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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Richard J. Wright, Tucson, AZ (US);
James G. Sierchio, Tucson, AZ (US);
William R. Owens, Tucson, AZ (US);
Thomas M. Crawford, Marana, AZ (US);
Myron E. Calkins, Jr., Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 12/36 (2006.01); G01N 19/06 (2006.01); G01P 15/06 (2006.01); F42C 19/06 (2006.01); G01N 9/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/08 (2006.01); G01B 5/06 (2006.01); F42B 12/02 (2006.01); G01B 11/06 (2006.01); G01N 9/36 (2006.01); F41J 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 12/365 (2013.01); F41J 5/06 (2013.01); F42B 12/02 (2013.01); F42C 19/06 (2013.01); G01B 5/06 (2013.01); G01B 11/06 (2013.01); G01N 9/36 (2013.01); G01P 15/06 (2013.01); G01P 15/0891 (2013.01); G01N 9/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hyper-velocity impact sensor is configured to probe a mass of material consumed upon impact with an object. The probe can extract density and thickness characteristics of the impacted object, which can be used to classify the object.