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US 2004/0069135 A1Published application
Rocket launcher system and method for controlling a rocket launcher system
AssigneeForsvarets Materielverk
InventorDean Fowler
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AssigneeForsvarets Materielverk
InventorDean Fowler
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The present invention relates to a rocket launcher system and a method for controlling a rocket launcher system. The rocket launcher system (1) is placed below deck (100) on a ship to improve the ship's stealth capability and comprises a launcher (11, 15), a charger (12, 15) and a magazine (13) containing one or more different types of rocket missiles (3). The method for controlling the rocket launcher system (1) comprises transferring of an operating signal (6), comprising preparation data, to the rocket launcher system from one or more operators (2; 21, 22, 23, 24, 25). The preparation data is transferred to a rocket missile (3) and a charger (12) is caused to fetch the rocket missile from a magazine (13) and charge a launcher (11). A hatch (101) in the ship's deck (100) is opened, and the launcher is caused to sight the rocket missile (3) at a target area (4).
A rocket launcher system (1) for ships comprising a launcher (11), characterised in that the launcher (11) comprises a parallel kinematic robot structure, for instance of the hexapod or TAU type, and a charger (12) which fetches a rocket missile (3) from a magazine (13) and charges the launcher (11), which sights the rocket missile (3) at a target area (4).
A rocket launcher system (1) according to any one of claims 24, characterised in that two or more operators (2) can prepare different rocket missiles (3) simultaneously.
A method for controlling a rocket launcher system (1) for ships, characterised in that an operating signal (6), comprising preparation data, is transferred to the rocket launcher system (1);
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.