Directional warhead fuze
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1. A missile comprising:
- a) a first transmit antenna and a second transmit antenna;
b) means, coupled to the first-and second transmit antennas, for generating a first pseudo noise signal and a second pseudo noise signal;
c) a first receive antenna and a second receive antenna; and
d) means, coupled to the first and second receive antennas, for determining the levels of the first and second pseudo noise signals received at the first and second receive antennas.
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Abstract
A directional ordnance for a missile. The missile contains circuitry to determine the direction of a target relative to the missile and to selectively detonate directing charges to force the blast from the warhead towards the target. The circuitry for determining the direction of the target includes two transmit antennas, each transmitting a different pseudo noise sequence, and two receive antennas; each coupled to a receiver which can determine the level of each pseudo noise sequence at each receive antenna. The relative strengths of the different pseudo noise sequences tell the direction of the target relative to the transmit and receive antennas.
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21 Claims
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1. A missile comprising:
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a) a first transmit antenna and a second transmit antenna; b) means, coupled to the first-and second transmit antennas, for generating a first pseudo noise signal and a second pseudo noise signal; c) a first receive antenna and a second receive antenna; and d) means, coupled to the first and second receive antennas, for determining the levels of the first and second pseudo noise signals received at the first and second receive antennas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling a missile comprising the steps of:
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a) transmitting at least a first pseudo noise signal into a first region and transmitting a second pseudo noise signal into a second region; b) receiving signals from at least a third region and from a fourth region; c) comparing the pseudo noise sequences and the received signals to determine the strengths of each pseudo noise signal in each received signal; and d) determining the direction of a target relative to the missile from the strength of each pseudo noise sequence in each received signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of controlling a missile comprising:
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a) transmitting at least; (i) a first transmit signal into a first transmit region around the missile, the first transmit signal being transmitted in different direction in the first transmit region with different gains, the pattern of gains making a first transmit coverage pattern; (ii) a second transmit signal into a second transmit region around the missile, the second transmit signal being transmitted in different direction in the second transmit region with different gains, the pattern of gains making a second transmit coverage pattern; b) receiving at least; (i) a first receive signal from a first receive region around the missile, the first receive signal being received from different directions in the first receive region with different gains, the pattern of gains making a first receive coverage pattern; (ii) a second receive signal from a second receive region around the missile, the second receive region being received from different directions in the second receive region with different gains, the pattern of gains making a second receive coverage pattern; c) determining, by processing the transmitted and received signals, the strengths of signals reflected from objects in at least four combined regions, each combined region having a combined coverage pattern with a gain in different directions given by the product of the gain of one transmit coverage pattern and one receive coverage pattern and each reflected signal having a strength proportional to the gain of the combined coverage in the direction of the object relative to the missile; and d) computing the direction of the object relative to the missile from the determined strength of the reflected signals. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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