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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1983
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry D Wedertz, Mira Loma, CA (US);
Byron M Niemeier, Claremont, CA (US);
Oakley G Ross, Upland, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Dynamics, Pomona Division, Pomona, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
244-323 ;
Abstract
An articulated nose is locked in axial alignment with the longitudinal axis of a rolling projectile body. Pyrotechnic means within the nose is actuated to unlock the nose and tilt it toward the target when the error between the projectile path and the path to the target exceeds a predetermined threshold.