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7367525 |
Munition with integrity gated go/no-go decision
A munition is presented which includes an integrity verification system that measures the integrity of the munition. When an integrity threshold is not met, engagement of the munition with a...
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7354017 |
Projectile trajectory control system
Trajectory is controlled by a control system having fins that de-spin a section of the control system relative to a projectile or missile. The control system also includes aero-surfaces that...
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7350744 |
System for changing warhead's trajectory to avoid interception
A system for increasing a warhead's chance of hitting a target comprises a system for causing the warhead to deviate from its projected trajectory so that it will have an increased chance of...
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7350743 |
Missiles and control systems therefor
A homing missile of which the target tracker has a restricted, e.g. a slit-shaped, field-of-view and which incorporates means whereby the field-of-view may be rotated, e.g. by rolling the missile,...
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7341221 |
Attitude determination with magnetometers for gun-launched munitions
A system and method for performing attitude determination for projectiles comprises a projectile; a plurality of magnetometers arranged orthogonally to one another in the projectile, wherein the...
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7339659 |
Method and system for identifying hostile missile launch locations
A method for identifying hostile missile launch locations is disclosed. In response to a receipt of a message containing information regarding a hostile missile had been launched at an aircraft, a...
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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...
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7273194 |
Weapon guidance system
The centroid of the discrete components forming the overall radar return from a target onto which a homing weapon is being guided may not coincide with a desired aimpoint on the target. Herein...
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7264198 |
Time-to-go missile guidance method and system
A method and apparatus for guiding a vehicle to intercept a target is described. The method iteratively estimates a time-to-go until target intercept and modifies an acceleration command based upon...
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7249730 |
System and method for in-flight trajectory path synthesis using the time sampled output of onboard sensors
Disclosed are a system, method, and program storage device implementing the method, of data fusion, wherein the method comprises determining pre-launch data affecting a flight of a self-sensing...
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7236121 |
Pattern classifier and method for associating tracks from different sensors
An interceptor-based sensor clusters tracks of objects to generate track clusters based on an uncertainty associated with each track, and generates feature vectors for a cluster under test using...
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7219853 |
Systems and methods for tracking targets with aimpoint offset
A target identification and tracking system includes a carrier vehicle and one or more tracking vehicles. The carrier vehicle may determine an aimpoint of a target from a high resolution image of...
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7193556 |
System and method for the measurement of full relative position and orientation of objects
A system for measuring a position and orientation of an object in flight relative to a reference coordinate system is provided. The system including: three or more illuminating sources, each...
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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...
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7185844 |
Methods and systems for guiding an object to a target using an improved guidance law
Systems and methods for guiding an object may comprise improved guidance laws that improve the effectiveness of the PRONAV guidance law. The improved guidance laws may utilize the same parameters...
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7183966 |
Dual mode target sensing apparatus
A dual-mode target seeking apparatus having a seeker dome defining an aperture and transmissive to microwave frequency energy of a first frequency and to light wave energy at a second frequency and...
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7149611 |
Virtual sensor mast
A virtual sensor mast for a ground vehicle and a method for operating a ground vehicle using a virtual sensor mast are disclosed. The virtual sensor mast includes an unmanned airborne vehicle...
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7140574 |
Inertial position target measuring systems and methods
Systems and methods for contiguously and accurately updating target object information during an entire target engagement period are provided. The target tracking system includes a database for...
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7137588 |
Ballistic target defense system and methods
A method for ballistic target defense including identifying a launched ballistic target having a target launch point, a target launch direction, a target speed, and a target trajectory; launching a...
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7121353 |
Airborne vehicle for firefighting
An airborne vehicle ( 1, 2, 10 ) which is equipped with an extinguishant container ( 12 ) for mist extinguishing is specified for efficient firefighting. A detonator ( 18 ) which is located on the...
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7108223 |
Missile control system and method
A missile includes a tail section having a multi-nozzle grid with both fixed nozzlettes, and movable, thrust vector nozzlettes. The movable nozzlettes may be configured in a number of discrete...
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7105790 |
Process to control the trajectory of a spinning projectile
A process to control the trajectory of a spinning projectile. The projectile's accelerations are measured by means of an inertial unit in three axes within a reference linked to the projectile so...
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7104496 |
Active protection device and associated apparatus, system, and method
An interceptor device for protecting a platform against an incoming threat is provided. The interceptor device comprises a housing and a countermeasure device. At least one detonating charge is...
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7080804 |
Hot-start navigation information distribution system
A weapons system is disclosed that provides hot-start navigational information to the Global-Positioning-System receivers on missiles prior to flight. The system comprises a...
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7079070 |
Radar-filtered projectile
Disclosed is an autonomous radar guidance of an otherwise radar-directed projectile (RDP). The preferred embodiment uses an inexpensive radar receiver with an inexpensive slow wave antenna, placed...
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7076342 |
Attitude sensing apparatus for determining the attitude of a mobile unit
An attitude sensing apparatus for determining the attitude of a mobile unit is provided that can reliably estimate an alignment angle between a GPS antenna coordinate system and an IMU coordinate...
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7066427 |
Active protection device and associated apparatus, system, and method
An interceptor device adapted to protect a platform associated therewith against an incoming threat having a trajectory by intercepting the threat in an intercept zone is provided. Such an...
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7043343 |
Method for testing a missile time-space-position unit for missile
A method for testing the performance of a Missile Time-Space-Position Information Unit. The method is utilized for Functional, Acceptance and Qualification test of the Missile Time-Space-Position...
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7040570 |
Weather-agile reconfigurable automatic target recognition system
Applicants' ATR system is weather-agile because it is comprised of a primary target sensing means that is capable of surveilling the target scene in foul or fair weather, and a secondary target...
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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...
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7032858 |
Systems and methods for identifying targets among non-targets with a plurality of sensor vehicles
A plurality of sensor vehicles collect imaging data from an assigned location of a target region having targets and non-targets. The imaging data may be combined based on its location and the...
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7032857 |
Multi-sensor guidance system for extreme force launch shock applications
A projectile navigation system operable within an extremely high G-shock loading environment during the launch phase may include a set of Kalman filters configured to repeatedly calculate a...
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7032856 |
Modern thermal sensor upgrade for existing missile system
A method of mapping a first array to a second array is useful where (1) each of the arrays has pixels in sequential columns and rows and the first array has sequential integers identifying each row...
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7024340 |
Automatic collection manager
A method for the automatic collection of surveillance information by an unmanned air vehicle comprises the steps of receiving an automatic collection requirements message, determining a route for...
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7007888 |
Inertial position target measuring systems and methods
Systems and methods for contiguously and accurately updating target object information during an entire target engagement period are provided. The target tracking system includes a database for...
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6990885 |
Missile interceptor
The present invention is a method of interception. When a missile is launched and detected by a satellite, an anti-missile rocket is launched to intercept it. When the anti-missile rocket nears the...
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6978966 |
Reflector deployment error estimation
A system and method for performing in-orbit alignment calibration using on-board attitude sensors to improve reflector alignment after deployment to improve spacecraft pointing.
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6959893 |
Light fighter lethality seeker projectile
A projectile comprises an imaging seeker at a front of the projectile; a front warhead behind the imaging seeker; a power supply; an electronics unit connected to the power supply and comprising a...
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6952179 |
Radar system
A dual mode radar seeker comprising a wide-band passive anti-radar antenna system ( 3 ) at the rear of a radome ( 1 ), operating at relatively low radar frequencies in an amplitude comparison...
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6951317 |
Vehicle, lightweight pneumatic pilot valve and related systems therefor
A vehicle, such as a missile, with a pilot valve system controls the vehicle's thrust valves despite a hostile propellant gas environment. The pilot valve system can have one or more pilot valves....
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6933877 |
Multiple-antenna jamming system
The Multiple-Antenna Jamming System (MAJS) is useful for missile-borne jamming of active protection system radars that operate in close proximity to the frequency band of the missile's radio...
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6919840 |
Integration of a semi-active laser seeker into the DSU-33 proximity sensor
A proximity sensor for use with a guidance system of a smart bomb including a ranging radar proximity sensor configured for mounting on a smart bomb and a radome connected to the ranging radar...
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6910657 |
System and method for locating a target and guiding a vehicle toward the target
A vehicle guidance system. The system includes a first mechanism for tracking a vehicle based on time-of-arrival information associated with energy emanating from the vehicle and providing vehicle...
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6889934 |
Systems and methods for guiding munitions
A method of guiding a munition to a target transmitting one or more signals is described. The method includes configuring the munition with a radio frequency receiver, an antenna for the receiver...
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6886774 |
Method for piloting a spinning projectile
A method of projectile control provides a control order for an organ allowing the yaw piloting of a spinning projectile. The control order causes a modification of a yaw piloting parameter of the...
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6883747 |
Projectile guidance with accelerometers and a GPS receiver
A projectile guidance system without gyros in which the projectile has an orthogonal body coordinate system. The projectile has a triax of accelerometers providing x, y and z acceleration data...
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6877691 |
High altitude stripping for threat discrimination
A technique is provided that uses a dual mode seeker (IR and LADAR) for precise target dynamics measurement, which extends stripping to a much higher altitude than ground based radar. Initial...
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6871817 |
System containing an anamorphic optical system with window, optical corrector, and sensor
A system includes an optical system having a curved window with anamorphic symmetry about a first plane and a second plane perpendicular to the first plane. The window may be, for example, in a...
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6871816 |
Proactive optical trajectory following system
A system for automatically correcting flight path of an aircraft onto a predetermined trajectory is provided. A sensor is configured to sense speed and direction of air relative to the aircraft at...
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6863244 |
Mitigation of angular acceleration effects on optical sensor data
A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for compensating for optical sensor data corrupted by angular acceleration is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of...
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