Aeronautics and astronautics – Missile stabilization or trajectory control – Automatic guidance
Patent
1983-06-20
1985-03-19
Jordan, Charles T.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Missile stabilization or trajectory control
Automatic guidance
89 111, 102411, 114272, 244 31, 244 50, 244105, F41G 900, F42B 1520
Patent
active
045054428
ABSTRACT:
A transient surface contact vehicle for transporting a load from a surface starting point to a surface end point has a structure for carrying the load from the starting point to the end point. A vehicle support extends from the structure. A buoyancy control device mounted in the structure is coupled to the vehicle support for selectively making the support buoyant and non-buoyant whereby when the support is buoyant it abuts the surface of a body of water thereby supporting the vehicle at a predetermined distance above the surface of the body of water. An acquisition sensor mounted on the structure initiates water surface operations. A sensor is mounted on the structure and cooperates with the acquisition sensor to energize upon tracking of the target and to move the vehicle along the water surface to impact with the target at the end point. A position control mounted on the vehicle produces a negative pitching moment to maintain the structure in surface-following contact with the body of water.
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Kirsch Jerome
Kopsco M. Alan
Markow Edward
Sturm Michael
Geib Richard G.
Grumman Aerospace Corporation
Jordan Charles T.
Tick Daniel J.
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