Projectile with inertial sensors oriented for enhanced failure detection
US8558153B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 23, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2030 |
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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 disposed within the projectile body, one or more control surfaces extendable from the projectile body, and a controller which controls the one or more control surfaces in response, at least in part, to measurement data received from the inertial measurement unit. The inertial measurement unit may include sensors to measure motion parameters relative to first, second, and third mutually orthogonal axes, wherein each of the first, second and third mutually orthogonal axes is oblique to a longitudinal axis of the projectile body.
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