Ammunition and explosives – Shells – With secondary shells
Patent
1983-11-21
1985-11-26
Tudor, Harold J.
Ammunition and explosives
Shells
With secondary shells
102214, 102357, 244 319, F42B 1350
Patent
active
045548714
ABSTRACT:
A missile such as a projectile (11) carries at least two submunitions (13, 14) each of which has an active guidance capability. Each submunition (13, 14) has a forward end (21) which is slanted, creating an asymmetric shape for the submunition (13, 14). When the projectile (11) reaches a predetermined point in its trajectory, the submunitions (13, 14) are dispensed in a manner which causes the submunitions (13, 14) to acquire different flight paths. The guidance system on each submunition (13, 14) relies on the asymmetrical shape of the submunition (13, 14) to cause the submunition (13, 14) to precess about its center axis, thus creating an appropriate search pattern, such as a rosette search pattern. The asymmetric shape of the submunitions (13, 14) can also be used to control the flight path of the submunition (13, 14) after a suitable target has been acquired by the submunition's guidance system. The inventive arrangement gives the submunitions (13, 14) the ability to search, acquire, track, hit and defeat in a package with minimum dimensions and with minimum complexity.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3401637 (1968-04-01), Briscoe
patent: 3727554 (1973-04-01), Packard
patent: 4374577 (1983-02-01), Brown
patent: 4492166 (1985-01-01), Purcell
Allied Corporation
Protigal Stanley N.
Tudor Harold J.
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