Patent ID: 7591225
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: F42C

Abstract:
1. A high reliability fuze module within a weapon comprising: means to transfer data and power between a launch vehicle and said fuze module that optionally comprises an umbilical having at least one bus; means for operating said fuze module located within said fuze module; a plurality of sensors located within said fuze module, said sensors being operatively connected to said means for operating said fuze module; said fuze module being a sealed unitary structure located within a weapon; said plurality of sensors detecting a plurality of conditions required for an arming of said weapon; said means for operating said fuze module receiving a plurality of data from a guidance system on said weapon; and said fuze module being armed by said means for operating said fuze module when analysis of said data indicates a safe separation of said weapon from said launch vehicle, and said sensors detect both a continuous decrease in the time it will take for said weapon to reach a target and a continuous decrease in the distance between said weapon and said target.