Missile launcher with piezoelectric launcher pulse power source and inductive launcher/missile coupling

A missile system, comprising:

• a missile launcher including a pulse power source having a power output comprising a battery activation pulse and a separate and subsequent missile engine firing pulse;
• means for communicating the power output of the pulse power source to a missile contained within the missile launcher, the means for communicating including a primary induction coil on the launcher in facing relation to the missile contained within the missile launcher;
• and
• a controller in the missile, the controller recognizing the battery activation pulse and the separate missile engine firing pulse transmitted through the means for communicating.

A missile system comprising a missile launcher in the form of a hollow tube and including

• an activation pulse power source having an activation power output, the activation pulse power source comprising:
• a piezoelectric crystal,
• an electrical contact to the piezoelectric crystal, and
• an actuatable source of a mechanical force disposed in operable relationship with the piezoelectric crystal;
• a firing pulse power source having a firing power output, the firing pulse power source comprising:
• a second piezoelectric crystal,
• a second electrical contact to the second piezoelectric crystal, and
• a second actuatable source of a second mechanical force disposed in operable relationship with the second piezoelectric crystal;
• a missile mechanically compatible with the launcher;
• and
• an electrical signal transmission system electrically communicating the activation power output of the pulse power source and the firing power output of the firing pulse power source to the missile, wherein the electrical signal transmission system includes an induction coil.

A missile system, comprising:

• a generally cylindrical, hollow-tube missile launcher including a pulse power source producing an activation pulse and a firing pulse, the pulse power source comprising:
• a piezoelectric crystal, and
• an actuatable source of a mechanical force disposed in operable relationship with the piezoelectric crystal;
• an electrical activation system, comprising
• a primary induction coil comprising at least one turn of an electrical conductor wound circumferentially around the cylindrical tube of the missile launcher, and
• an electrical path between the piezoelectric crystal and the primary induction coil;
• a missile received within the hollow tube of the missile launcher, the missile including a battery which is activated responsive to the activation pulse and an engine which is fired responsive to the firing pulse;
• and
• a secondary induction coil comprising at least one turn of an electrical conductor wound circumferentially around a fuselage of the missile, the secondary induction coil being in a generally facing relationship to the primary induction coil when the missile is received in the launcher tube.