Method and system for dispensing sub-units to achieve a selected target impact pattern

A method of dispensing a plurality of sub-units from an airborne carrier in a manner to achieve a desired impact pattern over a particular geometric ground plane target area comprising the steps of:

• mounting a plurality of sub-units in a balanced arrangement about a longitudinal axis of the carrier;
• providing an onboard microprocessor having a program store of particular sub-unit ejection sequences and a logic selection of sub-unit ejection velocities;
• providing ejection means for each sub-unit adapted to provide a particular ejection velocity in accordance with a selected signal from the microprocessor;
• providing carrier flight data and a selected target data to the microprocessor such that a particular sub-unit ejection sequence is selected from the program store which results in an ejection and dispersion of sub-units substantially corresponding to the particular target geometry;
• and
• explosively ejecting the plurality of sub-units from the carrier in accordance with the microprocessor selected ejection sequence.