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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2009
Applicant:
Robert L Alford, Excelsior, MN (US);
Inventor:
Robert L Alford, Excelsior, MN (US);
Assignee:
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Vergennes, VT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41G 7/00 (2006.01); F42B 15/01 (2006.01); F42B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Rolling airframe projectile guidance and stability systems are disclosed. Flight control surfaces, such as canards and/or tail fins are attached to a projectile airframe that is designed to roll during flight. Stepper motors are attached to the flight control surfaces and move the flight control surfaces in discrete increments. A control system generates signals that control the flight control surfaces. The control system may include a neural network that is trained to generate control signals in response to received inputs.