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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2005
Charles H. Robinson, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Robert H. Wood, Laurel, MD (US);
Mark R. Gelak, Columbia, MD (US);
Thinh Q. Hoang, Richmond, VA (US);
Charles H. Robinson, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Robert H. Wood, Laurel, MD (US);
Mark R. Gelak, Columbia, MD (US);
Thinh Q. Hoang, Richmond, VA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A fuze for a submunition comprises a fuze housing with a stabilizer ribbon for aerodynamic orientation, a fuze slider released by tension on the stabilizer ribbon, an air-powered electric generator extended into the airstream by the fuze slider and powered in flight by high-speed airflow, a MEMS safety and arming device, a fuze circuit board including an explosive fireset, and an electrically initiated firetrain. The fuze is fixed to and communicates explosively with the end of a grenade warhead.