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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2022
Applicant:
Orbital Research Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Srikanth Vasudevan, Monroe, CT (US);
Paul Suchy, Parma, OH (US);
Matthew C. Birch, Madison, AL (US);
Assignee:
Orbital Research Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 15/01 (2006.01); F41G 7/22 (2006.01); F42B 10/14 (2006.01); F42B 10/42 (2006.01); F42B 10/44 (2006.01); F42B 10/62 (2006.01); F42B 30/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 15/01 (2013.01); F41G 7/222 (2013.01); F41G 7/2253 (2013.01); F41G 7/2293 (2013.01); F42B 10/14 (2013.01); F42B 10/42 (2013.01); F42B 10/44 (2013.01); F42B 10/62 (2013.01); F42B 30/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods involve using a guided munition (e.g., a mortar round or a grenade) that utilizes deployable flow effectors, activatable flow effectors and/or active flow control devices to extend the range and enhance the precision of traditional unguided munitions without increasing the charge needed for launch. Sensors such as accelerometers, magnetometers, IR sensors, rate gyros, and motor controller sensors feed signals into a controller which then actuates or deploys the flow effectors/flow control devices to achieve the enhanced characteristics.