Patent ID: 8080771

Claim:
A steering system for use in a traveling guided flying apparatus, the system comprising: an outer housing and an inner housing defining: a ram air inlet at a nose of the forward portion, an annular inlet air passage, an annular pressure chamber, and outlet air passage between an inside wall of the outer housing and an outside wall of the inner housing; a plurality of support fins extending radially inwardly from the outer housing and holding the inner housing thereon; a plurality of exhaust outlets arranged in the outer housing; a plurality of separately controlled valves mounted at the exhaust outlets; the valves being configured to vary the flow of escaping air through the exhaust outlets; a target seeker mounted at the nose of the forward portion and configured for sensing a target and producing a target sensor signal representative of the relative location of the target; at least one pressure sensor mounted in the pressure chamber and configured for measuring the gas pressure therein and producing a pressure sensor signal representative of changes of gas pressure in the pressure chamber; a control unit mounted within the flying apparatus and operatively coupled to the controlled valves, the target seeker, and the pressure sensor, said control unit being responsive to said target sensor signal and said pressure sensor signal, and configured for controlling flight of the guided projectile by generating a valve control signal and providing said valve control signal to said plurality of separately controlled valves; and an electrical power source module mounted within the flying apparatus and operable to provide electrical power required for operating said target seeker, said at least one pressure sensor, and said plurality of separately controlled valves.