Smart counter asymmetric threat micromunition with autonomous target selection and homing

A counter asymmetric threat micromunition comprising:

• a stabilized airframe having a length, a diameter, a roll axis extending longitudinally along said length, a yaw axis, a pitch axis, and each said axis is orthogonal to each other said axis;
• said airframe adapted to be deployed from a deployment platform and to glide to a target;
• at least one attitude control device effective to rotate the airframe independently about each said axis to a selected orientation with respect to a selected frame of reference;
• a sensor operable to detect one or more targets operably coupled to a signal processing circuit;
• a computer processing unit (CPU) operably coupled with said signal processing circuit;
• a transceiver antenna operably coupled with a wireless communications transceiver operably coupled with said CPU;
• a global positioning system (GPS) antenna operably coupled with a GPS receiver operably coupled with said CPU;
• an inertial measurement unit (IMU) operably coupled with said CPU;
• a range finder operably coupled with said CPU;
• a flight controller operably coupled with said CPU;
• an explosive warhead operably coupled with an electronic safe-arm-fuze device operably coupled with said CPU;
• said flight controller operably coupled with said at least one attitude control device;
• a source of electrical power operably coupled with said sensor, said signal processing circuit, said CPU, said wireless communications transceiver, said GPS receiver, said IMU unit, said range finder, said flight controller, and said safe-arm-fuze device;
• said CPU operable to run routines and algorithms for wireless communication, information measurement, information collection, information storage, information processing, guidance, position determination, target detection, target tracking, target assignment, target intercept, and warhead fuzing;
• said CPU operable to run routines and algorithms to establish via said wireless communications transceiver a fast wireless communications network between other deployed like micromunitions;
• said CPU operable to exchange with each other deployed like micromunition via said fast wireless communications network data for airframe address, position, velocity, acceleration, altitude, time-to-go until impact, imaging sensor data, target position data, GPS data, and IMU data to form a redundant database distributed among each deployed like micromunition;
• said CPU operable to run routines and algorithms to establish, store, and update said distributed database formed among deployed like micromunitions;
• said CPU operable to run routines and algorithms to assign a target to be intercepted, to calculate a trajectory to be followed to intercept a maneuvering assigned target, and to command said flight controller to operate said at least one attitude control device to guide the micromunition along said trajectory;
• said CPU operable to run routines and algorithms to instruct said safe-arm-fuze device to arm and, upon intercept of the assigned target, to detonate said warhead.