Patent ID: 6349652
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: F42B,F42C

Abstract:
An aeroballistic diagnostic system for obtaining information relative to flight of a projectile launched from the bore of a gun, comprising:a container adapted to be attached to said projectile; a plurality of sensor arrays positioned within said container; at least one of said arrays being operable to obtain projectile data during in-bore travel of said projectile; remaining ones of said arrays being operable to obtain projectile data during in-flight travel of said projectile; recording means carried by said container and operable to sample and store said in-bore data and to output said stored data after said projectile exits said gun; utilization means for receiving encoded data; and encoding means operable to encode said in-bore data which is output from said recording means, as well as to encode said data provided by said remaining ones of said arrays, and to provide the encoded data to said utilization means.