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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2010
Darin S. Williams, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nicholas B. Saccketti, Tucson, AZ (US);
David B. Hatfield, Oracle, AZ (US);
Alexandra L. Blake, Tucson, AZ (US);
Richard J. Wright, Tucson, AZ (US);
Lawrence A. Westhoven, Jr., Tucson, AZ (US);
Darin S. Williams, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nicholas B. Saccketti, Tucson, AZ (US);
David B. Hatfield, Oracle, AZ (US);
Alexandra L. Blake, Tucson, AZ (US);
Richard J. Wright, Tucson, AZ (US);
Lawrence A. Westhoven, Jr., Tucson, AZ (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a guided munition are provided, as are embodiments of a method for equipping a guided munition with a self-deploying dome cover. In one embodiment, the guided munition includes a munition body, a seeker dome coupled to the munition body, and a self-deploying dome cover disposed over the seeker dome. The self-deploying dome cover is configured to deploy and expose the seeker dome during munition flight in response to aerodynamic forces acting on the self-deploying dome cover.