the MMA AT mine may relay the detonate signal received from an MMA AH sensor to the RCU. The RCU includes a computer that maintains status information on the mines. Receipt of a relayed AH sensor detonate signal provides situational awareness information that the RCU brings to the user's attention on the screen and with an audible and/or visual signal.
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BRTRC Technology Research Corporation
Carone Michael J.
Creighton Wray James
Radi John A.
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