Lateral thrust control
US7118065B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B10/661
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lateral thrust control is provided for influencing the flight trajectory of a projectile. The control has a main control unit; a central, axially extending main recess in the main control unit; a plurality of thruster recesses in the main control unit for accepting correction thrusters; an ignition element for one of the correction thrusters disposed in each of the thruster recesses; and at least one tubular conductor support of an electrically insulating material arranged inside the main recess of main control unit. At least some of the electrical conductors are in the form of conductive tracks fixedly arranged on the at least one tubular conductor support such that a particular contact element for a particular ignition element contacts the conductive track assigned to the particular contact element.
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