公开(公告)号：US08640625B1

公开(公告)日：2014-02-04

申请号：US13211624

申请日：2011-08-17

申请人： Brian Wong ,  Andrew Gowarty ,  Francis Donlon ,  Francis Renner ,  Robert Sayer ,  Carlton Adam ,  Daniel Vo ,  John Dineen ,  Anthony Farina

发明人： Brian Wong ,  Andrew Gowarty ,  Francis Donlon ,  Francis Renner ,  Robert Sayer ,  Carlton Adam ,  Daniel Vo ,  John Dineen ,  Anthony Farina

IPC分类号： F42B14/06 ,  F42B8/14

CPC分类号： F42B8/14 ,  F42B10/06 ,  F42B10/26 ,  F42B12/06 ,  F42B14/061 ,  F42B14/062

摘要： A kinetic energy training cartridge simulates the performance, weight, length, and external geometry of a tactical cartridge. The training cartridge includes a cartridge case and a projectile that is secured to cartridge case by means of a sabot. The sabot includes a rearward extension that encapsulates part of the projectile, to add weight and to increase a length to diameter ratio of the projectile, so as to decrease an intrusion volume of the projectile within the cartridge case. In a preferred embodiment, the length to diameter ratio of the projectile is at least 15.

摘要翻译： 动能训练筒模拟战术弹药筒的性能，重量，长度和外部几何形状。 训练筒包括一个盒壳体和一个通过一个破碎机固定到盒壳体上的射弹。 该装置包括一个向后延伸部分，其包封部分弹丸，以增加重量并增加弹丸的长度与直径之比，从而减小弹药筒内的入射体积。 在优选实施例中，射弹的长径比为至少15。

公开(公告)号：US07270060B1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-18

申请号：US10605057

申请日：2003-09-05

申请人： Leon Manole ,  Stewart Gilman ,  Ernest Logsdon ,  Daniel Vo

发明人： Leon Manole ,  Stewart Gilman ,  Ernest Logsdon ,  Daniel Vo

IPC分类号： F42B14/06

CPC分类号： F42B12/06 ,  F42B14/068

摘要： A rod sleeve made of smart material sleeves and/or steel sleeves with smart material rings surrounds the rod of a kinetic energy projectile. The rod may be made of DU, tungsten, or other material. Smart materials are materials such as nickel-titanium (nitinol) and copper aluminum nickel (CAN) that can be trained to change to one or more particular shapes at predetermined temperatures. The change in shape occurs on a molecular level, almost instantaneously. The rod sleeve can be made all or in part from smart material. The smart material is trained to shrink at cold temperatures and expand at hot temperatures. The sleeve may then be heated and expanded to allow the sleeve to be pressed on the rod. As the sleeve cools, it compresses and provides required support to rod during gun launch of the kinetic energy projectile. The sleeve heats up while traveling down range due to the aero-ballistic heating of the sleeve material. At this higher temperature, the sleeve expands. Upon projectile impact with the target, the sleeve minimally penetrates the target, allowing the rod to slip supported through the sleeve and penetrate the target. The sleeve supports the rod as it penetrates the target but does not inhibit its penetration, remaining behind as the rod continues to penetrate the target.

摘要翻译： 由智能材料套筒和/或具有智能材料环的钢套筒制成的棒套筒围绕动能弹丸的杆。 杆可以由DU，钨或其他材料制成。 智能材料是诸如镍钛（镍钛诺）和铜铝镍（CAN）的材料，其可以被训练成在预定温度下变成一种或多种特定形状。 形状的变化发生在分子水平上，几乎瞬间发生。 杆套可以全部或部分地由智能材料制成。 智能材料经过培训，可在寒冷的温度下收缩并在高温下膨胀。 然后可以将套筒加热并膨胀以允许套筒压在杆上。 当套筒冷却时，它在枪弹发射动能弹丸时压缩并提供所需的支撑杆。 由于套筒材料的空气弹道加热，套管在向下行驶时加热。 在这个较高的温度下，套管膨胀。 当射弹与目标撞击时，套管最小程度地穿透目标，允许杆通过套筒滑动并穿透目标。 当套筒穿透靶子时，套筒支撑杆，但不会阻止其穿透，当杆继续穿透目标时，该杆保持在后面。

公开(公告)号：US09410783B1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-09

申请号：US14463899

申请日：2014-08-20

申请人： Lloyd Khuc ,  Nicholas Cali ,  Daniel Vo

发明人： Lloyd Khuc ,  Nicholas Cali ,  Daniel Vo

IPC分类号： F42C15/40 ,  F42C15/00 ,  F42C11/00

CPC分类号： F42C15/40 ,  F42B15/10 ,  F42C1/04 ,  F42C11/00 ,  F42C15/42

摘要： An unmanned aerial vehicle is equipped to carry a payload of explosives for remote delivery upon a target. The vehicle includes a small TV camera, global positioning system, and auto pilot homing target software. The modified vehicle is capable of being detonated upon an impact or selectively while still in flight. Vehicle flight is monitored by an operation person at a ground control station. The vehicle includes universal smart fuze circuitry for enabling the multiple functions for the vehicle and for enabling communications/commands from the operator at the ground control station. The fuze continuously communicates aspects of fuze status back to the ground control station; measures flight velocity by sensing air speed of the UAV; arms/disarms an explosives warhead package in the vehicle; in flight fires the explosives or else detonates the explosives warhead package upon impact with a select target. The camera images are communicated back to the operator who can make a decision on completing/aborting a mission. The wind speed indications, also fed back to the operator, can further aid in verifying a successful launch/good flight for decision of completing/aborting a mission.

摘要翻译： 一架无人驾驶飞行器装备有一个爆炸物的有效载荷，用于远程传送到一个目标上。 该车辆包括小型电视摄像机，全球定位系统和自动导航归位目标软件。 修改后的车辆能够在冲击时被选择性地引爆，同时仍然在飞行中。 车辆飞行由地面控制站的操作人员进行监控。 车辆包括通用智能引信电路，用于实现车辆的多种功能，以及实现来自地面控制站的操作者的通信/命令。 引信不断将引信状态的各个方面回传到地面控制站; 通过感测无人机的空气速度来测量飞行速度; 武器/解除在该车辆的炸药弹头包; 在飞行中飞行时，会爆炸物，或在与选定目标相撞时引爆爆炸物弹头包装。 相机图像被传送回可以做出关于完成/中止任务的决定的操作者。 风速指示，也反馈给运营人，可以进一步帮助验证成功发射/良好飞行，以决定完成/中止任务。

公开(公告)号：US08640624B1

公开(公告)日：2014-02-04

申请号：US13332772

申请日：2011-12-21

申请人： Ahmed Hassan ,  Marco Duca ,  Mohan Palathingal ,  Daniel Vo ,  Anthony Vella

发明人： Ahmed Hassan ,  Marco Duca ,  Mohan Palathingal ,  Daniel Vo ,  Anthony Vella

IPC分类号： F42B12/02 ,  F42B30/02

CPC分类号： F42B12/06 ,  F42B5/025 ,  F42B5/03 ,  F42B8/14 ,  F42B12/62

摘要： A kinetic energy penetrator with a longitudinal axis may include a forward segment having a lateral surface, a rear surface, and at least one air bleed channel extending from the lateral surface to the rear surface. A second segment may be disposed aft of and torsionally engaged with the forward segment. The second segment may include a front surface adjacent the rear surface of the forward segment. The forward and second segments may each be asymmetric about the longitudinal axis of the penetrator. When the penetrator is in flight, bleed air through the bleed channels may impinge on the front surface of the second segment. The second segment may separate from the front segment. Kinetic energies of each of the forward and second segments may be less than about 75 joules upon impact with a ground surface.

摘要翻译： 具有纵向轴线的动能穿透器可以包括具有侧表面，后表面和从侧表面延伸到后表面的至少一个排气通道的前段。 第二段可以被布置在前部的后部并与前部段扭转接合。 第二段可以包括邻近前段的后表面的前表面。 前进和第二段可以各自围绕穿透器的纵向轴线是不对称的。 当穿透器处于飞行状态时，通过排放通道排出空气可能会撞击到第二段的前表面。 第二段可能与前段分离。 每个前段和第二段的动能在与地面碰撞时可能小于约75焦耳。

公开(公告)号：US07036434B1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-02

申请号：US10709286

申请日：2004-04-27

申请人： Daniel Vo ,  Leon Manole ,  Michael Donadio

发明人： Daniel Vo ,  Leon Manole ,  Michael Donadio

IPC分类号： F42B14/06

CPC分类号： F42B12/06 ,  F42B14/06

摘要： A length of a rod of an axial kinetic energy projectile is increased as the projectile flies to the target. The projectile includes a nose, a rear, and a base rod. The base rod has a forward member, a rearward member, and a connection between the forward member and the rearward member which allows the forward member to move axially relative to the rearward member from a contracted position where the rod has a reduced length to an extended position where the rod has an increased length greater than the contracted length. Further, the base rod includes a locking mechanism which axially locks the forward member and the rearward member together when the forward member is moved from the contracted position to the extended position.

摘要翻译： 当弹丸飞向目标时，轴向动能弹丸的杆的长度增加。 射弹包括一个鼻子，一个后部和一个基础棒。 基杆具有前部构件，后部构件以及前部构件和后部构件之间的连接，其允许前部构件相对于后部构件从收缩位置沿轴向移动，其中杆具有缩短的长度到延伸的 杆的长度大于收缩长度的位置。 此外，基杆包括锁定机构，当前部构件从收缩位置移动到延伸位置时，锁定机构将前部构件和后部构件轴向地锁定在一起。