序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开(公告)号 | 公开(公告)日 | 发明人 |
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1 | Muzzle velocity measuring apparatus and method | EP13198302.5 | 2013-12-19 | EP2749889A1 | 2014-07-02 | Jung, Kyu-Chae; Son, De-Rac; Shin, Jun-Goo; Lee, Sung-Min; Kim, Jung-Yun |
The present invention relates to an apparatus for measuring a muzzle velocity of a fired bullet so that the bullet may explode at an accurate location. The muzzle velocity measuring apparatus includes a detector configured to comprise a pair of cores encircled by probe wound coils and installed in two separate positions in an adapter, and to output a muzzle velocity signal based on eddy current signals which are generated by the probe wound coils when a bullet fired from a bullet chamber passes through the adapter, a muzzle velocity calculator configured to calculate a flight speed of the fired bullet based on the muzzle velocity signal; and a transmitter configured to transmit the calculated flight speed to the bullet. The transmitted data may be used by a controller integrated in the bullet to correct the preset time of explosion. |
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2 | Method for detonating an unexploded munition | US13792005 | 2013-03-09 | US08820209B2 | 2014-09-02 | Jahangir S. Rastegar; Carlos M. Pereira; Richard Dratler |
A method for generating a time-out signal for an unexploded munition. The method including: providing the munition with a power supply having a piezoelectric material for generating power from a vibration upon impact of the munition; and initiating detonation time-out circuitry to disable detonation of the munition after a predetermined time. | ||||||
3 | SHOCK HARDENED INITIATOR AND INITIATOR ASSEMBLY | US14257181 | 2014-04-21 | US20140224142A1 | 2014-08-14 | Bradley Biggs; Timothy B.` Bonbrake; George Darryl Budy; Christopher Schott |
Embodiments of an initiator support assembly that includes an initiator housing including an initiator cavity system are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a bridge substrate is positioned within the initiator cavity. The bridge substrate includes a substrate base including a uniform first planar surface and an opposed second surface. The bridge substrate further includes a first bridge contact extending over the substrate base. The first bridge contact is substantially flush with the first planar surface. A second bridge contact extends over the substrate base. The second bridge contact is substantially flush with the first planar surface. The first and second bridge contacts and the uniform first planar surface form a continuous planar mounting surface. An explosive charge, positioned within the initiator cavity, includes a charge mounting surface that is continuously coupled in surface-to-surface contact across the continuous planar mounting surface. | ||||||
4 | MUZZLE VELOCITY MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD | US14134487 | 2013-12-19 | US20140182472A1 | 2014-07-03 | Kyu-Chae JUNG; De-Rac SON; Jun-Goo SHIN; Sung-Min LEE; Jung-Yun KIM |
The present invention relates to an apparatus for measuring a muzzle velocity of a fired bullet so that the bullet may explode at an accurate location. The muzzle velocity measuring apparatus includes a detector configured to comprise a pair of cores encircled by probe wound coils and installed in two separate positions in an adapter, and to output a muzzle velocity signal based on eddy current signals which are generated by the probe wound coils when a bullet fired from a bullet chamber passes through the adapter, a muzzle velocity calculator configured to calculate a flight speed of the fired bullet based on the muzzle velocity signal; and a transmitter configured to transmit the calculated flight speed to the bullet. | ||||||
5 | Shock hardened initiator and initiator assembly | US13022164 | 2011-02-07 | US08701557B2 | 2014-04-22 | Bradley Biggs; Timothy B. Bonbrake; George Darryl Budy; Christopher Schott |
Embodiments of an initiator support assembly that includes an initiator housing including an initiator cavity system are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a bridge substrate is positioned within the initiator cavity. The bridge substrate includes a substrate base including a uniform first planar surface and an opposed second surface. The bridge substrate further includes a first bridge contact extending over the substrate base. The first bridge contact is substantially flush with the first planar surface. A second bridge contact extends over the substrate base. The second bridge contact is substantially flush with the first planar surface. The first and second bridge contacts and the uniform first planar surface form a continuous planar mounting surface. An explosive charge, positioned within the initiator cavity, includes a charge mounting surface that is continuously coupled in surface-to-surface contact across the continuous planar mounting surface. | ||||||
6 | Method for detonating an unexploded munition | US13487240 | 2012-06-03 | US08408133B2 | 2013-04-02 | Jahangir S. Rastegar; Carlos M. Pereira; Richard Dratler |
A method for detonating an unexploded munition including: firing one or more munitions into an area without detonation; providing the one or more munitions with a power supply having a piezoelectric material for generating power from an induced vibration; inducing a vibration in the power supply of the one or more munitions to generate power; and generating a detonation signal from the generated power to detonate the one or more munitions. | ||||||
7 | Energy harvesting power sources for generating a time-out signal for unexploded munitions | US12751941 | 2010-03-31 | US08191475B2 | 2012-06-05 | Jahangir S. Rastegar; Carlos M. Pereira; Richard Dratler |
A method is provided for detecting a target impact of a munition. The method including: providing the munition with a power supply having a piezoelectric material for generating power from a vibration induced by the munition; monitoring an output from the power supply; and determining whether the output of power from the power supply has dropped below a predetermined threshold. | ||||||
8 | Energy harvesting power sources for assisting in the recovery/detonation of unexploded munitions governmental rights | US11654083 | 2007-01-17 | US20100251879A1 | 2010-10-07 | Jahangir S. Rastegar; Carlos M. Pereira; Richard Dratler |
A method is provided for recovering and/or exploded an unexploded munition. The method including: providing the munition with a power supply having a piezoelectric material for generating power from an induced vibration; inducing a vibration; monitoring an output from the power supply after the power supply has stopped generating power from a firing of the munition; and generating a beacon signal or detonation signal upon the detection of the output. | ||||||
9 | Energy harvesting power sources for accidental drop detection and differentiation from firing | US11654090 | 2007-01-17 | US07762191B2 | 2010-07-27 | Jahangir S. Rastegar; Carlos M. Pereira; Richard Dratler |
A method is provided for differentiating a non-firing event of a munition from a firing event. The method including: providing the munition with a power supply having a piezoelectric material for generating power from a vibration induced by the munition; monitoring an output from the power supply; calculating an impact pulse from the output; and determining whether the munition is to be fired based on the calculation. | ||||||
10 | ENERGY HARVESTING POWER SOURCES FOR ACCIDENTAL DROP DETECTION AND DIFFERENTIATION FROM FIRING | US11654090 | 2007-01-17 | US20100155472A1 | 2010-06-24 | Jahangir S. Rastegar; Carlos M. Pereira; Richard Dratler |
A method is provided for differentiating a non-firing event of a munition from a firing event. The method including: providing the munition with a power supply having a piezoelectric material for generating power from a vibration induced by the munition; monitoring an output from the power supply; calculating an impact pulse from the output; and determining whether the munition is to be fired based on the calculation. | ||||||
11 | Stop arrangement for limiting the tensioning of the drive spring of a fuze clockwork-movement | US3489090D | 1967-12-11 | US3489090A | 1970-01-13 | SIMMEN ROBERT |
12 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR TERRAFORMING MARTIAN ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY AND SURFACE TEMPERATURE | US15714659 | 2017-09-25 | US20180111149A1 | 2018-04-26 | Jerome Drexler |
A terraforming installation has a set of one or more bases to facilitate localized heating of a polar icecap in the presence of ambient flux of cosmic rays and muons. Each base includes equipment for deploying deuterium-containing particle fuel material over and onto the polar icecap, the material interacting with the ambient flux of cosmic rays and muons to generate kinetic-energy-containing products. The equipment may include any of one or more guns for projecting shells, orbital platforms releasing packages, and rovers dispersing the fuel material over designated areas of a polar ice cap. In one embodiment, a package of deuterium-containing particle fuel material is in the form of an artillery shell comprising a shell wall encasing the fuel material with a fuse and chemical explosive charge activated by the fuse to disperse the material at a targeted location and altitude. In another embodiment, local space heating units use micro-fusion reactions from disks coated with the particle fuel material to radiate thermal energy onto the icecap surface. | ||||||
13 | Shock hardened initiator and initiator assembly | US14257181 | 2014-04-21 | US09816790B2 | 2017-11-14 | Bradley Biggs; Timothy B. Bonbrake; George Darryl Budy; Christopher Schott |
Embodiments of an initiator support assembly that includes an initiator housing including an initiator cavity system are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a bridge substrate is positioned within the initiator cavity. The bridge substrate includes a substrate base including a uniform first planar surface and an opposed second surface. The bridge substrate further includes a first bridge contact extending over the substrate base. The first bridge contact is substantially flush with the first planar surface. A second bridge contact extends over the substrate base. The second bridge contact is substantially flush with the first planar surface. The first and second bridge contacts and the uniform first planar surface form a continuous planar mounting surface. An explosive charge, positioned within the initiator cavity, includes a charge mounting surface that is continuously coupled in surface-to-surface contact across the continuous planar mounting surface. | ||||||
14 | Hand grenade | US11975889 | 2007-10-22 | US09234730B1 | 2016-01-12 | Kendrick Cook |
A hand grenade comprising a detonator, an explosive charge having a periphery, a hollow shell having an inner surface and an outer surface, an electronic circuit, and a power source. The hand grenade has at least two environments of control. | ||||||
15 | METHOD FOR DETONATING AN UNEXPLODED MUNITION | US13792005 | 2013-03-09 | US20140109789A1 | 2014-04-24 | Jahangir S. Rastegar; Carlos M. Pereira; Richard Dratler |
A method for generating a time-out signal for an unexploded munition. The method including: providing the munition with a power supply having a piezoelectric material for generating power from a vibration upon impact of the munition; and initiating detonation time-out circuitry to disable detonation of the munition after a predetermined time. | ||||||
16 | MUNITION HAVING DETONATION TIME-OUT CIRCUITRY | US13792008 | 2013-03-09 | US20130340642A1 | 2013-12-26 | Jahangir S. Rastegar; Carlos M. Pereira; Richard Dratler |
A munition including: a power supply having a piezoelectric material for generating power from a vibration upon impact of the munition; a processor operatively connected to the power supply for initiating detonation time-out circuitry to disable detonation of the munition after a predetermined time. | ||||||
17 | SHOCK HARDENED INITIATOR AND INITIATOR ASSEMBLY | US13022164 | 2011-02-07 | US20120199030A1 | 2012-08-09 | Bradley Biggs; Timothy B. Bonbrake; George Darryl Budy; Christopher Schott |
Embodiments of an initiator support assembly that includes an initiator housing including an initiator cavity system are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a bridge substrate is positioned within the initiator cavity. The bridge substrate includes a substrate base including a uniform first planar surface and an opposed second surface. The bridge substrate further includes a first bridge contact extending over the substrate base. The first bridge contact is substantially flush with the first planar surface. A second bridge contact extends over the substrate base. The second bridge contact is substantially flush with the first planar surface. The first and second bridge contacts and the uniform first planar surface form a continuous planar mounting surface. An explosive charge, positioned within the initiator cavity, includes a charge mounting surface that is continuously coupled in surface-to-surface contact across the continuous planar mounting surface. | ||||||
18 | Energy harvesting power sources for validating firing; determining the beginning of the free flight and validating booster firing and duration | US11654101 | 2007-01-17 | US07762192B2 | 2010-07-27 | Jahangir S. Rastegar; Carlos M. Pereira; Richard Dratler |
A method is provided for validating a firing of a munition and duration of firing of the munition. The method including: providing the munition with a power supply having a piezoelectric material for generating power from a vibration induced by the munition; monitoring an output from the power supply; calculating an impact pulse from the output; and determining one or more of whether the munition has been fired and the duration of firing based on the calculation. | ||||||
19 | Energy harvesting power sources for generating a time-out signal for unexploded munitions | US11654110 | 2007-01-17 | US20070204756A1 | 2007-09-06 | Jahangir Rastegar; Carlos Pereira; Richard Dratler |
A method is provided for detecting a target impact of a munition. The method including: providing the munition with a power supply having a piezoelectric material for generating power from a vibration induced by the munition; monitoring an output from the power supply; and determining whether the output of power from the power supply has dropped below a predetermined threshold. | ||||||
20 | Apparatus for setting the ignition timing in projectile fuses | US118024 | 1987-11-06 | US4779533A | 1988-10-25 | Walter Winterhalter; Wolfgang Schillinger |
In a fuse for projectiles, a timing ring is mounted rotatably around the longitudinal axis of the fuse, whereby the ignition time or the ignition delay time may be set. To resist rotation of the set timing ring, the timing ring is secured by means of a friction system comprising a friction ring with a friction nut abutting against it. By screwing-down the friction nut, a frustoconical outer surface of the friction nut bears against a frustoconical inner surface of the friction ring to increase the resistance to rotation of the friction ring and thus the timing ring. |