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US 8,910,515 B1Granted
Instrumented magnetic projectile
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsRyan Decker, Matthew Ledyard, Boris Flyash, Dominic Cantatore, Michael Hollis
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Abstract
An instrumented projectile that senses and transmits change(s) in position of a projectile subsystem(s) during an interior ballistic event in real-time.
Claims4
An instrumented projectile comprising:
- a plurality of sections, each connected to one another via a joint;
- a non-contact rotary encoder system positioned at one or more of the joints for measuring real-time rotation of the joint at which it is positioned during a projectile launch event;
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- an electronics system disposed within the body for collecting data produced by the measurement system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.