Systems and Methods for Launching Munitions
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsMark A. Angeloff, Roy P. McMahon
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Abstract
Systems and methods for launching munitions are provided. In some embodiments, the system may include a launcher coupled to a vehicle and configured to retain a munition during transport by a vehicle and configured to route electrical signals from the vehicle to the munition. The system may also include a flexible, peel-away connector coupled to the launcher, the peel-away connector comprising an adhesive for coupling to at least a portion of the munition. The flexible, peel-away connector may be configured to route electrical signals from the launcher to the munition during transport and detach from the munition as the munition exits from the launcher during a launch.
Claims19
A system for launching munitions from a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a launcher coupled to a vehicle and configured to retain a munition during transport by a vehicle, the launcher configured to route electrical signals from the vehicle to the munition;
- and
- a flexible, peel-away connector coupled to the launcher, the peel-away connector comprising an adhesive for coupling to at least a portion of the munition, the peel-away connector configured to:
- route electrical signals from the launcher to the munition during transport;
- and
- detach from the munition as the munition exits from the launcher during a launch.
A launcher configured to retain a munition during transport by a vehicle, comprising:
- a flexible, peel-away connector comprising an adhesive for coupling to at least a portion of the munition, the flexible, peel-away connector configured to:
- route electrical signals from the launcher to the munition during transport;
- and
- detach from the munition as the munition exits from the launcher during a launch.
A method for launching a munition from a launcher coupled to a vehicle, the method comprising:
- adhering a flexible, peel-away connector to the munition;
- coupling the peel-away connector to a contact point of the launcher;
- routing electrical signals from the launcher to the munition during transport;
- and
- detaching the peel-away connector from the munition as the munition exits from the launcher during a launch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.