Fuze arming techniques for a submunition
AssigneeBAE SYSTEMS plc
InventorsAndrew Carr, Murray Thomson, Timothy Keith Girling, Martyn John Hucker
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Abstract
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a fuze arming system for a submunition, comprising: a first stage, arranged to detect launch of the submunition and its associated carrier; a second stage, arranged to detect expulsion of the submunition from the carrier, and to at least partially arm a submunition fuze based on such detection; wherein the second stage is unable to at least partially arm the submunition fuze without the first stage detecting launch of the submunition and its associated carrier.
Claims20
A fuze arming system for a submunition, the system comprising:
- a first stage, arranged to detect launch of the submunition and its associated carrier;
- and
- a second stage, arranged to detect expulsion of the submunition from the carrier, and to at least partially arm a submunition fuze based on such detection;
- wherein the second stage is unable to at least partially arm the submunition fuze without the first stage detecting launch of the submunition and its associated carrier.
A fuze arming method for a submunition, the submunition including its associated carrier and a submunition fuze, the method comprising:
- detecting launch of the submunition and its associated carrier;
- detecting expulsion of the submunition from the carrier;
- and
- at least partially arming a submunition fuze based on such detection, wherein the submunition fuze is unable to be at least partially armed, without detecting launch of the submunition and its associated carrier.
A fuze arming system for a submunition, the system comprising:
- a first stage, arranged to (1) detect launch of the submunition and its associated carrier and (2) to control supply of electrical power to the second stage, conditional on detecting launch of the submunition and its associated carrier;
- and
- a second stage, arranged to detect both (1) expulsion of the submunition from the carrier and (2) separation of the submunition from the carrier, and to at least partially arm a submunition fuze, wherein detection of expulsion before separation is required to at least partially arm the submunition fuze;
- wherein the second stage is unable to at least partially arm the submunition fuze without
- the first stage detecting launch of the submunition and its associated carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.