Guided munition
AssigneeMbda UK Limited
InventorsLee Douglas Miller, George William Game
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Abstract
A guided munition (10) includes a warhead (20) within the nose section (60) and processing electronics (30) arranged within the munition (10) behind the warhead (20). A plurality of sensors (50) are arranged within the nose section (60) for sensing a target. The sensors (50) are remote from but in communication with the processing electronics (30).
Claims15
A guided munition including a nose section, the munition including (i) a warhead at least partially within the nose section, and further including a seeker, the seeker comprising:
- (ii) a plurality of sensors arranged within the nose section for generating sensor information for use in sensing a target, and
- (iii) main seeker processing electronics for processing generated sensor information to provide data for use in guiding the munition to a sensed target, wherein the main seeker processing electronics are arranged behind the warhead and the sensors are remote from but in communication with the main seeker processing electronics, wherein the main seeker processing electronics processes generated sensor information so as to assemble information received from different respective sensors and form image data from the assembled information, and wherein the sensors are arranged adjacent to the warhead, around the inner perimeter of the nose section and/or the outer perimeter of the warhead thus leaving the centre of the nose section to accommodate the warhead.
Guidance apparatus for a guided munition that includes a nose section and a warhead within the nose section, the guidance apparatus comprising a seeker including a plurality of remote sensors and main seeker processing electronics configured to be positioned behind the warhead, wherein the plurality of remote sensors are configured to be arranged within the nose section for sensing a target such that the sensors are remote from but in communication with the main seeker processing electronics, wherein the main seeker processing electronics processes generated sensor information so as to assemble information received from different respective sensors and form image data from the assembled information, and wherein the sensors are arranged adjacent to the warhead, around the inner perimeter of the nose section and/or the outer perimeter of the warhead, thus leaving the centre of the nose section to accommodate the warhead.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.