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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
Recommended Citation
Bradley, Scott A.; Wiitanen, Jason; Smigowski, Timothy B.; Niemeyer, John T.; and Culkin, Andrew, "Wire neutralization system" (2017). Michigan Tech Patents. 134.
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/patents/134
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