Maneuvering air dispensed submunition

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1985-10-15

1987-01-13

Jordan, Charles T.

Ammunition and explosives

Drop bombs

With direction controlling means

102388, F42B 2524

Patent

active

046355537

ABSTRACT:
An air dispensed assembly in the form of a submunition cannister is disclosed which has the capability to perform a lateral maneuver during the final 1500 ft. of descent before impact. Maneuvering is accomplished by deploying a samara blade shaped wing from the rear of the submunition cannister after ejection from the casing of the launching shell. The wing is sized and provided with an angle of attack which causes the cylindrical shaped cannister to spin as it descends downward at approximately a constant rate of descent. A passive infrared sensor in the nose of the cannister provides target information to a data processor which generates steering commands to appropriately alter the wing angle of attack so as to bring about a corrective lateral change in direction. When within lethal range of the sensed target, the warhead in the submunition is detonated.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3273834 (1966-09-01), Bower
patent: 4356770 (1982-11-01), Atanasoff et al.
patent: 4492166 (1985-01-01), Purcell
patent: 4583703 (1986-04-01), Kline
Seidenman et al., "Sadarm"; National Defense; Oct. 1985; pp. 26-30.

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