Projectile with inertial measurement unit failure detection
US8212195B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B10/62
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A guided projectile may include a projectile body. An inertial measurement unit may be disposed within the projectile body, the inertial measurement unit including sensors to measure motion parameters relative to first, second, and third mutually orthogonal axes. Each of the first, second, and third mutually orthogonal axes may form an oblique angle with a longitudinal axis of the projectile body. A controller may be configured to control a trajectory of the guided projectile in response, at least in part, to measurement data received from the inertial measurement unit.
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