Patent · US Expired

Fire control apparatus for a laser weapon

US4647759A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force · US

Inventors

Richard H. Worsham · Baltimore, US
John Clark · Barryville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 29, 1985
Grant date	Mar 3, 1987
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 29, 2005

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF41G5/08
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A laser weapon fire control computer apparatus for responding in real time to the escort/threat scenario that confronts the weapon. The first control computer apparatus compares the threat data with stored predicted scenarios to develop a firing strategy menu which takes into account the fact that the laser energy is instantaneously propagated to the target but requires a substantial amount of time to inflict damage. The fire control computer apparatus utilizes the weapon's status, dwell time, slew time and fuel limits to yield a weapon pointing sequence and weapon on-off times.

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