Guided projectile
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1. A divert system for a non-propulsive projectile comprising:
- an accumulation manifold operable to receive a working fluid stored under pressure within a storage tank in response to an acceleration of the projectile;
a multiple of valves in communication with said accumulation manifold; and
a nozzle downstream of each of said multiple of valves.
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Abstract
A non-propulsive projectile and method of maneuvering the non-propulsive projectile. The non-propulsive projectile includes a divert system with a multiple of valves to maneuver the projectile in response to a control system.
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23 Claims
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1. A divert system for a non-propulsive projectile comprising:
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an accumulation manifold operable to receive a working fluid stored under pressure within a storage tank in response to an acceleration of the projectile; a multiple of valves in communication with said accumulation manifold; and a nozzle downstream of each of said multiple of valves. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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2. A divert system for a non-propulsive projectile comprising:
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an accumulation manifold operable to receive a working fluid stored under pressure within a storage tank; a multiple of valves in communication with said accumulation manifold; a nozzle downstream of each of said multiple of valves; and an initiator adjacent said storage tank, at lest one of said initiator and said storage tank relatively movable to the other of said initiator and said storage tank to selectively release the working fluid from said storage tank in response to an acceleration of the projectile.
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3. A divert system for a non-propulsive projectile comprising:
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an accumulation manifold operable to receive a working fluid stored under pressure within a storage tank; a multiple of valves in communication with said accumulation manifold; a nozzle downstream of each of said multiple of valves; and a plug which seals said storage tank, said plug dislodgeable from said storage tank to release the working fluid from said storage tank in response to an acceleration of the projectile.
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4. A divert system for a non-propulsive projectile comprising:
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an accumulation manifold operable to receive a working fluid stored under pressure within a storage tank; a multiple of valves in communication with said accumulation manifold; a nozzle downstream of each of said multiple of valves; and a burst disk which seals said storage tank, said burst disk operable to release the working fluid from said storage tank in response to adiabatic compression which causes increased pressure.
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9. A non-propulsive projectile comprising:
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a control system; an accumulation manifold operable to receive a working fluid stored under pressure within a storage tank in response to an acceleration of the projectile; and a multiple of valves in communication with said accumulation manifold to selectively release a working fluid through at least one of said multiple of valves to maneuver the projectile in response to said control system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22)
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18. A method of maneuvering a non-propulsive projectile comprising:
releasing a working fluid from a storage tank contained within a projectile into an accumulation manifold upstream of a multiple of valves in response to an acceleration of the projectile, the working fluid selectively released from the accumulation manifold through a divert system to provide a selective communication path for the working fluid to maneuver the projectile in response to a control system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 23)
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