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Abstract

A wire neutralizing system for use with a vehicle including a frame adapted to be hitched to a vehicle. At least one wheel supports the frame while a bottom of the wheel rolls over terrain having buried wires. The system also includes a blade movable between a stowed position in which the blade is above the bottom of the wheel and a deployed position in which the blade is below the bottom of the wheel, such that the blade plows through the terrain to disable buried wires when in the deployed position.

Patent Number

US 9,557,146 B2

Assignee

Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI (US)

Assignee

The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), Warren, MI (US)

Application Number

14/302,170

Date Filed

6-11-2014

Certificate of Correction

No

Issue Date

1-30-2017

Disciplines

Automotive Engineering | Mechanical Engineering

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Wire neutralization system

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