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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2013
Los Alamos National Security, Llc, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Jonathan L. Mace, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Gerald J. Seitz, El Rancho, NM (US);
John A. Echave, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Pierre-Yves Le Bas, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Los Alamos National Security, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Abstract
The detonation of one or more explosive charges and propellant charges by a detonator in response to a fire control signal from a command and control system comprised of a command center and instrumentation center with a communications link therebetween. The fire control signal is selectively provided to the detonator from the instrumentation center if plural detonation control switches at the command center are in a fire authorization status, and instruments, and one or more interlocks, if included, are in a ready for firing status. The instrumentation and command centers are desirably mobile, such as being respective vehicles.