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US 11,828,573 B2Granted
Intelligent munition
AssigneeHarkind Dynamics, LLC
InventorsCraig Allen Gallimore, Kelley Stewart Weiland
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Abstract
A small arms form factor munition may package a control section with a deployment section in a munition case. The control section can have a first drag mechanism and a second drag mechanism. Firing the munition case from a firearm propels the load from the munition case and barrel of the firearm towards a target. A drag mechanism is selected and activated by the control section in response to a detected distance to the target while the load is in flight. The drag mechanism alters a flight characteristic of the load.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- packaging a load comprising a control section and an electrode deployment section in a munition case having a small arms form factor, the control section comprising a control assembly, a sensor, a propellant package, a first drag mechanism and a second drag mechanism;
- firing the munition case with a firearm to propel the load from the munition case from a barrel of the firearm towards a target;
- using the sensor to determine a relative position of the load with respect to the target;
- selecting the first drag mechanism using the control assembly in response to the determined relative position of the load with respect to the target;
- and
- activating the first drag mechanism by igniting the propellant package responsive to an activation signal from the control assembly while the load is in flight to alter a flight characteristic of the load.
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A method for immobilizing a human target, comprising:
- firing an intelligent munition in a direction towards the human target using a firearm, the intelligent munition having a small arms form factor and comprising a control section and an electrode deployment section, the control section comprising a control assembly, a sensor, a propellant package, a first drag mechanism and a different, second drag mechanism, the electrode deployment section comprising at least one electrode;
- using the sensor to determine a relative position of the load with respect to the target;
- and
- deploying, responsive to an activation signal from the control assembly based on the relative position of the load, the first drag mechanism while the load is in flight to alter a flight characteristic of the load, the first drag mechanism comprising a parachute.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.