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US 6,896,220 B2Granted
Munition with integrity gated go/no-go decision
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsThomas L. McKendree, John D. Britigan, Hans L. Habereder
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Abstract
A munition is presented which includes an integrity verification system that measures the integrity of the munition. When an integrity threshold is not met, engagement of the munition with a predetermined target is aborted. Also presented is a methodology for gating the engagement of the munition with the target. The methodology includes performing an integrity check of the munition after it is deployed. The method further includes aborting the engagement of the target when the integrity check of the munition fails.
Claims12
A munition comprising:
- a payload;
- a steering component;
- at least one guidance system in communication with said steering component, said guidance system capable of controlling said steering component to direct said munition to a predetermined target;
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- an integrity verification system in communication with said guidance system, said integrity verification system performing the step of measuring an integrity of said munition, wherein, when an integrity threshold is not met, the step of aborting operation is executed.
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