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US 4,264,907 AGranted
Rolling dual mode missile
AssigneeGeneral Dynamics, Pomona Division
InventorsCharles C. Durand, Jr., Ralph E. Hawes, Jr.
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Abstract
In a rolling missile a seeker system which is responsive to two forms of energy emanating from a target. The system has the capability to switch between guidance modes during its path towards its intended target.
Claims10
A rolling vehicle seeker system comprising:
- (a) first receptor means mounted upon the rolling vehicle to receive energy in a first spectral range of radiation from a prospective target and produce a first output signal;
- (b) second receptor means mounted upon the rolling vehicle to receive energy in a second spectral range of radiation from the same prospective target and produce a second output signal;
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- (c) signal processing means operably associated with said first and said second receptor means to receive said first and said second output signals therefrom to produce a first error signal from said first output signal and a second error signal from said second output signal and including means to continuously select between said first error signal and said second error signal according to a preselected logic.
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