Automated missile launcher reloader
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorsSteven Wylie Mitchell, Timothy Michael Karl Engel, Weetek Foo
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method of automated missile launcher reloading includes aligning one or more collars of a shelving system with a path of a canister and activating one or more rollers of the shelving system to translate the canister into the one or more collars. The method also includes coupling a first collar of the one or more collars to the canister and adjusting the one or more collars to align the canister with a path of a launcher cell. The method further includes translating the one or more collars into the path of the launcher cell to feed the canister into the launcher cell.
Claims20
A method of automated missile launcher reloading, comprising:
- aligning one or more collars of a shelving system with a path of a canister;
- activating one or more rollers of the shelving system to translate the canister into the one or more collars;
- coupling a first collar of the one or more collars to the canister;
- adjusting the one or more collars to align the canister with a path of a launcher cell;
- and
- translating the one or more collars into the path of the launcher cell to feed the canister into the launcher cell.
A system, comprising:
- a shelving system comprising;
- one or more collars;
- and
- one or more rollers;
- a canister;
- a launcher cell;
- and
- a control system configured to provide control signals to the shelving system to control the one or more collars and the one or more rollers to perform actions comprising:
- aligning the one or more collars of the shelving system with a path of the canister;
- activating the one or more rollers of the shelving system to translate the canister into the one or more collars;
- coupling a first collar of the one or more collars to the canister;
- adjusting the one or more collars to align the canister with a path of the launcher cell;
- and
- translating the one or more collars into the path of the launcher cell to feed the canister into the launcher cell.
One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- aligning one or more collars of a shelving system with a path of a canister;
- activating one or more rollers of the shelving system to translate the canister into the one or more collars;
- coupling a first collar of the one or more collars to the canister;
- adjusting the one or more collars to align the canister with a path of a launcher cell;
- and
- translating the one or more collars into the path of the launcher cell to feed the canister into the launcher cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.