Imaging-infrared skewed-cone fuze
OwnerHayden N. Ringer, Abraham Shrekenhamerinventors
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Abstract
A fuzing system for non-spinning or substantially non-spinning weapons is implemented by means of wide angle optics providing at least forward-hemisphere coverage, an array of infrared detectors and a microprocessor for image and data processing, aim-point selection, directional-warhead aiming and skewed-cone fuzing. The skewed-cone fuzing has a generatrix which is the vector sum of missile velocity, warhead velocity and the negative of target velocity.
Claims14
In a substantially non-spinning guided missile, a passive-infrared-imaging fuze comprising at least one set of body-fixed wide-angle optics providing at least forward hemisphere coverage, a multi-element detector array and a microprocessor for image and data processing, aim-point selection and fuzing;
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- further comprising a safety-and-arming device and a non-aimable warhead.
In a substantially non-spinning guided missile, a passive-infrared-imaging fuze comprising at least one set of body-fixed wide-angle optics providing at least forward hemisphere coverage, a multi-element detector array and a microprocessor for image and data processing, aim-point selection and fuzing wherein said fuzing is skewed cone fuzing;
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- further comprising a safety-and-arming device and a non-aimable warhead.
In a substantially non-spinning guided missile, a passive-infrared-imaging fuze comprising at least one set of body-fixed wide-angle optics providing at least forward hemisphere coverage, a multi-element detector array and a microprocessor for image and data processing, aim-point selection and fuzing wherein said fuzing is skewed cone fuzing and wherein said skewed cone has a generatrix which is the vector sum of missile velocity, warhead velocity and the negative of target velocity;
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- further comprising a safety-and-arming device and a non-aimable warhead.
In a substantially non-spinning guided missile, a passive-infrared-imaging fuze comprising at least one set of body-fixed wide-angle optics providing at least forward hemisphere coverage, a multi-element detector array and a microprocessor for image and data processing, aim-point selection and fuzing;
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- further comprising a safety-and-arming device and a warhead having two-dimensional directionality in a selected direction, said warhead being aimable;
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- means for miss direction prediction and directional-warhead aiming.
In a substantially non-spinning rocket, a passive-infrared-imaging fuze comprising at least one set of body-fixed wide-angle optics providing at least forward hemisphere coverage, a multi-element detector array and a microprocessor for image and data processing, aim-point selection and fuzing;
- further comprising a safety-and-arming device and a non-aimable warhead.
In a substantially non-spinning rocket, a passive-infrared-imaging fuze comprising at least one set of body-fixed wide-angle optics providing at least forward hemisphere coverage, a multi-element detector array and a microprocessor for image and data processing, aim-point selection and fuzing wherein said fuzing is skewed cone fuzing;
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- further comprising a safety-and-arming device and a non-aimable warhead.
In a substantially non-spinning rocket, a passive-infrared-imaging fuze comprising at least one set of body-fixed wide-angle optics providing at least forward hemisphere coverage, a multi-element detector array and a microprocessor for image and data processing, aim-point selection and fuzing wherein said fuzing is skewed cone fuzing and wherein said skewed cone has a generatrix which is the vector sum of rocket velocity, warhead velocity and the negative of target velocity;
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- further comprising a safety-and-arming device and a non-aimable warhead.
In a substantially non-spinning rocket, a passive-infrared-imaging fuze comprising at least one set of body-fixed wide-angle optics providing at least forward hemisphere coverage, a multi-element detector array and a microprocessor for image and data processing, aim-point selection and fuzing;
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- further comprising a safety-and-aiming device and a warhead having, two-dimensional directionality in a selected direction, said warhead being aimable;
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- means for miss distance prediction and directional-warhead aiming.
In a substantially non-spinning bomb, a passive-infrared-imaging fuze comprising at least one set of body-fixed wide-angle optics providing forward hemisphere coverage, a multi-element detector array and a microprocessor for image and data processing, aim-point selection and fuzing;
- further comprising a safety-and-arming device and a non-aimable warhead.
In a substantially non-spinning bomb, a passive-infrared-imaging fuze comprising at least one set of body-fixed wide-angle optics providing forward hemisphere coverage, a multi-element detector array and a microprocessor for image and data processing, aim-point selection and fuzing wherein said fuzing is skewed cone fuzing;
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- further comprising a safety-and-arming device and a non-aimable warhead.
In a substantially non-spinning bomb, a passive-infrared-imaging fuze comprising at least one set of body-fixed wide-angle optics providing forward hemisphere coverage, a multi-element detector array and a microprocessor for image and data processing, aim-point selection and fuzing wherein said fuzing is skewed cone fuzing and wherein said skewed cone has a generatrix which is the vector sum of bomb velocity, warhead velocity and the negative of target velocity;
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- further comprising a safety-and-arming device and a non-aimable warhead.
In a substantially non-spinning bomb, a passive-infrared-imaging fuze comprising at least one set of body-fixed wide-angle optics providing forward hemisphere coverage, a multi-element detector array and a microprocessor for image and data processing, aim-point selection and fuzing;
- further comprising a safety-and-aiming device and a warhead having, two-dimensional directionality in a selected direction, said warhead being aimable;
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- means for miss direction prediction and directional-warhead aiming.
In a substantially non-spinning projectile, a passive-infrared-imaging fuze comprising at least one set of body-fixed wide-angle optics providing forward hemisphere coverage, a multi-element detector array and a microprocessor for image and data processing, aim-point selection and fuzing;
- further comprising a safety-and-arming device and a non-aimable warhead.
In a substantially non-spinning projectile, a passive-infrared-imaging fuze comprising at least one set of body-fixed wide-angle optics providing forward hemisphere coverage, a multi-element detector array and a microprocessor for image and data processing, aim-point selection and fuzing;
- further comprising a safety-and-aiming device and a warhead having two-dimensional directionality in a selected direction, said warhead being aimable;
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- means for miss direction prediction and directional-warhead aiming.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.