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US 2021/0404769 A1Published application
Coded aperture seeker for navigation
AssigneeSimmonds Precision Products, Inc.
InventorsJason Graham, Gary Willenbring
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Abstract
A guided munition system includes a munition body including at least one fluid dynamic control for changing course of the munition body in flight. A seeker onboard the munition body is operatively connected to control the at least one fluid dynamic control. The seeker includes a coded aperture imaging device facing outward from the munition body for image based control for guiding the munition body in flight.
Claims20
A guided munition system comprising:
- a munition body including at least one fluid dynamic control for changing course of the munition body in flight;
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- a seeker onboard the munition body operatively connected to control the at least one fluid dynamic control, wherein the seeker includes a coded aperture imaging device facing outward from the munition body for image based control for guiding the munition body in flight.
A method of guiding a munition comprising:
- guiding a munition to a target using images obtained with a coded aperture imaging device onboard the guided munition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.