A vehicle 100 for protecting an entity against directed energy weapons, comprises a housing 10 and a shield 20 for absorbing or reflecting a laser beam. The shield 20, in use, extends in a plane from the housing 10. There is also provided a system of vehicles and a method of coordinating a plurality of vehicles to protect an entity against directed-energy weapons. There may be a controller operative to control positions of the vehicle via a swarm algorithm. The entity may be a spacecraft.
Directed-energy weapon shield
2023-03-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English