Ordnance – Mine-destroying devices
Patent
1998-01-22
1999-11-23
Jordan, Charles T.
Ordnance
Mine-destroying devices
B64D 104
Patent
active
059880384
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for destroying a buried object includes a targeting system including a sensor operable to detect the presence and location of an object which is at least partially buried in the ground, a gun system including a gun operable to fire a projectile into the ground, and a control system that aims the gun responsive to the presence and location of the buried object as determined by the targeting system. The sensor also desirably detects the presence and location of the projectile fired by the gun system, and the gun pointer is responsive to the location of the projectile. The sensor thus detects the presence of the buried object, the control system aims the gun at the buried object, and the gun fires the projectile. The sensor detects the relative positions of the buried object and the projectile as it passes near the buried object, the control system corrects the aim of the gun in the event that the prior shot misses, and the gun fires another projectile with a corrected aim.
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Alkov Leonard A.
Howell Jeffrey
Jordan Charles T.
Lenzen, Jr. Glenn H.
Raufer Colin M.
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