Patents Assigned to Agency for Defense Development
  • Patent number: 12292261
    Abstract: A method of determining topographical interference with a guided missile is proposed. The method may include obtaining a pre-calculated expected trajectory of a guided missile. The method may also include extracting topographic elevations with respect to a topography corresponding to the pre-calculated expected trajectory from stored topographical information. The method may further include determining presence or absence of topographical interference with the guided missile based on bottom trajectory elevation values in the pre-calculated expected trajectory and topographic elevation values corresponding to the bottom trajectory elevation values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Dai Kyung Hyun, Jin Seo Park, Ye Jun Kang
  • Patent number: 12286747
    Abstract: A reactive fiber, a method of manufacturing the reactive fiber, and an outer shell of chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) protective clothing including the reactive fiber are provided. The reactive fiber includes a fiber, a plurality of reactive projections formed on a surface of the fiber, and a plurality of hydrophobic projections formed on the fiber and surfaces of the reactive projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Agency for Defense Development
    Inventors: Hyun Sook Jung, Min Kun Kim, Seong On Jang, Jun O Lee, Hee Soo Jung
  • Publication number: 20250125897
    Abstract: Provided are a jamming signal generation method and system. The method includes receiving a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) transmission signal by an SAR, determining a first form and position of a noise patch in a predefined coordinate system, transforming the predefined coordinate system into an SAR image formation plane (IFP) coordinate system, based on a coordinate system transformation function, determining a second form and position transformed from the first form and position of the noise patch in an SAR image using the SAR IFP coordinate system, generating a first reflectivity map model, based on the second form and position of the noise patch, generating a second reflectivity map model by performing two-dimensional fast Fourier transformation on the first reflectivity map model, and generating an SAR jamming signal based on a convolutional product of the second reflectivity map model and a reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Haemin LEE, Kiwan KIM
  • Patent number: 12258322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing dihydroxyammonium 5,5?-bistetrazole-1,1?-diolate. The method for preparing dihydroxyammonium 5,5?-bistetrazole-1,1?-diolate, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: synthesizing 5,5?-bistetrazole-1,1?-diol dihydrate (1,1?-BTO) from ditetrahydropyranyl diazidoglyoxime (THP-DAG) by using a hydrochloric acid (HCl) solution in a first solvent; and reacting 1,1?-BTO with an amine solution so as to neutralize same and, simultaneously, obtaining dihydroxylammonium 5,5?-bistetrazole-1,1?-diolate (Thomas Klapotke explosive-50, TKX-50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Kuk Tae Kwon, Hae Wook Yoo, Seung Hee Kim, So Jung Lee
  • Patent number: 12253320
    Abstract: A cannon includes: a barrel; a breech ring connected to the rear of the barrel; a breechblock connected to be movable with respect to the breech ring between a closed position and an open position; an ignition device mounted to be partially movable with respect to the breechblock and configured to ignite a propelling charge; and a controller configured to transfer an electrical firing signal, wherein the ignition device includes: a firing assembly moving forward and backward as the breechblock moves; a laser diode primer connected to the front of the firing assembly and configured to receive the electrical firing signal to ignite the propelling charge; and a firing pin connected to be movable forward and backward with respect to the firing assembly and configured to transfer the electrical firing signal to the laser diode primer while in contact with a rear end of the laser diode primer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Sangtae Ahn, Yongseon Lee, Yunjung Oh
  • Patent number: 12256339
    Abstract: Disclosed is an operation method of an electronic apparatus assigning power based on a position of a terminal, the method including receiving data transmission requests from a first terrestrial terminal and a second terrestrial terminal, wherein the first terrestrial terminal and the second terrestrial terminal use overlapped frequency resources, and assigning a first transmission power intensity to the first terrestrial terminal and assigning a second transmission power intensity to the second terrestrial terminal based on a position of the first terrestrial terminal and a position of the second terrestrial terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Hyeok Gyu Choi, Seung Ho Kim, Chul Hee Choi, Ju Hyung Lee
  • Patent number: 12253318
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cannon including: a barrel having a chamber in which a shell and a propelling charge are mounted; a breech ring connected to the rear of the barrel, and having a shell inlet communicating with the chamber; a recoil buffer disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the barrel, and guiding recoiling and returning motions of the barrel; a breechblock connected to the breech ring, and moving relative to the breech ring between a closed position closing the shell inlet and an open position opening the shell inlet; a laser ignition device including a laser portion disposed in the breechblock and emitting a laser to ignite the propelling charge, and a breech window covering the laser portion and allowing the laser to be transmitted into the chamber; and a breech window cleaning device cleaning the breech window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Sangtae Ahn, Yongseon Lee, Yunjung Oh
  • Patent number: 12255673
    Abstract: An adaptive receiver for a high output power system includes a band-pass filter that receives a transmission signal output from a transmitter and outputs a transmission signal for canceling a leakage signal from which noise has been removed, and a leakage signal canceller that includes a first metal layer through which the transmission signal for canceling the leakage signal flows and a second metal layer through which a transmission leakage signal by the transmission signal flows, in which the first metal layer and the second metal layer are disposed adjacent to each other to generate a coupling effect, the transmission leakage signal for canceling the leakage signal flows in a reverse direction to a direction in which the transmission leakage signal flows, and the transmission leakage signal is canceled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Ki Chul Kim, Kyoungyoul Park, Jihaeng Cho
  • Patent number: 12250069
    Abstract: This application relates to an apparatus and method for generating a jamming signal, and a communication system. In one aspect, the method may include converting binary bits of a first communication signal to be transmitted and obtaining at least one codeword matched previously to the binary bits. The method may also include generating a second communication signal by superimposing a first conversion signal being obtained by converting the first communication signal to an up-chirp signal and a second conversion signal being obtained by converting the first communication signal to a down-chirp signal. The method further include generating a pseudo jamming signal by computing the second communication signal and the codeword.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Agency for Defense Development
    Inventors: Taehoon Kim, Yoan Shin, Beong Sung Kim, Kwansoo Kim
  • Publication number: 20250070271
    Abstract: Provided is an anode including a metal porous body having a foam structure, a lithium-philic film formed on a surface of the metal porous body, and lithium impregnated into pores of the metal porous body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Yusong CHOI, Tae Young AHN, SangHyeon HA, Jae Seong YEO, EunJi YOO, Jae In LEE
  • Patent number: 12235066
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for autonomously conveying and loading a shell into a fixed gun, the system including an autonomous conveyance device configured to autonomously travel and move according to an autonomous driving program from a shell storage location to a fixed gun fixed to a gun mount that is a destination, an automatic loading device configured to hold a testing shell and automatically load the testing shell into a cartridge chamber of the fixed gun, and a shell lifting device mounted on an upper surface of the autonomous conveyance device and a lower surface of the automatic loading device and configured to move the automatic loading device upward or downward. According to the present invention, a process of conveying and loading the shell into the testing fixed gun may be autonomously performed in an unmanned manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Bo-Seong Kim, Seung-Jae Lee, Kwan-Jin Park
  • Publication number: 20250060283
    Abstract: A leveling control system for an acceleration tester includes a support portion installed on a ground, a level portion of which a center is connected to one side of the support portion, a test portion located on one side of the level portion and configured to accommodate a test body, and a control portion located on an other side of the level portion, wherein the control portion includes guide rails formed extending in a longitudinal direction of the level portion and a first weight configured to move along the guide rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Hyun Myung Kim, HYUK BEOM KWON
  • Publication number: 20250051009
    Abstract: Provided is a detent apparatus for a rocket, The detent apparatus includes a detent including a first end portion, a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, an extension extending between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a detent protrusion configured to engage with the rocket, a first elastic body configured to elastically support the first end portion of the detent and connected to the first end portion, and an electrical safety device configured to prevent rotation of the detent including a hinge fixing frame having a hinge axis parallel to the detent rotation axis, a detent support configured to rotate around the hinge axis and support the detent, a hinge axis shaft arranged on the hinge axis, a solenoid configured to rotate the detent support by pushing the detent support, and a micro switch activated when the detent support rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Junho LEE, Minji BAE, Youngil KIM, Sora JEONG
  • Patent number: 12222224
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to devices and techniques for operating an electronic apparatus that controls a sensor, the devices and techniques including acquiring first sensing data through the sensor, identifying a data variation based on the first sensing data and sensing data for a first time point and a second time point acquired in advance based on a sampling period of the sensor, identifying target data among a plurality of predetermined meaningful data based on the identified data variation and determining a time point at which the target data is to be acquired, and controlling the sampling period based on the determined time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Chang Min Lee, Seong Lyun Kim
  • Patent number: 12222425
    Abstract: An apparatus for intercepting navigation satellite signal reception to an illegal unmanned aerial vehicle includes a navigation satellite position identification unit configured to identify a position of a navigation satellite, a plurality of radio wave interference sources distributively arranged, and a radio wave interference source selection unit configured to selectively activate, from among the plurality of radio wave interference sources, a radio wave interference source at a position symmetric to the navigation satellite based on a current position or flight trajectory of an illegal unmanned aerial vehicle to cause an interference signal to emit, wherein the interference signal causes the illegal unmanned aerial vehicle to generate symmetric interference in a direction of the navigation satellite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Jun O Kim, Youngjoong Lee
  • Publication number: 20250042708
    Abstract: A pop-up apparatus is provided. The pop-up apparatus includes a base unit arranged on a reference surface and having a hollow portion formed therein, a pop-up unit formed to surround the base unit and reciprocating with respect to the base unit, a connection unit arranged on an upper end of the pop-up unit, a holder unit connected to the pop-up unit by the connection unit and configured to hold an object, and a gas generation unit arranged inside the base unit and configured to generate gas, wherein internal pressure of the base unit may increase due to the gas generated from the gas generation unit and the pop-up unit may be lifted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Ik Hyun BAI, Kyung Bo LEE, Jae Hun YOO
  • Patent number: 12216228
    Abstract: A method for predicting an impact point is proposed. The method may include acquiring detection information related to a flying object detected by a radar linked to the impact point predicting device through a communication interface, acquiring prior information including information about an enemy unit, a friendly unit, and a friendly facility. The method may include determining whether the detected flying object is a flying object capable of non-linear maneuver based on the detection information and the prior information, using a neural network model pre-trained using training data so that the neural network model determines whether the flying object is the flying object capable of non-linear maneuver based on detection information and prior information and determining an impact point based on the detection information, the prior information, and a determining result of the neural network model on whether the detected flying object is the flying object capable of non-linear maneuver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Ho Cheol Jeon, Hyoek Jin Choi, Jae Kak Choi, Young Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20250035769
    Abstract: Provided is a method of tracking multiple targets using an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. More particularly, provided is a method of tracking multiple targets using an AESA radar in an air-to-air mode based on the priorities and tracking information of the multiple targets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Yeonhee PARK, Ji Eun ROH, Ji Hwan YOON, Wonjin LEE, Jinju WON
  • Patent number: 12199343
    Abstract: An all-metal vivaldi antenna includes a ground plate, an antenna conductor that includes two radiators positioned on the ground plate and facing each other, a resonator that is formed by removing a portion of a connection part between the antenna conductor and the ground plate and shares one side with the ground plate, a tuning post that is formed in a column structure extending from the ground plate toward an inside of the resonator, and a tuning cap in a form extending therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Cheol Soo Lee, Inseon Kim, Joo Rae Park, Beomjun Park, Hongkyun Ryu
  • Patent number: 12188435
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dual-mode ramjet engine including: a combustor through which air flowing in from the front passes; a sliding injector configured to perform a sliding operation from an upper surface of the combustor along a height direction perpendicular to an air flow direction; and a cavity-type flame holder formed behind the sliding injector on the upper surface of the combustor and having a cavity that is concavely recessed, wherein the sliding injector includes: a plurality of fuel injection holes formed on both sides and configured to inject fuel; a fuel injection passage passing through the inside along the height direction to be opened downward, and configured to inject fuel; and a first sliding drive unit configured to drive the sliding injector to perform the sliding operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Juhyun Bae, Sangwook Jin, Haeseung Jeong, Minchan Kwon, Seokjin Oh