Variable-force payload ejecting system

Details Variable-force payload ejecting system Variable-force payload ejecting system

2008-07-08

2008-07-08

Mansen, Michael R. (Department: 3644)

Ammunition and explosives

Shells

With secondary shells

C244S136000, C244S137400

Reexamination Certificate

active

11326677

ABSTRACT:
The Variable-Force Payload Ejecting System, residing within an air vehicle, utilizes multiple pressure generators, one or more of which may be activated, to produce variable levels of force. A controlling computer within the air vehicle determines when and how much pressure needs to be generated to eject a given item, such as a submunition, from the vehicle. In its determination, the computer factors in the vehicle's forward velocity and height over the intended target at the time of ejection and the characteristics of the particular submunition to be ejected. An activating mechanism activates one or more pressure generators to produce the determined amount of pressure. The pressure thusly generated acts on an inflatable tube that inflates and expels the selected submunition. The result is a more precise delivery of the submunitions onto the intended targets.

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