Patent ID: 7631833
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: F41G,F42B

Abstract:
1. A counter asymmetric threat micromunition comprising: a stabilized airframe adapted to be deployed from a deployment platform at an altitude above a target; the stabilized airframe having at least one attitude control device effective after deployment of the airframe to maneuver the deployed airframe to a selected attitude; a computer processing unit (CPU) operably coupled with a wireless communications transceiver, global positioning system (GPS) receiver, an inertial measurement unit (IMU), a range finder, a flight controller, an electronic safe-arm-fuze device, and with a signal processing circuit operably coupled to a sensor having a field of view adapted to detect a plurality of targets within its field of view; a source of electrical power operably coupled with said sensor, said signal processing circuit, said CPU, said wireless communications transceiver, said GPS receiver, said IMU, said range finder, said flight controller operably coupled with said at least one attitude control device, and with said safe-arm-fuze device operably coupled with an explosive warhead; said CPU operable via said wireless communications transceiver to establish a fast wireless communications network between, and to exchange selected data with, each other deployed like micromunition to form a redundant distributed database; said CPU operable to assign a target to be intercepted, to calculate an intercept trajectory to the assigned target, to command said flight controller to operate said at least one attitude control device to guide the micromunition along said intercept trajectory, and to command said safe-arm-fuze device to arm and, upon intercept of the assigned target, to detonate said warhead.