Patent ID: 8191454
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: F41F

Abstract:
1. A canisterized interceptor comprising: a composite canister for housing an interceptor, the composite canister constructed with a canister material; and a winding embedded within the composite canister to provide a conductive path, wherein the embedded winding comprises a conductor having a wire diameter with a plurality of passes arranged within composite material of the canister as a looped coil to provide a maximum spacing between adjacent passes of the conductor of the looped coil embedded winding, wherein the spacing between adjacent passes of the looped coil embedded winding is five wire diameters, a connector interface coupled with the conductor; a launch controller coupled with the connector interface, the launch controller includes circuitry configured to determine whether the interceptor is safe to fire by detecting either a closed or an open circuit in the conductive path of the looped coil embedded winding; and wherein penetration of the canister is indicated by an open circuit in the conductive path of the looped coil embedded winding.