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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Thomas A. Olden, Tucson, AZ (US);
Robert J. Cavalleri, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Inventors:
Thomas A. Olden, Tucson, AZ (US);
Robert J. Cavalleri, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (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
There is disclosed a vehicle and methods for maneuvering the vehicle. The vehicle may include a plurality of multiple-impulse rocket motors, each of which comprises a plurality of independently ignitable solid fuel propellant charges, and a processor that generates at least one command to ignite at least one solid fuel propellant charge of at least one of the plurality of multiple-impulse rocket motors.