Projectile
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsBrett R. Sorensen, Christopher S. Meyer, Richard L. Summers, Jason C. Angel, Timothy G. Farrand, Daniel R. Scheffler
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Abstract
A cannon projectile having an elongated body with a plurality of elongated and circumferentially spaced segments. At least one tether is attached to at least one end of the segments to hold the segments together. A deployment device, when activated, enables the segments to deploy radially outwardly into a pattern controlled at least in part by the at least one tether using aerodynamic and inertial forces only.
Claims23
A projectile comprising:
- an elongated body, said body comprising a plurality of elongated and circumferentially spaced segments,
- wherein each segment has a front end and a rear end and wherein each front end comprises a forward facing aerodynamic reaction surface which, when exposed during flight of the projectile, causes said segments to radially separate from each other,
- at least one tether attached to at least one end of said segments,
- a deployment device which, when activated, enables said segments to deploy radially outwardly into a pattern controlled at least in part by said at least one tether.
A projectile comprising:
- an elongated body, said body comprising a plurality of elongated and circumferentially spaced segments wherein each of said segments comprises an aerodynamic surface at one end of each of said segments,
- at least one tether attached to at least one end of at least two segments, and
- a deployment device which, when activated, enables said segments to deploy radially outwardly into a pattern controlled at least in part by said at least one tether.
A projectile comprising:
- an elongated body, said body comprising a plurality of elongated and circumferentially spaced segments wherein each of said segments comprises an aerodynamic surface at one end of each of said segments and the aerodynamic reaction surface causes the segment to radially separate outwardly from the other segments during flight,
- at least one tether attached to at least one end of at least two segments, and
- a deployment device which, when activated, enables said segments to deploy radially outwardly into a pattern controlled at least in part by said at least one tether, and
- said pattern comprises said segments arranged as radially extending spokes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.