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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
May. 04, 2011
David G. Garrett, Tucson, AZ (US);
Todd A. Isaac, Newburgh, IN (US);
David G. Garrett, Tucson, AZ (US);
Todd A. Isaac, Newburgh, IN (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A system () for remotely enabling and disabling a weapon (), includes a watchdog controller () adapted to receive a safe/arm command from a remote source () and to transmit the safe/arm command if predetermined conditions are satisfied, a safe/arm controller () adapted to receive the safe/arm command from the watchdog controller () and to transmit a control signal to enable communication between a weapon system processor () and the weapon () if a predetermined series of input signals are received in a predetermined sequence. The system also includes a switch () in a communication path between the weapon system processor () and the weapon (). The safe/arm controller () closes the switch () and enables communication between the weapon system processor () and the weapon () only when the safe/arm controller () receives an arm signal and receives the predetermined series of input signals in the predetermined sequence.