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US 11,231,259 B2Granted
Projectile with selectable angle of attack
AssigneeBae Systems Bofors AB
InventorsChrister Thuman, Thomas Pettersson, Mats Larsson
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Abstract
A projectile with selectable angle of attack for increased impact on a target includes an active charge and controllable initiation device for initiation of the active charge, wherein the projectile also includes at least one side-acting impulse motor for tilting the projectile relative to its trajectory from a substantially vertical position, in which the front face of the projectile is directed toward the target, into a more horizontal position, in which the outer surface of the projectile is directed toward the target.
Claims11
A projectile comprising
- a front nose portion,
- a rear portion comprising a fin portion,
- a casing portion comprising an active part disposed between the nose portion and the rear portion,
- the nose portion comprising:
- a sensor,
- a first initiation device and an associated at least one impulse motor, the first initiation device and the impulse motor being initiated by the sensor in order to tilt the projectile,
- a nozzle,
- a control computer, and
- a second initiation device adjacent to and for initiating the active part disposed in the casing,
- wherein the projectile also comprises at least one gyro for initiating the second initiation device and the active part over a target.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.