Miniature electronic safe arm device
AssigneeBreault Research Organization, Inc.
InventorsJohn J. Spilotro, John D. Willett
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Abstract
Disclosed is a miniature electronic safe arm device (MESAD) kit. The MESAD kit comprises a munition adapter. a high explosive booster charge. a low energy exploding foil initiator (LEEFI) detonator, and a warhead initiation module. The munition adapter comprises a male threaded portion configured to thread into a female threaded portion at an end of a munition shell. The MESAD kit enables conversion of existing stockpiles of inventoried legacy munitions in the field. into UAS payloads by replacing legacy mechanical and electro-mechanical fuzes used on these legacy munitions with a MESAD assembly.
Claims22
A miniature electronic safe arm device (MESAD) kit comprising:
- a unitary T-shape munition adapter, wherein the unitary T-shape munition adapter is configured to mate with a female portion of a munition shell, wherein the unitary T-shape munition adapter has a bolt portion and a T-portion, wherein the T-portion is perpendicular to the bolt portion, wherein the bolt portion has integral threads thereon configured to mate directly with integral threads of the female portion of the munition shell;
- a high explosive booster charge;
- a low energy exploding foil initiator (LEEFI) detonator;
- and
- a warhead initiation module (WIM).
A system comprising:
- a munition;
- and
- a miniature electronic safe arm device (MESAD), the MESAD comprising
- a unitary T-shape munition adapter, wherein the unitary T-shape munition adapter is configured to mate with a female portion of a munition shell, wherein the unitary T-shape munition adapter has a bolt portion and a T-portion, wherein the T-portion is perpendicular to the bolt portion, wherein the bolt portion has integral threads thereon configured to mate directly with integral threads of the female portion of the munition shell;
- a high explosive booster charge;
- a low energy exploding foil initiator (LEEFI) detonator;
- and
- a warhead initiation module (WIM);
- wherein the MESAD is connected to the munition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.