Missile with swingable tracker

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1998-02-23

2000-03-14

Jordan, Charles T.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Missile stabilization or trajectory control

Automatic guidance

F41G 722

Patent

active

060361409

ABSTRACT:
An unmanned cruise missile includes a swingable tracker having a homing head which detects targets using optical, infra-red, and/or radar wavelengths. The homing head is mounted on an internal two-axis cardanic roll-pitch tracking system which includes a cylinder mounted for rotation about a roll axis. The homing head is mounted on a pitch bearing which is rotatable relative to the cylinder about a pitch axis. The homing head is rotatable relative to the pitch bearing about a yaw axis. A mirror of the homing head has a recess formed therein to enable the homing head to swing a greater distance without abutting the cylinder.

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