Patent ID: 11933587
Assignee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 10:
11. A missile comprising:
a main body extending between a forward end and an aft end;
one or more aerodynamic control surfaces operably coupled to the main body;
a propulsion system operable to propel the missile to a desired flight Mach number;
an articulating nosecone positioned at the forward end of the main body;
a body actuation module and a head actuation module operably coupling the nosecone to the main body;
a plurality of central apertures formed through components in the body actuation module and the head actuation module: and
at least one secondary electric motor operable for fine tuning a position of the articulating nosecone.