Ammunition and explosives – Igniting devices and systems – Ignition or detonation circuit
Patent
1981-03-24
1983-10-25
Jordan, Charles T.
Ammunition and explosives
Igniting devices and systems
Ignition or detonation circuit
F42C 1906
Patent
active
044111983
ABSTRACT:
An optical impact fuze employing a transparent nose of a target seeking missile as a light transmission medium which deforms upon impact to reduce optical transmission and initiate a fuzing signal. Alternatively, one or more optically transmissive filaments can be positioned at or near a predetermined target impact point on a vehicle so that a fuzing signal is initiated upon the detection of an abrupt decrease in light transmitted by the filament resulting from target contact.
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Shrader John E.
Zimmerschied Alan B.
Jordan Charles T.
The Boeing Company
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