Bellur L Nagabhushan

US Patent:

47504234, Jun 14, 1988

Filed:

Mar 12, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/025046

Inventors:

Bellur L. Nagabhushan - North Canton OH

Assignee:

Loral Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

F42B 1350
F42B 2516

US Classification:

89 151

Abstract:

An airborne system (10) and method of dispensing a plurality of sub-units (22) such that the ground plane impact pattern of the plurality of sub-units (22) substantially corresponds to a particular geometric target area. An onboard control module (150) including a microprocessor (130) which receives flight data (138) and a selected target data (140) also has a program store of sub-unit ejection sequences (132) and a logic selection of sub-unit ejection velocities (134). The microprocessor (130) selects an appropriate sub-unit ejection sequence and individual sub-unit ejection velocity in accordance with the flight and selected target data and effects a release of the plurality of sub-units in a manner such that they disperse and impact in the pattern of the selected target.

US Patent:

47504030, Jun 14, 1988

Filed:

Jan 27, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/006849

Inventors:

Joseph C. Huber - Cuyahoga Falls OH
Bellur L. Nagabhushan - North Canton OH

Assignee:

Loral Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

F42B 1350
F42B 2516

US Classification:

89 151

Abstract:

An airborne spin dispensing apparatus (100,101) and method of dispensing a plurality of sub-units (60) such that the ground plane impact pattern of the plurality of sub-units substantially corresponds to a particular geometric ground target. An onboard microprocessor (24) which receives flight data (26) and a selected target data (28) also has a program store of sub-unit ejection sequences each of which corresponds to a particular target impact geometry. The microprocessor (24) selects an appropriate sub-unit ejection sequence in accordance with the flight and selected target data and effects a release of the sub-units (60) from the spinning apparatus such that their ground impact pattern substantially matches the geometry of the ground target.

US Patent:

46761675, Jun 30, 1987

Filed:

Jan 31, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/824826

Inventors:

Joseph C. Huber - Cuyahoga Falls OH
Bellur L. Nagabhushan - North Canton OH

Assignee:

Goodyear Aerospace Corporation - Akron OH

International Classification:

F42B 2516
F42B 1350

US Classification:

102393

Abstract:

An airborne spin dispensing apparatus (100,101) and method of dispensing a plurality of sub-units (60) such that the ground plane impact pattern of the plurality of sub-units substantially corresponds to a particular geometric ground target. An onboard microprocessor (24) which receives flight data (26) and a selected target data (28) also has a program store of sub-unit ejection sequences each of which corresponds to a particular target impact geometry. The microprocessor (24) selects an appropriate sub-unit ejection sequence in accordance with the flight and selected target data and effects a release of the sub-units (60) from the spinning apparatus such that their ground impact pattern substantially matches the geometry of the ground target.