Patent ID: 11898828
Assignee: ORBITAL RESEARCH INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  G | IPC B  F  G

Claim 0:
1. A method of reconfiguring the airframe of a ballistic projectile and arming the ballistic projectile comprising:
firing or launching a ballistic projectile having a fuze and a self-contained apogee detection module;
the self-contained apogee detection module detecting or predicting the projectile's ballistic apogee by computing a ballistic trajectory estimate using a plurality of sensors each having a measurement signal associated therewith and a computer processor all within the projectile and without reference to barometric pressure;
at the detected or predicted apogee or at some time related thereto, the apogee detection module transmitting a signal to the fuze that arms the fuze and reconfigures the airframe of the ballistic projectile, and
firing or launching an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and/or an additional ballistic projectile,
wherein the ballistic projectile, the additional ballistic projectile, and/or the UAV comprises an image or video sensor that captures image or video data that is transmitted to a remote user for target identification and guidance of the ballistic projectile, the additional ballistic projectile, and/or the UAV.