Lockheed Martin Corporation

Lockheed Martin Vought Systems Corp.

Robert Joseph Taylor

A penetrator having a plurality of stacked penetrator segments is disclosed. Each penetrator segment has a nose portion and a rear portion. The rear portion of each penetrator segment has a rearwardly opening cavity therein and a plurality of fins pivotally mounted thereon. The penetrator segments are stacked such that the cavity of the forwardmost penetrator segment secureably contains the nose portion of the following penetrator segment such that there is a press-fit between the cavity and the nose portion. The following penetrator segments are similarly positioned such that the nose portion of each following penetrator segment is secureably positioned in the cavity of the immediately preceding penetrator segment. The fins of each penetrator segment are restrained in a stowed position when the cavity of the respective penetrator segment contains the nose portion of a following penetrator segment. An explosive element is located between each of the penetrator segments. Upon initiation of deployment of the penetrator, the segments remain in axial alignment until the explosive elements explode, thereby causing the penetrator segments to separate from each other. When a penetrator segment separates from a preceding segment, the fins of the preceding segment are allowed to pivot to their deployed positions. Once the fins of each penetrator segment have pivoted to their deployed positions, the penetrator is then in a fully deployed configuration such that each penetrator segment can separately impact a target.

Penetrator having multiple impact segments

A penetrator having a plurality of stacked penetrator segments is disclosed. One or more of the segments contains an explosive element Each segment has a nose portion and a rear portion. The rear portion of each segment has a rearwardly opening cavity therein and a plurality of fins pivotally mounted thereon. The segments are stacked such that the cavity of the forwardmost segment contains the nose portion of the following segment, and the following segments are similarly positioned such that the nose portion of each following segment is positioned in the cavity of the immediately preceding segment. The fins of each segment are restrained in a stowed position when the cavity of the respective segment contains the nose portion of a following segment. Upon initiation of deployment of the penetrator, aerodynamic drag against the tail portion of the rearmost segment causes the rearmost segment to separate from the stack of segments by withdrawing from the cavity of the preceding segment, which thereby allows the fins of the preceding segment to deploy, which in turn causes that segment to separate from the remaining stack of segments. Each segment aerodynamically separates from the stack in a like manner, until all of the segments have separated. The penetrator is then in a fully deployed configuration such that each segment can separately impact a target. When a segment containing an explosive element impacts the target, the explosive element contained therein explodes.

Penetrator having multiple impact segments, including an explosive

A penetrator having a plurality of stacked penetrator segments is disclosed. Each penetrator segment has a nose portion and a rear portion. The rear portion of each penetrator segment has a rearwardly opening cavity therein and a plurality of fins pivotally mounted thereon. The penetrator segments are stacked such that the cavity of the forwardmost penetrator segment contains the nose portion of the following penetrator segment, and the following penetrator segments are similarly positioned such that the nose portion of each following penetrator segment is positioned in the cavity of the immediately preceding penetrator segment. The fins of each penetrator segment are restrained in a stowed position when the cavity of the respective penetrator segment contains the nose portion of a following penetrator segment. Upon initiation of deployment of the penetrator, aerodynamic drag against the tail portion of the rearmost penetrator segment causes the rearmost penetrator segment to separate from the stack of penetrator segments by withdrawing from the cavity of the preceding penetrator segment, which thereby allows the fins of the preceding penetrator segment to deploy, which in turn causes that penetrator segment to separate from the remaining stack of penetrator segments. Each penetrator segment aerodynamically separates from the stack of penetrator segments in a like manner, until all of the penetrator segments have separated. The penetrator is then in a fully deployed configuration such that each penetrator segment can separately impact a target.

An alternator includes a flywheel for storing kinetic energy. A motor generator, which includes permanent magnets mounted to a rotor, receives electrical power for accelerating the rotor to a high rotational velocity to store kinetic energy. The rotor is provided with coils, and each coil is connected to first and second conductors. The exterior portion of the rotor comprises the flywheel. Stator coils are mounted adjacent to coils of the rotor and electrical power is produced within the stator coils. The kinetic energy stored in the rotor flywheel can be transformed to electrical power through a first output which is the coils of the motor generator and can produce a second electrical output through the stator coils of the alternator. The primary application of such a dual power alternator is to produce a high power pulse for an electromagnetic gun, and to also provide averaging power to supplement the power from the main drive engine of a vehicle.

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Arlington, TX, United States of America

Robert Joseph Taylor