Techniques suitable for use with an object for moving through a fluid, such as a munition or reconnaissance projectile
AssigneeBAE SYSTEMS plc
InventorsAndrew Carr, Murray Thomson, Timothy Keith Girling, Martyn John Hucker
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided an object for moving through a fluid, the object comprising: an outer housing, arranged to be exposed to a hydrostatic pressure exerted by the fluid; a strain gauge, arranged to obtain an indication of the hydrostatic pressure, wherein a first part of the strain gauge is arranged to be in contact with the outer housing, such that the strain gauge is arranged to obtain an indication of the hydrostatic pressure by obtaining an indication of the strain on the housing.
Claims20
An object for moving through a fluid, the object comprising:
- a housing, arranged to be exposed to a hydrostatic pressure exerted by the fluid;
- and
- a strain gauge, arranged to obtain an indication of the hydrostatic pressure, wherein a first part of the strain gauge is arranged to be in contact with the housing, such that the strain gauge is arranged to obtain an indication of the hydrostatic pressure by obtaining an indication of the strain on the housing.
An assembly adapted to be launched, the assembly comprising:
- a carrier comprising a cavity;
- and
- an object, carried by the carrier in the cavity, the object arranged to be controllably expelled from the carrier post-launch of the assembly, and the object is adapted to perform a hydrostatic pressure related function based on an obtained indication of a hydrostatic pressure.
A method of obtaining an indication of a hydrostatic pressure on an object, the method comprising:
- obtaining the indication of the hydrostatic pressure by obtaining an indication of a strain on a housing of the object, using at least part of a strain gauge in contact with the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.