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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2023
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Glenn Richard Thoren, Chelmsford, MA (US);
William Whitcomb McFarland, Waltham, MA (US);
Rebecca Ann DeFronzo, Salem, MA (US);
Stephen Louis Bellio, Newton, MA (US);
Jesse M. Carr, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jeffery Brandon DeLisio, Arlington, MA (US);
Gregory M. Fritz, Acton, MA (US);
Sean George, Boston, MA (US);
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, MD (US);
Abstract
A tail for a projectile includes a body having a longitudinal axis. A steering assembly is secured to the body. The steering assembly includes a flap movable from a first position in which the flap does not extend radially beyond the body to a second position in which the flap extends radially beyond the body and at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis, and a flap release mechanism. A projectile including a tail according to the present disclosure is also provided.