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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2000
Mark Folsom, Carmel, CA (US);
Charles Piper, III, Los Banos, CA (US);
Wm. David Fahey, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jared M. McGowan, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Quantic Industries, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a fast, low-cost, small diverter capable of generating a relatively high impulse (1-5 N-sec) over a short time period. The diverter is adapted for installation in a projectile for steering the projectile in flight by ejecting an end cap in response to control signals from a guidance system. In one embodiment, multiple diverters are arranged in one or more bands about a flying projectile such as a rocket. Each diverter includes a header assembly providing a mounting surface and support for a plurality of electrical leads, a reactive semiconductor bridge mounted on the mounting surface of the header assembly and providing an electrical path for the electrical leads at a certain voltage across the bridge, a diverter body supporting the header assembly and containing a prime, wherein the reactive semiconductor bridge and the prime define a gap, and an end cap attached to the diverter body and containing a propellant.