Patent ID: 7164989

Claim:
A fuzing system for arming a warhead of a projectile, said system comprising: a sensor for generating a first signal indicative of a first operational condition of said projectile being met; a receiver for receiving a plurality of global positioning signals from a global positioning system (GPS) relating to the flight of said projectile; a processing system for computing a second signal from said plurality of global positioning signals relating to at least one flight characteristic of said projectile during flight; a controller for receiving said first and second signals and determining there from that predetermined arming criteria have been met, whereupon said controller operates to generate a third signal for causing said warhead to become armed; a power source in communication with said receiver, said processing system and said controller; and wherein said third signal is created when said plurality of global positioning signals are within a predetermined range of positional and time values, said third signal conveys at least one of velocity and/or acceleration of said warhead; a second sensor coupled to said controller for generating a fourth signal when the warhead arrives a predetermined distance from, up to and including contact with said target.