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US 7,591,225 B1Granted
Fuze module
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsRandall D. Cope, Gabriel H. Soto, John K. Kandell, Brian D. Dutton
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Abstract
A self-contained fuze module, for installation on pieces of ordnance, having sensing devices and processing capability within the fuze module to determine whether conditions have been met to arm the ordnance. The fuze module is a unitary sealed module communicating with a launch vehicle via one or more communication/power buses.
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A high reliability fuze module within a weapon comprising:
- means to transfer data and power between a launch vehicle and said fuze module that optionally comprises an umbilical having at least one bus;
- means for operating said fuze module located within said fuze module;
- a plurality of sensors located within said fuze module, said sensors being operatively connected to said means for operating said fuze module;
- said fuze module being a sealed unitary structure located within a weapon;
- said plurality of sensors detecting a plurality of conditions required for an arming of said weapon;
- said means for operating said fuze module receiving a plurality of data from a guidance system on said weapon;
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- said fuze module being armed by said means for operating said fuze module when analysis of said data indicates a safe separation of said weapon from said launch vehicle, and said sensors detect both a continuous decrease in the time it will take for said weapon to reach a target and a continuous decrease in the distance between said weapon and said target.
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