There is disclosed herein a visual and thermal shield system that effectively obscures visual indicators and thermal signatures of wheel assemblies of a military vehicle to thereby address longstanding military concerns for vehicle and crew survivability. Our device is spaced outboard from the wheel and tire to maintain an insulating body of air between said shield and the adjacent axle, hub, wheel, and tire. Expeditiously, this invention also affords substantial eclipse of the complete tire profile. If a plurality of wheels exist on said vehicle, then multiple shields of this invention can be used to hinder vehicle identification and potential designation of its military purpose.


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    Title :

    Visual and Thermal Shield System


    Contributors:
    J. G. Korpi (author) / M. J. Manceor (author)

    Publication date :

    2003


    Size :

    11 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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