Guidance kit with variable angular offset for undetected ground suppression and methods thereof
AssigneeBAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
InventorsMatthew F. Chrobak, Jason H. Batchelder, Samantha Kirsh
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Abstract
A guidance kit for a projectile and method for suppressing a point-of-interest (POI) at a desired location away from the POI. The guidance kit includes at least one processor in the guidance kit. The guidance kit also includes a guidance protocol operatively in communication with the guidance kit and the at least one processor and having a set of angular offset modes. The guidance protocol of the guidance kit is configured to guide the projectile to at least one location relative to a desired point-of-interest (POI) upon or in response to activation of at least one angular offset mode of the set of angular offset modes.
Claims9
A guidance kit for a projectile, comprising:
- at least one processor in the guidance kit;
- a guidance protocol operatively in communication with the guidance kit and the at least one processor and having a set of angular offset modes;
- at least one gyroscope operatively connected with the at least one processor;
- at least one accelerometer operatively connected with the at least one processor;
- a set of first codes provided with the guidance kit;
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- a first angular offset mode of the set of angular offset modes operatively in communication with the set of first codes;
- wherein the guidance protocol is configured to guide the projectile to at least one location relative to a desired point-of-interest (POI) upon or in response to activation of at least one angular offset mode of the set of angular offset modes;
- wherein the at least one gyroscope and the at least one accelerometer are configured to determine a down acceleration direction of the projectile at a predetermined time subsequent to launching the projectile from a launch vehicle;
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- wherein the first angular offset mode is configured to activate the guidance protocol between an ON state and an OFF state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.