Target assignment projectile
First Claim
1. A system for communicating with a projectile in flight toward an intended target, comprising a barrel-launched projectile and a remote receiver, wherein said barrel-launched projectile includes an ordnance portion, an active communications apparatus and an onboard speed control, wherein said active communications apparatus includes an onboard receiver, an electromagnetic wave reception device, and an active transmitter, wherein said electromagnetic wave reception device includes at least one from the group consisting of an antenna and a photo receptor and is configured to receive an electromagnetic signal, wherein said electromagnetic wave reception device is connected to provide a signal derived from said electromagnetic signal to said onboard receiver to deploy said onboard speed control, wherein said active transmitter is connected and configured for transmitting a signal to said remote receiver during flight and before activation of said speed control, wherein said transmitted signal is directed within a cone angle extending in a direction opposite of said barrel-launched projectile'"'"'s flight direction, wherein said onboard speed control includes a shaped explosive charge, wherein said deploying said onboard speed control initiates explosion of said shaped explosive charge, wherein said explosion of said shaped explosive charge adjusts velocity of said barrel-launched projectile.
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Abstract
A system for communicating with a projectile in flight toward an intended target includes a barrel-launched projectile and a remote receiver. The barrel-launched projectile includes an ordnance portion, an active communications apparatus and an onboard speed control. The active communications apparatus includes an onboard receiver, an electromagnetic wave reception device, and an active transmitter. The electromagnetic wave reception device includes at least one from the group consisting of an antenna and a photo receptor and is configured to receive an electromagnetic signal. The electromagnetic wave reception device is connected to provide a signal derived from the electromagnetic signal to the onboard receiver to deploy the onboard speed control. The active transmitter is connected and configured for transmitting a signal to the remote receiver during flight and before activation of the speed control. The transmitted signal is directed within a cone angle extending in a direction opposite of the barrel-launched projectile'"'"'s flight direction. The onboard speed control includes a shaped explosive charge. Deploying the onboard speed control initiates explosion of the shaped explosive charge. The explosion of the shaped explosive charge adjusts velocity of the barrel-launched projectile.
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23 Claims
- 1. A system for communicating with a projectile in flight toward an intended target, comprising a barrel-launched projectile and a remote receiver, wherein said barrel-launched projectile includes an ordnance portion, an active communications apparatus and an onboard speed control, wherein said active communications apparatus includes an onboard receiver, an electromagnetic wave reception device, and an active transmitter, wherein said electromagnetic wave reception device includes at least one from the group consisting of an antenna and a photo receptor and is configured to receive an electromagnetic signal, wherein said electromagnetic wave reception device is connected to provide a signal derived from said electromagnetic signal to said onboard receiver to deploy said onboard speed control, wherein said active transmitter is connected and configured for transmitting a signal to said remote receiver during flight and before activation of said speed control, wherein said transmitted signal is directed within a cone angle extending in a direction opposite of said barrel-launched projectile'"'"'s flight direction, wherein said onboard speed control includes a shaped explosive charge, wherein said deploying said onboard speed control initiates explosion of said shaped explosive charge, wherein said explosion of said shaped explosive charge adjusts velocity of said barrel-launched projectile.
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