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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2008
Gregg J. Hlavacek, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nigel B. Flahart, Tucson, AZ (US);
David A. Adang, Tucson, AZ (US);
Andrew D. Facciano, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregg J. Hlavacek, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nigel B. Flahart, Tucson, AZ (US);
David A. Adang, Tucson, AZ (US);
Andrew D. Facciano, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A missile includes several subvehicles that are initially mechanically coupled to a missile main body, and a separation system for separating the subvehicles from the missile main body. The separation system has a single triggering mechanism to simultaneously provide energy to separate all of the subvehicles. This advantageously provides only a single shock to the system by actuating the system to separate the subvehicles. By limiting the shocks to the single shock of actuating the energy system and the shocks of the mechanical disengagement of the individual subvehicles, the disengagement system has improved performance. The subvehicles may be separated from the main body in radial directions substantially perpendicular to a central axis of the main body. This may provide for smoother disengagement, with less tipping, and may provide for greater, more uniform spacing between the disengaged subvehicles.