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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Bae Systems Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
Martyn John Hucker, Bristol South Gloucestershire, GB;
Stephen John Atkinson, Usk Monmouthshire, GB;
Assignee:
BAE SYSTEMS plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42C 13/08 (2006.01); F42C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42C 13/08 (2013.01); F42C 13/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
Fuse system for a projectile for a ranged weapon, the fuse system comprising: a plurality of magnetic field sensors, each sensor being arranged to provide a signal that changes in response to a relative change in position and/or orientation between the system and the Earth's magnetic field, and wherein each sensor has a different alignment in terms of magnetic field sensitivity, and a controller arranged to receive one or more signals from the plurality of magnetic field sensors, and to activate a fuse of the projectile depending on the received one or more signals.