MONITORING SYSTEM
    2.
    发明公开
    MONITORING SYSTEM 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230304887A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-28

    申请号:US18040540

    申请日:2021-07-29

    申请人: MBDA UK Limited

    IPC分类号: G01M5/00 F41A31/00

    摘要: Method of and system for monitoring mechanical fatigue of a complex weapon system. First, data representing a movement of the complex weapon system is acquired. On the basis of the acquired data, a measure of mechanical fatigue damage to the complex weapon system arising from the movement is calculated. On the basis of that calculated measure, a cumulative total of the mechanical fatigue damage accrued by the complex weapon system is updated to account for the mechanical fatigue damage arising from the movement.

    A SERVO ACTUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACTUATING AN ARTICLE USING SUCH A SERVO ACTUATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230208332A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US18008233

    申请日:2021-06-03

    申请人: MBDA UK LIMITED

    发明人: David Mark LYNN

    IPC分类号: H02P23/14 G05B19/4155

    摘要: A method of actuating an article using a servo actuation system is disclosed. The system comprises a motor, a controller and an inverter. The controller comprises a position controller, a velocity controller and a current controller; the position controller outputs velocity demands to the velocity controller, the velocity controller outputs current demands to the current controller, and the current controller outputs voltage demands to the inverter. The inverter outputs inverted voltage demands to the motor. The method comprises: determining a parameter downstream of the inverter; calculating a limiting value from the parameter and a defined supply power limit; and applying the limiting value in the controller to ensure that the power drawn by the servo actuation system remains within the defined supply power limit.

    SAFETY ASSEMBLY
    4.
    发明公开
    SAFETY ASSEMBLY 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230184519A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-15

    申请号:US17924397

    申请日:2021-05-10

    申请人: MBDA UK LIMITED

    IPC分类号: F41H13/00 H01S5/00

    CPC分类号: F41H13/0062 H01S5/0028

    摘要: A safety assembly for use with a laser-directed energy weapon is disclosed. The assembly comprises a control system comprising a photodetector and a processing unit; and an optical device configured to attach to a target such that, when attached, the optical device provides a light beam to the photodetector. The processing unit is arranged to compare the received light beam against one or more predetermined attributes, and to permit the laser-directed energy weapon to fire only when the received light beam is determined to have the one or more attributes.

    Air intake cover
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11577851B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US16770688

    申请日:2018-11-27

    申请人: MBDA UK LIMITED

    IPC分类号: B64D33/02 F42B15/10 F02C7/042

    摘要: A cover for an intake of an air-breathing engine in a missile is disclosed. The cover comprises a motive arrangement operable to move from a first configuration in which the cover is lockable to a missile, to a second configuration in which the cover is pushed outwardly from the missile. In the first configuration, the surface of the cover is flush with the surface of the missile and the motive arrangement is located inwardly of the cover surface. A missile provided with such a cover is also disclosed.

    MISSILE COMPRISING ELECTRONICS AND A JUMPING-DROP VAPOUR CHAMBER

    公开(公告)号:US20220205768A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-30

    申请号:US17602406

    申请日:2020-04-09

    申请人: MBDA UK LIMITED

    IPC分类号: F42B15/34 H05K7/20 F42B15/10

    摘要: There is disclosed a missile comprising an outer skin, an electronics unit, and a thermal link between the electronics unit and the outer skin. The thermal link comprises a jumping drop vapour chamber arranged such that, when the outer skin is at an elevated temperature relative to the electronics unit, the electronics unit is thermally insulated from the outer skin; and such that, when the outer skin is at a lower temperature relative to the electronics unit, the electronics unit is thermally linked to the outer skin.

    IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO OPERATING A MUNITIONS SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220135226A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17430924

    申请日:2020-02-14

    申请人: MBDA UK LIMITED

    摘要: The invention relates to a method of determining the relative positions of components of a munitions system, the munitions system comprising a first component (331) and at least one second component (333). The method comprises monitoring the output of a resonant circuit (305) provided on a first component (331), the resonant circuit (305) having a resonant frequency, detecting a change in the output due to a change in the resonant frequency caused by a change in the relative positions of the first component (331) and the at least one second component (333), and using the detected change to determine that the at least one second component (333) has moved relative to the first component (331).

    ELECTRIC FIELD SENSOR
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210396797A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-23

    申请号:US17289510

    申请日:2019-10-23

    申请人: MBDA UK LIMITED

    IPC分类号: G01R29/08 G01R35/00

    摘要: There is disclosed a device for determining a strength of an oscillating electric field. The device comprises an absorber to absorb radiation at the frequency of the oscillating electric field, and a thermal insulator transparent to radiation at the frequency of the oscillating electric field, which thermal insulator is arranged to thermally insulate the absorber. The device also comprises a first temperature sensor arranged to measure the temperature of the absorber, and a second temperature sensor arranged to measure the temperature external to the thermal insulator. Methods of measuring electric field using such a device, and methods of calibrating such a device, are also disclosed.

    STRUCTURE FOR CONTROLLING THE AERO-ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENT IN AN AIRCRAFT WEAPONS BAY

    公开(公告)号:US20200086990A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-19

    申请号:US16567955

    申请日:2019-09-11

    申请人: MBDA UK Limited

    摘要: An aircraft comprises a weapons bay, the weapons bay comprising a cavity having an opening through which stores may be deployed, and a door assembly for exposing/closing the opening of the cavity. A first store is held in the cavity via a launcher and a first structure is disposed inside the cavity, for controlling the aero-acoustic environment. The first structure for controlling the aero-acoustic environment is removeably mounted in the weapons bay, such that if the first store is exchanged for a second, different, store, the structure for controlling the aero-acoustic environment may be unmounted from the weapons bay and removed, to be exchanged for a second, different, structure for controlling the aero-acoustic environment.