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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2012
Gabriel Bonnstetter, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Kenneth Fink, Elk River, MN (US);
Jake Carroll, Crystal, MN (US);
Richard Truitt, Champlin, MN (US);
Gabriel Bonnstetter, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Kenneth Fink, Elk River, MN (US);
Jake Carroll, Crystal, MN (US);
Richard Truitt, Champlin, MN (US);
ORBITAL ATK, INC., Plymouth, MN (US);
Abstract
A warhead system, method and apparatus. A warhead includes a liner having a longitudinal axis that runs down the center of the liner. The liner includes a liner pattern and a liner shape. The liner shape is selected and a radial distance from the longitudinal axis is selected. The liner pattern is warped as a function of the selected distance and the shape of the liner to reduce the effects of spoking in the post-detonation fragmentation pattern at the selected distance. The liner is then formed as a function of the warped liner pattern.