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US 2022/0170725 A1Published application
Visual guidance system for barrel-fired projectiles
OwnerShyam Swaminadhan Ramiinventor
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Abstract
A winged external guidance frame placed on the muzzle that can couple with a projectile while exiting the barrel utilizing the kinetic energy of the projectile to travel to the target while the accuracy is provided by on board electronics and corrected using the wings. Alternately a reusable unmanned aerial system that travels in the speed and direction of the projectile and couples with the projectile as it exits the barrel.
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In combination, an external guidance vehicle, having onboard electronics, for use in conjunction with a projectile launched from a barrel, comprising:
- a barrel;
- a projectile disposed within said barrel and adapted to be launched from said barrel;
- an external guidance vehicle mounted upon said barrel and adapted to be launched at approximately the same time, and at the same velocity, as that of said projectile such that the relative velocity between said projectile and said external guidance vehicle is substantially zero;
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- an attachment device mounted upon said external guidance vehicle for effectively grasping said projectile after said projectile has been launched from said barrel such that said external guidance vehicle is carried by said projectile so as to guide said projectile toward a target by said onboard electronics of said external guidance vehicle.
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