Munition comprising target detection means
US5448500A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42C13/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A munition including a submunition has a target detector and a core-generating charge with a firing axis .DELTA. for firing a projectile. The munition is designed to move relative to the ground and seek a target. The munition rotates about an axis A with a velocity translation v.sub.0. The target detector includes several detection axes .delta..sub.1 through .delta..sub.n and a device for selecting a detection axis .delta..sub.i from the detection axes .delta..sub.1 -.delta..sub.n for which the distance E between the point M.sub.i at which the axis .delta..sub.i intersects the ground and the point M' at which the projectile strikes the ground is minimal.
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