Ammunition and explosives – Shells – With secondary shells
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-16
2010-12-07
Bergin, James S (Department: 3641)
Ammunition and explosives
Shells
With secondary shells
C102S393000, C102S386000, C102S357000, C089S001110
Reexamination Certificate
active
07845283
ABSTRACT:
A dispenser system provides a means to automatically deploy systems using a controlled dispense approach capable of providing desired operational flexibility. Components such as unattended ground sensors (UGS) are deployed according to a method which includes incorporating the components into an elongated ejection system to form a payload assembly, the ejection system including axially-displaced ejector bays each for holding respective components. Each ejector bay retains the respective components until a respective ejection event upon which the ejector bay ejects the components in a radial direction. The payload assembly includes a stabilizer such as a drogue parachute that substantially prevents the payload assembly from rotating about its elongated axis. A timing sequence for the ejection events is programmed into the ejection system to achieve a desired coverage pattern of the components after deployment. The timing sequence can be chosen to result in a coverage pattern along a continuum from maximum component density to maximum total area coverage. The payload assembly is subsequently released from an aerial vehicle above the area with activation of the timing sequence, such that the ejection events occur during flight of the payload assembly at respective times after its release.
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Textron Systems, Universal Aerial Delivery Disperser (U-ADD) Product Information, 2006.
Finneral Henry
Kealos Joseph
Prendergast John J.
BainwoodHuang
Bergin James S
Textron Systems Corporation
Troy Daniel J
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