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United States Patent | 8,433,460 |
Recchia , et al. | April 30, 2013 |
An onboard sensor suite generally includes two main components: a proximity sensor suite for measuring the projectile muzzle velocity; and a pressure sensor suite for measuring the projectile airspeed. The flight velocity of the projectile can then be estimated with a high degree of accuracy using either the muzzle velocity by itself or the airspeed by itself, or, in a preferred embodiment, by using both the muzzle velocity and the airspeed. The proximity sensor suite includes proximity sensors that are mounted along a projectile body; a wire harness; and an onboard computer or CPU. The pressure sensor suite includes a Pitot pressure transducer and two static pressure transducers that are mounted within the projectile body; a wire harness; and a CPU.
Inventors: | Recchia; Thomas (Succasunna, NJ), Toledo; Wilfredo (Hasbrouck Heights, NJ), Cahayla; Jason (West Miliford, NJ), Scheper; Eric (Mt. Arlington, NJ) | ||||||||||
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Assignee: |
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
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DC)
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Family ID: | 48146136 | ||||||||||
Appl. No.: | 12/943,214 | ||||||||||
Filed: | November 10, 2010 |
Current U.S. Class: | 701/7; 382/103; 701/3; 701/5 |
Current CPC Class: | F42B 15/01 (20130101); G01P 3/665 (20130101); G01P 5/16 (20130101); F41G 7/34 (20130101) |
Current International Class: | G05D 1/00 (20060101) |
Field of Search: | ;701/7,3 ;52/2.11 ;29/700 ;454/239 ;521/107,116,121 ;244/122A,122AE ;382/103 |
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