Small smart weapon and weapon system employing the same
AssigneeLone Star IP Holdings, LP
InventorSteven D. Roemerman
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Abstract
A weapon and weapon system, and methods of manufacturing and operating the same. In one embodiment, the weapon includes a warhead including destructive elements and a guidance section with a seeker configured to guide the weapon to a target. The seeker includes a detector configured to receive a distorted signal impinging on an objective lens from the target, memory configured to store target criteria and a correction map, and a processor configured to provide a correction signal based on the distorted signal, the target criteria and the correction map to guide the weapon to the target.
Claims16
A seeker, comprising:
- a detector configured to receive a distorted signal impinging on an objective lens from a target, said objective lens comprising a front surface with a central region being a non-planar cone and outer regions being sharper cones,
- memory configured to store target criteria and a correction map, and
- a processor configured to provide a correction signal based on said distorted signal, said target criteria and said correction map to guide a weapon to said target.
A weapon, comprising:
- a warhead including destructive elements;
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- a guidance section with a seeker, including:
- a detector configured to receive a distorted signal impinging on an objective lens from a target, said objective lens comprising a front surface with a central region being a non-planar cone and outer regions being sharper cones,
- memory configured to store target criteria and a correction map, and
- a processor configured to provide a correction signal based on said distorted signal, said target criteria and said correction map to guide said weapon to said target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.