Light activated fuze
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsCoy M. Glass, deceased, James G. Dante
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Abstract
In a warhead assembly having an explosive and a detonator for activating d explosive, a fuze comprising a triboluminescent material coated on the interior portion of said assembly, a photo-sensitive detector for detecting the light caused by said triboluminescent material upon impact of said warhead assembly, and means responsive to said photo-sensitive detector and communicating with said detonator so as to cause the detonator to activate and detonate the explosive.
Claims14
In a warhead assembly having an explosive and a detonator for activating said explosive, a fuze comprising a triboluminescent material coated on the interior portion of said assembly, a photo-sensitive detector for detecting the light caused by said triboluminescent material upon impact of said war-head assembly, and means responsive to said photo-sensitive detector and communicating with said detonator so as to cause the detonator to activate and detonate the explosive.
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