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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2008
Applicants:
Edward Bergmann, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Brian London, Cambridge, MA (US);
Andrew Dineen, Melrose, MA (US);
Inventors:
Edward Bergmann, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Brian London, Cambridge, MA (US);
Andrew Dineen, Melrose, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 15/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A projectile is guided by employing heat, generated from the aerodynamic heating of a surface of the projectile while the projectile is in flight, to vaporize a material stored within the projectile. The resulting gas is used to guide the projectile.