Patent ID: 6178741
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B64G,F42B

Abstract:
A synthesized divert propulsion system for use in a vehicle, the propulsion system comprising:a thrust chamber wafer formed as a ring with a plurality of thrust chambers for carrying a pyrotechnic propellant;a thruster nozzle ring formed with a plurality of nozzles corresponding to said thrust chambers, said thruster nozzle ring including a seal for closing said nozzles forming a burst disc for each thrust chamber; said thruster nozzle ring adapted to be mounted concentrically relative to said thrust chamber;a charge cup wafer formed as a ring with a plurality of chambers for carrying an initiator pyrotechnic for detonating said thrust chambers;an electronics wafer having a plurality of igniters for igniting said initiator pyrotechnic propellant in said charge cup wafer, said electronics wafer having a thruster control circuit bar igniting a plurality of initiators in a balanced manner to achieve a divert thrust.