US 11,815,335 B2
Guided munition systems for detecting off-axis targets
Joseph D. Vasile, Nashua, NH (US); David J. Schorr, Austin, TX (US); and James H. Steenson, Jr., Hudson, NH (US)
Assigned to BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US)
Appl. No. 16/467,243
Filed by BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 15, 2016, PCT No. PCT/US2016/067014
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 6, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/111282, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0080819 A1, Mar. 12, 2020
Int. Cl. F41G 7/22 (2006.01)
CPC F41G 7/226 (2013.01) [F41G 7/2293 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A guided munition system, comprising:
a guided munition deliverable to an area by a launch platform traveling along a pre-programmed route to the area, the guided munition configured to initially travel along a first flight path through the area and to transition to a second flight path through the area in response to not identifying an on-axis target when traveling on the first flight path, the second flight path being different from the first flight path and configured to locate an off-axis target relative to the first flight path; and
a sensor onboard the guided munition, the sensor positioned relative to the guided munition and to detect an input signal indicative of the on-axis target as the guided munition moves along the second flight path;
wherein the guided munition includes a switch, the switch to input a signal identifier into the guided munition to identify signals received by the sensor that correspond to the target.