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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2006
R. Glenn Brosch, Sorrento, FL (US);
Darin S. Williams, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kent P. Pflibsen, Tucson, AZ (US);
Thomas M. Crawford, Marana, AZ (US);
R. Glenn Brosch, Sorrento, FL (US);
Darin S. Williams, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kent P. Pflibsen, Tucson, AZ (US);
Thomas M. Crawford, Marana, AZ (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
By sharing tasks between the CV and the KVs, the MKV interceptor provides a cost-effective missile defense system capable of intercepting and killing multiple targets. The placement of the acquisition and discrimination sensor and control sensor on the CV to provide target acquisition and discrimination and mid-course guidance for all the KVs avoids the weight and complexity issues associated with trying to 'miniaturize' unitary interceptors. The placement of either a short-band imaging sensor and headlamp or a MWIR sensor on each KV overcomes the latency, resolution and bandwidth problems associated with command guidance systems and allows each KV to precisely select a desirable aimpoint and maintain track on that aimpoint to impact. An implicit divert and attitude control system (DACS) using tow or more divert thrusters performs KV divert and attitude maneuvers to respond to the command guidance pre-handover and to maintain track on the aimpoint to terminal intercept post-handover.