Visual guidance system for barrel-fired projectiles

    公开(公告)号:US11326863B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-10

    申请号:US16375425

    申请日:2019-04-04

    摘要: A winged external guidance frame placed on the muzzle that can couple with a projectile while exiting the barrel utilizing the kinetic energy of the projectile to travel to the target while the accuracy is provided by on board electronics and corrected using the wings. Alternately a reusable unmanned aerial system that travels in the speed and direction of the projectile and couples with the projectile as it exits the barrel.

    Structure for controlling the aero-acoustic environment in an aircraft weapons bay

    公开(公告)号:US11220336B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-11

    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.

    Payload activation device
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11199388B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-14

    申请号:US17049356

    申请日:2019-05-01

    申请人: BAE Systems plc

    摘要: The present disclosure provides a payload activation device. The payload activation device comprises a camera having a fixed focal length, arranged to capture an image of an object on a platform for carrying a payload having the payload activation device, wherein, when the payload is in a first position relative to the platform, the image of the object is in a first focused state and, when the payload is in a second position relative to the platform, the image of the object is in a second focused state. The payload activation device also comprises a processor configured to determine whether the image of the object is in the first focused state or the second focused state and to cause actuation of an activation mechanism within the payload when the image of object is in the second focused state to activate the payload. The present disclosure also provides a deployable payload having the payload activation device and an aircraft for carrying the deployable payload.

    Munitions rack with structural element and insertable ejectors

    公开(公告)号:US11015910B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-25

    申请号:US16560115

    申请日:2019-09-04

    申请人: Raytheon Company

    IPC分类号: F42B39/28 B64D1/04

    摘要: A munitions rack includes a munitions rack structure that houses multiple compact ejectors. The structure includes a pair of internal longitudinal ribs, inboard of a pair of external longitudinal ribs. A spine of the munitions rack structure links all the ribs, and the munitions rack structure may be formed out of a single piece of material. The ribs define a pair of side recesses on the port and starboard sides of the bomb, which each may be further subdivided into a forward pocket and an aft pocket. Removable ejectors are located in the pockets. The ejectors may receive pressurized gas from pressurized gas source(s) located outside of the ejectors. The ejectors may each have multiple forward pistons and multiple aft pistons. The ejectors may include pitch control valving to control the relative amounts of pressurized gas sent to the forward piston(s) and aft piston(s).

    AIRBURST DELIVERY SYSTEM
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200346054A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-05

    申请号:US16865955

    申请日:2020-05-04

    申请人: FF Stopper LLC

    发明人: Scott Corley Jim Gore

    IPC分类号: A62C3/02 B64D1/04 F42B12/20

    摘要: An airburst delivery system that may provide for effective delivery of firefighting material to forest fires. The system generally utilizes an explosive charge to detonate a frangible containment vessel filled with firefighting material above the earth and typically above fire in a forest canopy. The resulting expanding sphere of water and related shockwaves provides a multi-effect interaction with the fire resulting in multiple water soakings combined with the sue of the vacuum and compression created by the shockwave to starve the fire of fuel and oxygen.

    Structure for controlling the aero-acoustic environment in an aircraft weapons bay

    公开(公告)号:US10442534B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-15

    申请号:US15854471

    申请日:2017-12-26

    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.