System of firing control with programmable delays for projectile having at least one warhead
US5180882A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42C11/065
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This system includes, in a projectile P bearing explosive warheads 2, 4, with their firing device 3, 5, impact detectors 1, an inertial unit 6 and a computer 7. The computer 7 determines, on the basis of the signals from the detectors 1, the instant of impact To and the angle of incidence I of the projectile on the target and, on the basis of the signals from the inertial unit 6, the speed V of the projectile at the instant of impact. Using the data V, I and the data on the type of target C, the computer 7 determines, in real time, the optimum delay with respect to the instant To for the firing of each warhead, and applies this delay to the firing command.
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