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US 7,442,073 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for determining a position of an attitude control motor on a guided missile
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorsWilliam L. Black, Steven J. Marian
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Abstract
The present invention provides an interconnect for an attitude control device. The interconnect includes at least one bus adapted to provide at least one bus signal to the attitude control device and a plurality of electrical contacts external to the attitude control device and capable of providing a signal indicative of a physical location of the attitude control device when the attitude control device is installed.
Claims30
An interconnect for an attitude control device, comprising:
- at least one bus adapted to provide at least one bus signal to the attitude control device;
- and
- a plurality of electrical contacts external to the attitude control device and capable of providing a signal indicative of a physical location of the attitude control device when the attitude control device is installed.
A system for determining a position of at least one attitude control device deployed on a guided missile, comprising:
- at least one bus capable of transmitting at least one bus signal;
- a plurality of interconnects, each being capable of receiving the bus signal from the bus and providing the bus signals to at least one attitude control device associated with the interconnect;
- and
- a plurality of electrical contacts, at least two of the plurality of electrical contacts being associated with each of the interconnects and being capable of providing a signal indicative of a physical location of the interconnect to the attitude control device associated with the interconnect when the attitude control device is installed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.