Guidance and control system
First Claim
1. A CONTROL SYSTEM FOR GUIDING A BALLISTIC MISSILE ON A PREDETERMINED TRAJECTORY COMPRISING MEANS FOR LAUNCHING SAID MISSILE AT A LAUNCHING SITE, RADAR MEANS LOCATED AT SAID LAUNCHING SITE FOR TRACKING SAID MISSILE AND PROVIDING MISSILE POSITION DATA, DOPPLER MEANS LOCATED AT SAID LAUNCHING SITE FOR MEASURING THE VELOCITY OF SAID MISSSILE AND PROVIDING MISSILE VELOCITY DATA, AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION COMPUTER MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND COMPARING SAID POSITION DATA WITH PREDETERMINED STANDARD TRAJECTORY DATE TO GENERATE JAW AND PITCH CORRECTION COMMANDS RESPECTIVELY, SAID JAW AND PITCH CORRECTION COMMANDS RECEIVED AND TRANSMITTED BY SAID RADAR MEANS TO SAID MISSILE, CONTROL MEANS WITHIN SAID MISSILE FOR RECEIVING AND EXECUTING SAID COMMANDS TO MAINTAIN THE MISSILE ON SAID PREDETERMINED TRAJECTORY, A SHUTOFF COMPUTER MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND COMPARING SAID VELOCITY DATA WITH A PREDETERMINED SHUTOFF VELOCITY TO PRODUCE A SHUTOFF COMMAND, SAID SHUTOFF COMMAND TRANSMITTED TO MISSILE BY SAID DOPPLER MEANS TO EFFECT FUEL SHUTOFF SO THAT THE MISSILE REMAINS ON SAID PREDETERMINED TRAJECTORY, POSTBURNOUT COMPUTER MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND COMPARING SAID POSITION AND SAID VELOCITY DATA WITH OTHER PREDETERMINED TRAJECTORY DATA TO GENERATE A FINAL RANGE CORRECTION COMMAND, SAID FINAL RANGE CORRECTION COMMAND RECEIVEC AND TRANSMITTED TO SAID MISSILE BY SAID RADAR MEANS TO EFFECT FINAL GUIDANCE OF SAID MISSILE.
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1. A CONTROL SYSTEM FOR GUIDING A BALLISTIC MISSILE ON A PREDETERMINED TRAJECTORY COMPRISING MEANS FOR LAUNCHING SAID MISSILE AT A LAUNCHING SITE, RADAR MEANS LOCATED AT SAID LAUNCHING SITE FOR TRACKING SAID MISSILE AND PROVIDING MISSILE POSITION DATA, DOPPLER MEANS LOCATED AT SAID LAUNCHING SITE FOR MEASURING THE VELOCITY OF SAID MISSSILE AND PROVIDING MISSILE VELOCITY DATA, AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION COMPUTER MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND COMPARING SAID POSITION DATA WITH PREDETERMINED STANDARD TRAJECTORY DATE TO GENERATE JAW AND PITCH CORRECTION COMMANDS RESPECTIVELY, SAID JAW AND PITCH CORRECTION COMMANDS RECEIVED AND TRANSMITTED BY SAID RADAR MEANS TO SAID MISSILE, CONTROL MEANS WITHIN SAID MISSILE FOR RECEIVING AND EXECUTING SAID COMMANDS TO MAINTAIN THE MISSILE ON SAID PREDETERMINED TRAJECTORY, A SHUTOFF COMPUTER MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND COMPARING SAID VELOCITY DATA WITH A PREDETERMINED SHUTOFF VELOCITY TO PRODUCE A SHUTOFF COMMAND, SAID SHUTOFF COMMAND TRANSMITTED TO MISSILE BY SAID DOPPLER MEANS TO EFFECT FUEL SHUTOFF SO THAT THE MISSILE REMAINS ON SAID PREDETERMINED TRAJECTORY, POSTBURNOUT COMPUTER MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND COMPARING SAID POSITION AND SAID VELOCITY DATA WITH OTHER PREDETERMINED TRAJECTORY DATA TO GENERATE A FINAL RANGE CORRECTION COMMAND, SAID FINAL RANGE CORRECTION COMMAND RECEIVEC AND TRANSMITTED TO SAID MISSILE BY SAID RADAR MEANS TO EFFECT FINAL GUIDANCE OF SAID MISSILE.
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Current AssigneeRobert J. Parks, William H. Pickering
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Original AssigneeRobert J. Parks, William H. Pickering
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InventorsPickering, William H., Parks, Robert J.
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Application NumberUS04/234,891Time in Patent Office901 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current244/3.14CPC Class CodesF41G 7/30 Command link guidance syste...F41G 7/34 based on predetermined targ...
