Distributed fuze architecture for highly reliable submunitions
US10508892B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42C17/04
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A submunition delivery device including a master electronics module; a submunition module operatively connected to the master electronics module and including a plurality of submunition banks separated by bulkheads. Each of the submunition banks includes a plurality of submunitions; a base plug module operatively connected to the submunition module; and a distributed fuze module operatively connected to the master electronics module to limit a detrimental effect of the plurality of submunitions upon a collision by arming the plurality of submunitions before a dispense action.
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