Guided missile system
US3998406A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 1964 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 1984 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41G7/30
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
1. A missile guidance system for continuously guiding a missile along a line of sight between a vehicle and a target comprising, Tracker means which is located solely on said vehicle, includes a radiation-sensitive element, and is responsive to the impingement of radiant energy on said element to generate signals indicative of the direction of impingement of said radiant energy on said element, relative to the orientation of said element, A source of radiant energy, positioned on said missile, Means, located solely on said vehicle and operable by a human operator, for locating said element of said tracker means in an orientation and position which bears a fixed spatial relationship to said line of sight, Said tracker means, when said element is so oriented and positioned and impinged by radiant energy from said source, being adapted to generate yaw signals indictive of the deviation in azimuth of said source with respect to said line of sight and being also adapted to generate pitch signals indicative of the deviation in elevation of said source with respect to said line of sight, Said source and said tracker means comprising a first communications link between said missile and sai…
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