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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregory H. Smith, Placentia, CA (US);
Roland D. Clark, Whittier, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41G 7/00 ; F42B 1/501 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41G 7/00 ; F42B 1/501 ;
Abstract
A universal driver circuit is provided for actuating both valves and ordnances, such as the valves and ordnances carried by a missile or other unmanned air vehicle. The universal driver circuit includes at least one valve driver circuit for controllably opening and closing a valve and at least one ordnance driver circuit for controllably activating an ordnance. In addition, the universal driver circuit includes a controller capable of independently directing each valve driver circuit and each ordnance driver circuit to open the valve and to activate the ordnance, respectively.