Patent ID: 11946727
Assignee: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 13:
14. A method of launching a projectile towards a target, the method comprising:
in response to a command to launch the projectile towards the target:
igniting propellant stowed in a combustion chamber of the projectile; wherein ignition of the propellant initiates a sequential execution of a first burning phase, a second burning phase and a third burning phase of the propellant; wherein during the first burning phase the projectile is ejected from a cell and wherein thrust generated by burning of the propellant during the second burning phase is lower than the thrust generated during the first burning phase and the third burning phases;
ejecting, during the first burning phase, the projectile out of a cell in a manner that causes one or more thrusters fixed to the projectile, to spin around a longitudinal axis of the projectile;
activating, during the second burning phase, the one or more thrusters; wherein the one or more thrusters are fixed to the projectile, such that upon an activation of the one or more thrusters, the projectile begins to turn in a certain deflection azimuth according to activation timing.