MULTISEGMENTED TOROIDAL MAGNETIC FIELD PROJECTOR

摘要

A system for triggering improvised explosive devices (IEDs) with an alternating magnetic field. In one embodiment, the magnetic field is produced by a magnetic field projector in the shape of one-half of a torus, the half-torus being composed of several conductive segments referred to as toroidal wedges. A poloidal current flows in each toroidal wedge, producing a magnetic field that is projected by the half-torus. The magnetic field may induce a current, producing heating, in a conductive loop in an IED and triggering the IED.

主权项

1. A system for projecting an oscillatory magnetic field, the system comprising:
a plurality of conductive toroidal wedges;
each toroidal wedge being a section of tube having two substantially planar ends, at least one of the substantially planar ends having a normal oblique to the centerline of the tube,the section of tube having a slit extending between the two substantially planar ends, and a plurality of non-conductive spacers; the toroidal wedges being assembled to form an assembly substantially in the shape of a portion of a torus.