Apparatus for correcting trajectories of projectiles launched from firearms
AssigneeMagnetospeed, LLC
InventorsGARET L. ITZ, Weston D. Petersen, Alex J. Sitzman
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Abstract
An apparatus for correcting trajectories variations of projectiles launched from a firearm is disclosed. The apparatus includes a control circuit for determining an appropriate impulse to be imparted into a projectile based on the measured velocity of the projectile, at least one steering coil, and a pulsed-power supply for discharging an amount of energy commensurate with the determined impulse to the steering coil such that a set of magnetic fields is produced to impart an amount of corrective kinetic energy into the projectile as the projectile passes the steering coil.
Claims10
An apparatus for correcting trajectory variations of projectiles launched from a firearm, said apparatus comprising:
- a control circuit for determining an appropriate impulse to be imparted into a projectile in response to a measured velocity of said projectile;
- at least one steering coil;
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- a pulsed-power supply for discharging an amount of energy, which is commensurate with said determined impulse, to said at least one steering coil to generate a set of magnetic fields for imparting an amount of corrective kinetic energy into said projectile as said projectile passes said at least one steering coil.
An apparatus for correcting trajectory variations of projectiles launched from a firearm, said apparatus comprising:
- a control circuit for deter lining an appropriate impulse to be imparted into a projectile in response to measured wind speed information;
- at least one steering coil;
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- a pulsed-power supply for discharging an amount of energy, which is commensurate with said determined impulse, to said at least one steering coil to generate a set of magnetic fields for imparting an amount of corrective kinetic energy into said projectile as said projectile passes said at least one steering coil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.