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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
Joseph P. Morris, Bothell, WA (US);
Paul Lichon, Bothell, WA (US);
Douglas L. Smith, Bellevue, WA (US);
Joseph P. Morris, Bothell, WA (US);
Paul Lichon, Bothell, WA (US);
Douglas L. Smith, Bellevue, WA (US);
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tacital Systems, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and system for controlling the trajectory of a projectile having two rotationally decoupled sections, wherein the first section is rotationally decoupled from the second section. The first section of the projectile contains a navigation system. The first section also contains an actuator by which aero-control surfaces on the second section are actuated. The second section may have external aero-spin surfaces which provide a torque counter to the rotation of the base projectile. The apparatus and system also includes embodiments having applications for nose sections of projectiles.