Explosive protective armor having controllable flight deck velocity

Abstract

The present invention relates to an explosive protective armour comprising a flying plate and a second, opposite, further flying plate arranged at a distance therefrom or a basic structure of an object to be protected, an explosive material arranged therebetween, which is designed to generate a gas expansion upon deployment in order to cause a movement of at least one of the flying plates, and a control, in particular a regulation, for triggering the deployment of the explosive material, wherein the control is designed in such a way and / or the explosive material is capable of being deployed in such a way that different speeds and / or different directions of movement of the at least one flying plate can be set.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to explosive protective armor, in particular for defending against projectiles or warheads, in particular against explosively formed shaped charge jets and projectiles or, in particular, against KE penetrators. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for defending against projectiles or warheads, in particular against explosively formed shaped charge jets and projectiles or, in particular, against KE penetrators, using explosive protective armor.

[0002] A KE penetrator is a kinetic energy projectile for which velocity is a key parameter. Typical rod-shaped designs have high penetration power, but can be easily disrupted by certain mechanisms, such as mechanisms that cause the penetrator to tilt, deflect, or break.

[0003] Reactive armor is an established technology for projectile defense. Reactive armor generally comprises two opposing flight plates, between which a layer of explosive is placed. This explosive detonates upon impact of a projectile, accelerating the flight plates away from each other. Such reactive armor is known, for example, from DE 20 08 156.

[0004] GB 2192697 A further discloses a segmented reactive armor with separating devices that shield adjacent segments from each other in order to reduce detonation propagation.

[0005] The design of reactive armor is usually based on a specific projectile type that must be defended against. This means that the reactive armor can no longer be adjusted or adapted after its manufacture. If a different or even new projectile type must be considered, the reactive armor is no longer optimally designed or even completely obsolete, and new, adapted reactive armor must be developed and installed. This process is cumbersome and associated with high costs. Furthermore, the effectiveness of the reactive armor is also compromised, as it is always optimally designed for only one specific projectile type.

[0006] An object of the present invention is to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art, in particular to create a more effective and / or more flexible protective armour, in particular in that the flying plate speed does not have to be predetermined by design, but can be adapted by active control depending on the threat.

[0007] This problem is solved by the subject matter of the independent claims.

[0008] According to this, explosive protective armor is provided, in particular, for the defense against projectiles or warheads, especially explosively formed shaped charge jets and projectiles, or especially KE penetrators. The protective armor is intended to be attached to an object to be protected, such as a vehicle or a building, and to protect the object from projectiles or warheads and / or to impair the effectiveness of the projectiles to be defended by tilting, deflecting, and / or at least partially destroying the projectile.

[0009] The protective armor according to the invention comprises a flying plate and another flying plate located opposite and at a distance therefrom, or a basic structure of the object to be protected located opposite and at a distance therefrom. In other words, the protective armor can operate with just one flying plate that cooperates with at least a portion of the basic structure of the object to be protected. In particular, this is the flying plate facing the threat. The protective armor further comprises an explosive material arranged between the flying plates or between one flying plate and the basic structure, which is designed to generate gas expansion upon deployment in order to cause movement of at least one of the flying plates, and a control, in particular a regulation, for triggering the explosive deployment of the explosive material.The explosive protective armor according to the invention thus differs from purely reactive armor, among other things, in that, in addition to or instead of reactive triggering of the explosive material, i.e., triggering in response to a projectile impact, a possibility of active triggering is provided via the control system, in particular the regulation. The regulation system can be designed to determine whether and how the protective armor is triggered based on input data, in particular measured sensor data.

[0010] According to the first aspect of the present invention, the controller is designed in such a way and / or the explosive material can be implemented in such a way, in particular by initiation by the controller, that different speeds and / or different directions of movement of the at least one flying plate can be set. In other words, the controller, in particular the regulation, is capable of controlling and / or adjusting, in particular regulating, a force pulse generated via the gas expansion and acting on the at least one flying plate, for example as a function of information about the threat obtained via sensors. The explosive protective armor according to the invention is therefore capable of more effectively repelling different types of projectiles and thus different types of threats or of adapting to new threats, without the need for structural changes to the protective armor and / or the need for other components.It is crucial that the conversion of the explosive material to gas expansion and thus to initiation of the acceleration of at least one of the flying plates can be actively triggered via the control system. Building on this, the protective armor according to the invention is designed such that the flying plate speed and / or its direction of movement can be adjusted and / or controlled. For this purpose, for example, projectile-related data and information can be incorporated, on the basis of which the protective armor can set an optimized flying plate speed and / or direction of movement in order to be able to defend against the projectile particularly effectively. According to the invention, the control system of the explosive material is responsible for setting the different directions of action and intensities or speeds, entirely independently of any initial design of the protective armor and in particular its explosive material.

[0011] According to an exemplary development, the control system is capable of controlling a quantity of explosive material to be converted and / or a temporal progression of the conversion of the explosive material. In this way, it is possible to control the resulting acceleration and the resulting speed of the at least one flying plate with the same design of protective armor. Different projectile types and threat types can therefore be effectively defended against with one and the same design of protective armor by selecting the flying plate speed and / or its direction of movement such that the respective projectile or threat type to be defended against can be defended against particularly effectively. In this case, it can be exploited that the acceleration and thus the resulting speed of the flying plate can be increased by using a larger quantity of explosive material to be converted.Furthermore, the movement of the flying plate can be adjusted to the desired requirements by controlling the temporal progression of the explosive material's deposition. Adjustable parameters include, for example, the deposition speed, the deposition delay, or the method of deposition with regard to continuity, timing, and / or linearity, particularly of the deposition or burn-up.

[0012] According to a further aspect of the present invention, which can be combined with the preceding aspects and exemplary embodiments, an explosive protective armor is provided, in particular for defending against projectiles or warheads, in particular against explosively formed shaped charge jets and projectiles, or in particular against KE penetrators. The protective armor is intended to be attached to an object to be protected, such as a vehicle or a building, and to protect the object from projectiles or warheads and / or to impair the effect of the projectiles to be defended by tilting, deflecting, and / or at least partially destroying the projectile.

[0013] The protective armor comprises a flying plate and another flying plate located opposite and spaced apart from it, or a base structure of the object to be protected located opposite and spaced apart from the flying plate. In other words, the protective armor can operate with just one flying plate, which cooperates with at least a portion of the base structure of the object to be protected. In particular, this is the flying plate facing the threat. The protective armor further comprises an explosive material arranged between the flying plates or between one flying plate and the base structure, which is configured to generate gas expansion upon displacement in order to cause movement of at least one of the flying plates.The explosive protective armor according to the invention can have a control system, in particular a regulation system, for triggering the deposition of the explosive material and / or can be distinguished from purely reactive armor, among other things, in that, in addition to or instead of the reactive deposition of the explosive material, i.e., in response to the impact of the projectile, an active deposition can be enabled. The regulation system can be designed to determine whether and how the protective armor is activated based on input data, in particular measured sensor data.

[0014] According to a further aspect of the invention, the explosive material has at least two zones that can be activated individually and / or independently of one another depending on a movement, in particular a direction of movement and / or speed, of at least one of the flying plates. The at least two zones can be demarcated from one another. For example, there are a plurality of zones. In other words, the explosive material is divided into zones that can be activated individually and / or independently of one another, wherein the acceleration and thus speed as well as the direction of movement of the respective zone can be adjusted, in particular depending on the implementation of the number of zones on the one hand and the position of the respective zone in relation to the flying plate on the other.

[0015] For example, the zones can be arranged in a grid-like pattern, have the same dimensions, and / or be evenly distributed. The ability to individually convert the zones with explosive material promotes the flexibility of the protective armor according to the invention, as the zones can be activated individually to achieve the desired armor reaction strength, achieved through the resulting gas expansion, and thus the desired flight plate speed and / or direction of movement. Furthermore, if the zones can be activated independently of one another, it is ensured that the zones with energetic material do not influence each other, in particular, do not trigger each other's respective conversion and thus gas expansion.

[0016] In an exemplary embodiment of the protective armor according to the invention, the at least two zones of explosive material differ from one another with regard to a material composition, a sensitivity, and / or a time delay. The different material composition can, for example, influence the type and / or intensity of the conversion and the associated gas expansion of the explosive material. Furthermore, the sensitivity of the explosive material used can be used to adjust the energy input necessary to convert the respective explosive material. Secondly, the sensitivity can influence the extent to which the individual zones with explosive material are separated from one another or independent of one another, and thus how susceptible the zones are to a chain reaction or mutual conversion.The materials can behave differently, for example with regard to their reactivity, with detonation or deflagration being possible. A detonation is generally an extremely rapid chemical reaction in which an explosive substance spreads at a very high speed. This reaction occurs with a shock wave generated by the chemical transformation of the material. A deflagration is generally a slower chemical reaction than a detonation. The flame spreads at a subsonic speed. In contrast to detonation, in deflagration the chemical transformation of the material occurs through heat conduction, creating a flame front that burns the material more slowly. It is also conceivable to induce different types of reactions in the same explosive by controlling special detonators in different ways.

[0017] In a further exemplary embodiment of the protective armor according to the invention, the at least two zones of explosive material are spatially separated from one another, in particular shielded from one another. This spatial separation can facilitate the independent and / or individually activatable zones. For example, shielding may be necessary to prevent mutual conversion or interference.

[0018] According to a further exemplary embodiment of the protective armor according to the invention, the sensitivities of the explosive materials in two adjacent zones are selected and / or coordinated such that a detonation of the explosive material in one zone does not detonate the explosive material in the other zone. For example, an energy input threshold can be specified that must be exceeded to detonate the explosive material in the other zone. This can ensure that, with an energy input of less than the predetermined energy input threshold, only the one zone is intentionally detonated with explosive material whose triggering energy is lower than the energy input threshold.

[0019] In a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the protective armor further comprises a sensor system, such as a radar and / or laser sensor, for detecting at least one parameter of a projectile to be defended, such as a projectile type, projectile speed, projectile flight direction, and / or point of impact on the protective armor. The sensor system can be attached to the protective armor or connected to it in a signal-transmitting manner. The signal transmission can be wireless, for example. The sensor system makes it possible for the protective armor to adjust the flight plate speed and / or its direction of movement specifically depending on the projectile to be defended against, for particularly effective defense against the projectile.

[0020] According to an exemplary development of the protective armor according to the invention, it has a controller for triggering the deployment of the explosive material. The controller can be configured to adjust the speed and / or direction of movement of at least one of the flying plates depending on the detected at least one parameter. In other words, the sensor system detects the type of threat, determines the most effective setting for the flying plate speed and / or its direction of movement, and controls the deployment of the explosive material accordingly.

[0021] In a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the protective armor further comprises an ignition system, in particular controllable by the controller, for actively triggering the deposition of the explosive material. According to one embodiment of the invention, the time of deposition of the explosive material influences the effectiveness of the projectile defense. According to an exemplary development, the ignition system effects a shock wave-driven, a chemical, and / or a heat-driven deposition of the explosive material. It is also possible to provide various ignition systems that can effect deposition using one or more of the aforementioned principles. In this way, special fine-tuning with regard to setting the flying plate speed and / or its direction of movement can be achieved.

[0022] In a further exemplary embodiment of the protective armor according to the invention, the ignition system has a number of ignition elements adapted to the number of zones of the explosive material, which can be controlled independently of one another and / or individually, in particular by the controller. In other words, each zone of the explosive material is assigned a separate ignition element, so that each zone with explosive material can be activated individually and / or independently of one another. This can be achieved by a controller that can be connected to all ignition elements in a signal-transmitting manner, in particular wirelessly.

[0023] According to an exemplary development of the present invention, the controller is configured to activate the firing elements accordingly depending on the detected at least one parameter and the speed and / or direction of movement of the at least one flying plate to be set. The controller, in particular the closed-loop control, can, for example, have or access calculation logic. With the aid of the calculation logic, the controller can determine, in particular calculate, which and how many firing elements are to be activated in order to set the desired speed and / or direction of movement of the flying plate, so that the best possible defense against the projectile to be defended can be achieved.For example, the controller receives as input values ​​the at least one detected parameter of the projectile to be impacted and deflected and / or the speed and / or direction of movement of the at least one flying plate to be set and as output value those control pulses which are necessary to activate the ignition elements required to achieve the speed and / or direction of movement to be set.

[0024] According to a further exemplary development, the controller is further configured to determine the number and / or position of the ignition elements to be activated depending on the detected at least one parameter and the speed and / or direction of movement of the at least one flying plate to be set, in order to achieve the set speed and / or direction of movement of the at least one flying plate. The speed of the flying plate depends, among other things, significantly on the amount of explosive material converted. Furthermore, it can also depend on the material composition, which can determine the strength of the correspondingly triggered gas expansion. By determining the position of the ignition elements to be activated, it can be determined in which direction the impulse acts on the flying plate to accelerate it.For example, if the flying plate is to be accelerated transversely to the normal direction on the flat extension of the flying plate, the control system is able to activate the ignition elements accordingly so that an impulse is generated in the corresponding desired direction of movement.

[0025] According to a further aspect of the present invention, which can be combined with the preceding aspects and exemplary embodiments, a system is provided comprising an object to be protected, such as a vehicle or a building, and at least one explosive protective armor according to the present invention attached thereto, in particular a plurality of explosive protective armor according to the present invention. The protective armor can cover the entire surface of the object to be protected, or line it, and / or be evenly distributed and / or attached thereto in a grid-like manner.

[0026] According to a further aspect of the present invention, which can be combined with the preceding aspects and exemplary embodiments, a method for operating a protective armor according to the invention is provided.

[0027] According to yet another aspect of the present invention, which can be combined with the preceding aspects and exemplary embodiments, a method is provided for defending against projectiles or warheads, in particular against explosively formed shaped charge jets and projectiles or in particular against KE penetrators, by means of an explosive protective armor, in particular according to the invention, which comprises two opposing, spaced-apart flight plates and an explosive material arranged therebetween, which is configured to generate gas expansion upon explosive conversion in order to cause movement of at least one of the flight plates. The protective armor can be designed according to one of the previously described aspects and / or exemplary embodiments.

[0028] In the method according to the invention, a speed and / or direction of movement of the at least one flying plate is specified, and the explosive material is moved based on the specification such that the speed and / or direction of movement of the at least one flying plate is adjusted. Using the method according to the invention, it is possible to more effectively defend against different types of projectiles and thus different types of threats, or to adapt to new threats, without having to make structural changes to the protective armor and / or use other components.

[0029] Furthermore, according to the method, the speed to be set and / or the direction of movement to be set of the at least one flying plate can be set by the type of control of one or more detonators, i.e. the detonators have different operating modes.

[0030] According to a further aspect of the present invention, which can be combined with the preceding aspects and exemplary embodiments, a defense against projectiles or warheads, in particular explosively formed shaped charge jets and projectiles or in particular KE penetrators, is provided by means of an explosive protective armor according to the invention, which has two opposing flight plates arranged at a distance from one another and an explosive material arranged therebetween, which is designed to generate a gas expansion upon conversion in order to cause a movement of at least one of the flight plates.

[0031] According to a further aspect of the invention, the explosive material is divided into at least two zones, which are activated individually and / or independently of one another depending on a movement to be set, in particular a direction of movement and / or speed, of at least one of the flying plates. The at least two zones can be demarcated from one another. For example, there are a plurality of zones. In other words, the explosive material is divided into zones that can be activated individually and / or independently of one another, wherein the acceleration and thus speed as well as the direction of movement can be adjusted, in particular depending on the implementation of the number of zones on the one hand and the position of the respective zone in relation to the flying plate on the other.

[0032] Preferred embodiments are specified in the subclaims.

[0033] In the following, further properties, features and advantages of the invention will become clear by describing preferred embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying exemplary drawings, in which: Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of an exemplary embodiment of an explosive protective armor according to the invention and an object protected by the protective armor against an incoming projectile; Figures 2a-2c show further schematic diagrams of exemplary embodiments of explosive protective armor according to the invention in an at least partially activated state; and Figures 3a-3d show schematic diagrams of different activation scenarios of exemplary embodiments of explosive protective armor according to the invention.

[0034] In the following description of exemplary embodiments, an explosive protective armor according to the invention is generally provided with the reference number 1.

[0035] In Figure 1The protective armour 1 is arranged in the vicinity of an object to be protected, which is generally provided with the reference number 10 and can be, for example, a vehicle or a building, and is directed in the direction of an incoming projectile 9, which the protective armour 1 is intended to repel in order to protect the object 10. As in Figure 1 As can be seen, the projectile 9, which is, for example, a rod-shaped KE penetrator, moves in the direction of the object 10 to be protected. The protective armour 1 is arranged at a certain angle of inclination α with respect to the velocity vector v of the impacting projectile 9.

[0036] The protective armor 1 essentially comprises the following main components: two spaced-apart flight plates 3, 5; an explosive material 7 arranged therebetween, which is configured to generate a gas expansion upon displacement to cause movement of at least one of the flight plates 3, 5. It should be understood that a plurality of such protective armor 1 can be arranged in a modular manner to create a large-area armor.

[0037] The protective armour 1 according to Figure 1cooperates with a sensor system 13, which may be, for example, a radar or laser sensor, and is designed to detect at least one parameter of the projectile 9. For example, the sensor system 13 is capable of determining a projectile type, a projectile speed, a projectile flight direction, such as the velocity vector, and / or a point of impact on the protective armor 1 and / or the object 10 to be protected. The parameter detection of the sensor system 13 with respect to the projectile 9 is indicated schematically by the dashed lines 15.

[0038] Furthermore, the protective armor 1 according to the invention can cooperate with a controller 17, which can be connected to the sensor system 13 for signal transmission, as indicated by the dashed arrow with the reference numeral 19. The controller 17 is basically designed to trigger the reaction of the explosive material 7 in order to activate the explosive protective armor.

[0039] As indicated by the dashed arrow 21 in Figure 1 As indicated, a data / information transfer takes place between the protective armor 1 and the controller 17. The data / information transfer allows the controller 17 to achieve a suitable activation of the detonation of the explosive material 7, for example, depending on the detected parameter of the projectile 9 and / or the speed and / or direction of movement of the at least one missile 3, 5 to be set, which can be derived based on the detected parameter and serves to provide the most effective defense and / or armor possible.

[0040] It is possible that the data and / or information communication between the sensor system 13, the controller 17 and / or the protective armor 1 can be carried out wirelessly.

[0041] The protective armour 1 according to Figure 1further comprises an ignition system 23, which can be controlled in particular by the controller 17, for actively triggering the conversion of the explosive material 7. The data transmission between the ignition system 23 and the controller 17 can also be wireless.

[0042] In the Figures 2 and 3 Further exemplary embodiments of protective armor 1 according to the invention are shown, the focus of the figures being on the triggering of the conversion of the explosive material 7.

[0043] The Figures 2a to 2c show schematic sectional views of the protective armour 1, in which, in contrast to the Figure 1 The explosive material 7 is divided into several zones 7.1 to 7.4, which can be activated individually and / or independently of each other. This is schematically illustrated by a star 25.i indicating the conversion of the explosive material of the respective zone 7.i.

[0044] As can be seen from a summary of the Figures 2a to 2cAs can be seen, the individual zones 7.i can be activated individually in order to individually convert the respective explosive material (25.i). Furthermore, the zones 7.i can be arranged in relation to one another or shielded from one another in such a way that independent activation of the individual zones 7.i is possible without the conversion of one zone causing the conversion of a neighboring zone. In other words, a chain reaction can be prevented if desired. By adjusting the converting zones 7.i, the speed and / or the direction of movement of the at least one flying plate 3, 5 can be adjusted by controlling the resulting impulse. This follows from the fact that, depending on the activated zones 7.i, both the strength of the impulse can be influenced via the number of activated zones 7.i and the impulse direction can be influenced via the position of the activated zones 7.i.Thus, depending on the parameter detected by the sensor system 13, the control system 17 can deliberately set which and how many zones 7.i must be activated in order to achieve optimal defense against the projectile 9.

[0045] In an exemplary embodiment, the ignition system 23 has a number of ignition elements adapted to the number of zones 7.i of the explosive material 7, which can be controlled independently of one another and / or individually, in particular by the controller 17. In other words, each zone 7.i of the explosive material 7 can be exclusively assigned to one ignition element.

[0046] Figure 3 shows a plan view of a layer of the explosive material 7, which is located between two Figure 3illustrated flight plates 3, 5 and which is divided into a plurality of zones 7.ij in the manner of a grid arrangement, where i is used as a placeholder for the rows or columns of the grid arrangement.

[0047] This is how Figure 3a It can be seen that a uniform and complete activation of the explosive material takes place by activating all zones 7.1.1 to 7.4.3 in order to implement the respective explosive material 7 of the respective zone 7.ij, in particular simultaneously.

[0048] In the Figures 3b to 3d Further constellations are apparent as to how the individual zones 7.ij can be activated individually and / or independently of each other in order to achieve the implementation of certain zones 7.ij in order to set the desired speed and / or direction of movement of the flying plate 3, 5 to be accelerated.

[0049] It is also possible, as is particularly the case in Figure 3dIt can be seen that the zones 7.ij are deliberately activated one-sidedly or asymmetrically, so that on the one hand a reduced impulse force is generated compared to the complete activation of all zones 7.ij and on the other hand a deliberate impulse direction is set, which causes the flying plate to be accelerated to be accelerated at an angle to the normal direction on its flat extension.

[0050] The features disclosed in the above description, the figures and the claims may be important both individually and in any combination for the realization of the invention in the various embodiments. List of reference symbols

[0051] 1Protective armor 3,5Flight plate 7Explosive material 7.i / 7.i.jZone with explosive material 9Projectile 10Object to be protected 13Sensors 15Line 17Control 19, 21Arrow 23Ignition system 25Star αInclination angle

Claims

1. Explosive protective armour comprising a flying plate and an opposite, spaced-apart further flying plate or a basic structure of an object to be protected, an explosive material arranged therebetween, which is designed to generate a gas expansion upon conversion in order to cause a movement of at least one of the flying plates, and a control, in particular a regulation, for triggering the conversion of the explosive material, characterized in that the control is designed in such a way and / or the explosive material can be implemented in such a way that different speeds and / or different directions of movement of the at least one flying plate can be set.

2. Protective armor according to claim 1, characterized in that the control is capable of controlling a quantity of explosive material to be converted and / or a temporal course of the conversion of the explosive material.

3. Explosive protective armour, in particular according to one of the preceding claims, comprising two opposing flying plates arranged at a distance from one another and an explosive material arranged therebetween, which is designed to generate a gas expansion when reacted in order to cause a movement of at least one of the flying plates, characterized in that the explosive material has at least two zones which can be activated individually and / or independently of one another depending on a movement to be set, in particular a direction of movement and / or speed, of at least one of the flying plates.

4. Protective armor according to claim 3, characterized in that the at least two zones of the explosive material differ from each other with regard to a material composition, a sensitivity and / or a time delay.

5. Protective armor according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in thatthe at least two zones of the explosive material are spatially separated from one another, in particular shielded from one another.

6. Protective armour according to one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the sensitivities of the explosive materials in two adjacent zones are selected and / or coordinated in such a way that an explosive reaction of the explosive material in one zone does not react with the explosive material in the other zone.

7. Protective armor according to one of the preceding claims, further characterized by a sensor system, such as a radar and / or laser sensor, for detecting at least one parameter of a projectile to be defended against, such as a projectile type, a projectile speed, a projectile flight direction and / or a point of impact on the protective armour.

8. Protective armor according to claim 7, further characterized bya control for triggering the conversion of the explosive material, which is configured to adjust the speed and / or the direction of movement of at least one of the flying plates depending on the detected at least one parameter.

9. Protective armor according to one of the preceding claims, further characterized by an ignition system, in particular one controllable by the controller, for actively triggering the conversion of the explosive material, wherein in particular the detonator causes a shock wave-driven, chemical and / or heat-driven conversion of the explosive material.

10. Protective armor according to claim 9, characterized in that the ignition system has a number of ignition elements adapted to the number of zones of the explosive material, which can be controlled independently of one another and / or individually, in particular by the control system.

11. Protective armor according to claim 10, characterized in thatthe control is configured to activate the ignition elements accordingly depending on the detected at least one parameter and the speed and / or direction of movement of the at least one flying plate to be set.

12. Protective armor according to claim 11, characterized in that the controller is further configured to determine the number and / or position of the ignition elements to be activated as a function of the detected at least one parameter and the speed and / or direction of movement of the at least one flying plate to be set in order to achieve the speed and / or direction of movement of the at least one flying plate to be set.

13. Protective armor according to claims 1 to 12, characterized by a controller that is designed to evaluate available information based on machine learning.

14. System comprising an object to be protected, such as a vehicle or a building, and at least one explosive protective armour according to one of the preceding claims, in particular a plurality of explosive protective armours according to one of the preceding claims, attached thereto.

15. A method for defending against projectiles or explosive charges by means of a protective armouring, in particular designed according to one of the preceding claims, which comprises two opposing flying plates arranged at a distance from one another and an explosive material arranged therebetween, which is designed to generate a gas expansion when reacted in order to cause a movement of at least one of the flying plates, in which a speed and / or direction of movement of the at least one flying plate is predetermined, characterized in thatthe explosive material is implemented based on the specification in such a way that the speed and / or direction of movement of the at least one flying plate to be set is adjusted.

16. A method, in particular according to claim 15, for defending against projectiles or explosive charges by means of a protective armouring, in particular designed according to one of the preceding claims, which comprises two opposing flying plates arranged at a distance from one another and an explosive material arranged therebetween, which is designed to generate a gas expansion when reacted in order to cause a movement of at least one of the flying plates, characterized in that the explosive material is divided into at least two zones which are activated individually and / or independently of one another depending on a movement to be set, in particular a direction of movement and / or speed, of at least one of the flying plates.

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