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7339537 Capacitive drive antenna and an air vehicle so equipped  
Disclosed are antenna embodiments and air vehicles so equipped that include a first antenna component, and a second antenna component, separated by a free space gap, where the antenna embodiments...
7276681 On-board light source based gain correction for semi-active laser seekers  
The invention provides a method and apparatus for correcting for gain changes in detectors in a guided vehicle. In one version of the invention, an on board light source is used to generate a...
7190304 System for interception and defeat of rocket propelled grenades and method of use  
A method for intercepting and a defeating rocket propelled grenade (RPG) which includes the steps of detecting a thermal signature from a launch of the RPG; and cueing a narrow beam radar which...
7185845 Faceted ball lens for semi-active laser seeker  
A wide field-of-view optical system that may be used in determining a direction to a source of light, or for determine steering corrections to direct a vehicle toward a target, is disclosed. The...
7175130 Missile steering using laser scattering by atmosphere  
A guidance system for a missile with a laser beam source located at a distance from the missile generating a modulated laser beam that is directed towards the missile. A group of backward looking...
7150428 Beam laser atmospheric scattering trajectory guidance  
A guidance system for a missile utilitizes a laser beam source at a missile launch pad to generate a laser beam that is directed towards a target. A sensor on the body of a spinning missile detects...
7127138 Apparatus and method for directing a light beam to a target  
An apparatus for directing light beams onto a target comprising a beam splitter for splitting a main beam into a first split beam and a second split beam; a first beam path for the first split...
7059560 System for determining the target range for a laser guided weapon  
A system for determining the distance between a target ( 4 ) and a laser guided weapon traveling towards the target ( 4 ). The system ( 1 ) comprises a laser designator ( 5 ) on a remote platform (...
7036767 Projectile seeker  
The present invention relates to a projectile seeker which comprises: (a) A hollow in the projectile for accommodating a light sensor; (b) A light sensor located within said hollow for sensing...
6955324 Laser-tethered vehicle  
The present invention provides a position control system for a remote-controlled vehicle, a vehicle operated by the control system, and a method for operating a remote-controlled vehicle. An...
6926227 Extended range, light weight laser target designator  
Pulse integration is utilized on board an optically guided missile or other ordinance device used as a part of a target designation system for extending the lock-on range of the missile by...
6845938 System and method for periodically adaptive guidance and control  
A system and method that guides a device to an object using periodically adaptive guidance. The guidance and control system creates a reconstructed line-of-sight (LOS) vector to avoid system...
6832740 Missile system and method of missile guidance  
A missile system and a method of missile guidance in which a bus missile is launched from a launch station remote from a target with the bus missile carrying a plurality of sub-missiles. The...
6808139 Guidance for missle systems with target tracker and additional manual track point correction  
A guidance method for guidance systems is disclosed. The method includes forming a target track point with a target tracker. The method corrects the track point with a manual correction signal. A...
6795174 Tracking systems  
A system for tracking a projectile utilizing a laser beam modulated by an acousto-optic cell. Transponders distributed on hemispheres around the rear of the projectile detect the scanned beam and...
6672533 Method and guidance system for guiding a missile  
The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for guiding a missile. In accordance with the prior art, the angle position of a target ( 9 ) when the missile ( 3 ) is expected to...
6666401 Missile defense system with dynamic trajectory adjustment  
A missile defense system includes a tracking station for monitoring the course and/or trajectory of an incoming missile. The incoming missile course and/or trajectory information is communicated to...
6653972 All weather precision guidance of distributed projectiles  
A system and method ( 32 ) for measuring line-of-sight angular rates for all-weather precision guidance of distributed projectiles ( 16 ) and a guidance system ( 10 ) based thereon. In accordance...
6626396 Method and system for active laser imagery guidance of intercepting missiles  
A method for guiding an intercepting missile to a body-to-body contact with an airborne target in the atmosphere. The method includes the steps of guiding the intercepting missile to within an...
6587191 In-action boresight  
A method for boresighting of a designation system, including a tracker responsive to a detector with reference to an indicator, including the step of directing a beam of light at a target, using a...
6568627 Side-scatter beamrider missile guidance system  
The Side-Scatter Beamrider Missile Guidance System projects into the guidance field a pulsed beam that is spatially encoded with azimuth and elevation scans of pre-determined angles. This pulsed...
6422507 Smart bullet  
A smart bullet capable of in-flight maneuvers generated by the selective extension of a spoiler from a de-spun control section of the bullet into the stream of air passing the bullet. A micro gyro...
6359710 IR radiation-seeker missile jammer  
Means and method for jamming IR radiation-seeking threat missiles comprising means for generating wavetrains of randomized pulses of radiation of the same wavelengths at which the threat missiles...
6357694 Laser-scan process and device for guiding a missile to a target  
The present invention relates to a laser-scan process for guiding a missile (M) to a target (T), according to which one observes a field ( 5 ), within which said missile (M) is liable to move, so...
6343766 Shared aperture dichroic active tracker with background subtraction  
An imaging self-referencing target tracker ( 10 ) for a laser weapon ( 12 ). The weapon generates a first beam of radiation ( 14 ) that engages a target ( 16 ) to form a beam hit spot ( 20 )...
6313784 Millimeter-wave zoom antenna for guilding beamrider hypervelocity missile  
The millimeter-wave zoom antenna for guiding a beamrider hypervelocity missile uses varying range information derived from the flight of the missile toward the target as control signals for the...
6262800 Dual mode semi-active laser/laser radar seeker  
The invention provides a method and apparatus for guiding a weapon to a target using an optical seeker having dual semi-active laser (SAL) and laser radar (LADAR) modes of operation. The dual mode...
6250583 Shared aperture dichroic tracker with background subtraction  
An imaging self-referencing target tracker (10) for a laser weapon (12). The weapon generates a first beam of radiation (14) that engages a target (16) to form a beam hit spot (20) thereon. In a...
6199794 Multi-color, multi-pulse laser  
A multi-color, multi-pulse laser target designator is disclosed in which the target is illuminated with pulses of preselected colors and interpulse spacings so as to uniquely identify the target....
6186441 Device and method for determining the impact point of a ballistic missile  
In an aiming or sighting device and an aiming method for determining the impact point of a ballistic flying body such as a rocket or a tube weapon projectile, specific characteristic values of the...
6161061 Guidance controller for a minimal discrete command set  
A beam rider guidance system for directing a steerable object, such as a pedo, using a limited set of discrete guidance commands. The guidance system senses a guidance point distance representing...
6138944 Scatterider guidance system for a flying object based on maintenance of minimum distance between the designating laser beam and the longitudinal axis of the flying object  
The scatterider guidance system is mounted on the flying object that is to e guided toward a more direct impact on the selected target. The system utilizes a designating beam of laser pulses that...
6021975 Dichroic active tracker  
An imaging self-referencing target tracker (10) for a laser weapon (12). The weapon generates a first beam of radiation (14) that engages a target (16) to form a beam hit spot (20) thereon. In a...
6003810 Homing head for a flying body  
The present invention relates to a homing head mounted on a flying body, and intended to guide the flying body towards a target. According to the invention, the homing head includes a target...
5987362 Final approach trajectory control with fuzzy controller  
A tail chase guidance system for directing a steerable object, such as a pedo, to a contact along a final approach course. The guidance system senses a bearing from the steerable object to the...
5944762 Hierarchical target intercept fuzzy controller with forbidden zone  
A target intercept guidance system for directing a steerable object, such a torpedo with a guidance point. The guidance system is located at a launching vehicle and senses the bearings from the...
5878977 Offset detection apparatus and flying object guiding system using the apparatus  
A light wave guiding apparatus comprising an offset detector for detecting an offset from a predetermined axis is disclosed. A laser beam irradiator irradiates a laser beam having a maximum...
5848763 Retro-encoded missile guidance system  
The retro-encoded guidance system guides a flying object in its flight tod its destination by measuring and correcting the angular displacement of its actual trajectory from the straight...
5697578 Navigational system and method  
A navigational system for determining the relative position of two objects, which comprises projector means for projecting an information field to be at least partially incident on both said...
5695152 System for correcting flight trajectory of a projectile  
In a system including a launcher device and a projectile of the type that spins in flight, an assembly for detecting and correcting deviations of the projectile from the planned flight trajectory...
5671140 Fuzzy controller for target intercept guidance  
A target intercept guidance system for directing a steerable object, such a torpedo. The guidance system senses the bearing and range between a first site and a second site and determines the...
5671139 Hierarchical fuzzy controller for beam rider guidance  
A beam rider guidance system for directing a steerable object, such as a torpedo. The guidance system is located at a launching vehicle and senses the bearings from the launching vehicle to a...
5671138 Fuzzy controller for acoustic vehicle target intercept guidance  
A target intercept guidance system for directing a steerable object, such a torpedo with an acoustic homing device. The guidance system senses the bearing and range between a first site and a...
5662291 Device for self-defense against missiles  
The invention relates to a device for self-defense of aircraft against missiles and provides for a combination of a proximity sensor for the enemy missile, an intercepting rocket, and an aimed...
5661555 Method and apparatus for determining the roll angle position of a rotating flying body  
A method and apparatus for determining the roll angle position of a rotating flying body (2) relative to a fixed station (1) with the aid of a laser (3) light beam (4, 24) emitted by the fixed...
5651512 Missile tracking system with a thermal track link  
A closed-loop missile tracking system (10) employs a missile (12) with a thermal beacon (22) and an optical beacon (24). A target designator (40) defines a boresight from a missile firing location,...
5647559 Apparatus for flight path correction of flying bodies  
An apparatus for flight path correction of flying bodies, such as projectiles, rockets and the like, with the aid of a laser guide beam, wherein the course of the respective flying body is...
5605307 Missile system incorporating a targeting aid for man-in-the-loop missile controller  
A missile is remotely controlled by a person operating with a base controller that displays an image of an aim-point target. Simultaneously, the base controller displays, as an overlay, a...
5601255 Method and apparatus for flight path correction of projectiles  
A method and an apparatus for flight path correction of one or more projectiles (2-6) with the aid of a guide beam (9), wherein target data, such as speed, range and direction of movement, are...
5533692 Beamrider guidance system using digital phase modulation encoding  
A beam of electromagnetic radiation is spatially encoded using a digital phase modulation technique. The spatial encoding defines the beam cross section into a series of resolution elements each...
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