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US 5379966

WEAPON GUIDANCE SYSTEM (AER-716B)

Assignee

LTV AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE CO., A CORP. OF DE.

Filed

Feb 3, 1986

Granted

Jan 10, 1995

Location

Arlington VA (defense contractors)

Abstract

A missile guidance system including a sensor for detecting the position of a target and for detecting the position of a missile. A fire control processor is provided that computes a trajectory for the missile to the target and is connected to the sensor to determine any variations between the actual missile position from a computed trajectory missile position. A transmitter connected to this guidance computer then provides guidance information to the missile. The guidance information includes the missile position relative to the target and enables a processor on board the missile to recompute a new trajectory to the target. This guidance information is transmitted as a single pulse during a predetermined time interval as a periodic update to the missile.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Aug 27, 1986

Rescinded

Nov 5, 1993

Duration

7 years, 2 months

Inventor

  • 1ROBERT A. SIMEONE

Sensitive facility: Arlington VA (defense contractors)

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