Precision guided antiaircraft munition
Abstract
A small diameter, 20 mm to 50 mm, guided projectile is used in antiaircraft defense. A pulsing laser designator illuminates the target aircraft. Energy reflected from the aircraft is received by the guided projectile. The guided projectile is fired from a standard weapon but the spining caused by the riflings are removed before active tracking and guidance occurs. The received energy is focused by immersion optics onto a bridge cell. AC coupling and gating removes background and allows steering signals to move extended vanes by means of piezoelectric actuators in the rear of the guided projectile.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866299
- Patent Number(s):
- 4678142
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by Secretary of Air (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F41 - WEAPONS F41G - WEAPON SIGHTS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F42 - AMMUNITION F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- precision; guided; antiaircraft; munition; diameter; 20; 50; projectile; defense; pulsing; laser; designator; illuminates; target; aircraft; energy; reflected; received; fired; standard; weapon; spining; caused; riflings; removed; active; tracking; guidance; occurs; focused; immersion; optics; bridge; cell; coupling; gating; removes; background; allows; steering; signals; move; extended; vanes; means; piezoelectric; actuators; rear; energy reflected; guided projectile; /244/
Citation Formats
Hirschfeld, Tomas B. Precision guided antiaircraft munition. United States: N. p., 1987.
Web.
Hirschfeld, Tomas B. Precision guided antiaircraft munition. United States.
Hirschfeld, Tomas B. Thu .
"Precision guided antiaircraft munition". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866299.
@article{osti_866299,
title = {Precision guided antiaircraft munition},
author = {Hirschfeld, Tomas B},
abstractNote = {A small diameter, 20 mm to 50 mm, guided projectile is used in antiaircraft defense. A pulsing laser designator illuminates the target aircraft. Energy reflected from the aircraft is received by the guided projectile. The guided projectile is fired from a standard weapon but the spining caused by the riflings are removed before active tracking and guidance occurs. The received energy is focused by immersion optics onto a bridge cell. AC coupling and gating removes background and allows steering signals to move extended vanes by means of piezoelectric actuators in the rear of the guided projectile.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987}
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