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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Brandon J. Napier, Tucson, AZ (US);
Scott R. Wells, Tucson, AZ (US);
Derek T. Betts, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kevin R. Albrecht, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/90 (2006.01); F42B 10/64 (2006.01); F42B 10/66 (2006.01); F02K 9/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/90 (2013.01); F02K 9/80 (2013.01); F42B 10/64 (2013.01); F42B 10/66 (2013.01); F42B 10/665 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of thrust vectoring a missile utilizing jet tabs is presented. Jet tabs are used to create lateral control moments on a missile by rotating tabs into the rocket exhaust plume and changing the thrust deflection angle. The method includes simultaneously rolling the missile during the thrust vector maneuver in order to reduce the maximum tab exposure to the rocket plume. The method enables aggressive pitchover maneuvers while reducing the risk of tab failure due to excessive exposure.