Process to control the initiation of an attack module and initiation control device implementing said process
US7989742B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42C13/006
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a process to control the initiation of an attack module, such as a projectile or sub-projectile, such attack module having at least one pre-determined direction of action. Before firing or on trajectory, the coordinates of at least one target are programmed into a fixed terrestrial reference, the orientation of the direction(s) of action in the fixed terrestrial reference is determined at least once on trajectory, and the initiation of the attack module is only authorized if the direction of action is oriented in the direction of the target. The invention also relates to the device implementing such a process.
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