Patent ID: 8522682

Claim:
An explosive system, comprising: a case comprising an interior with a front portion, a middle portion, and a rear portion; a main explosive charge being disposed within the middle portion of the interior of the case; a micro-electromechanical systems fuze disposed within the rear portion of the interior of the case; circuit boards; and a piezoelectric energy source being situated substantially adjacent to the main explosive charge for detecting and harvesting energy based on a launch acceleration, wherein the piezoelectric energy source is communicatively coupled to the circuit boards and the micro-electromechanical systems fuze, wherein the micro-electromechanical systems fuze is configured, to detonate the main explosive charge, and wherein the micro-electromechanical systems fuze comprises a plurality of safety mechanisms, and wherein the micro-electromechanical systems fuze comprises a spin armed slider, a solely electronic command lock and a setback lock to hold the spin armed slider in place.