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- Patent Title: Multiple warhead fuzing apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 多弹头装置
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Application No.: US12889473Application Date: 2010-09-24
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Publication No.: US08453571B1Publication Date: 2013-06-04
- Inventor: Brian Dwayne Dutton , John Kevin Kandell , Gabriel Henry Soto
- Applicant: Brian Dwayne Dutton , John Kevin Kandell , Gabriel Henry Soto
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent Christopher L. Blackburn
- Main IPC: F23Q7/02
- IPC: F23Q7/02

Abstract:
A multiple warhead fuzing apparatus including first warhead and a second warhead. Operation/detonation of the first and second warheads is controlled using safe and arming logic and an onboard weapon computer that communicates triggering and fire signal parameters to fire signal logic located on the weapon. For a hard target application, the initiation module(s) of each warhead will initiate when commanded by the warhead's fuze after specific criteria has been satisfied, as determined by the fuze programming from the weapon computer. Soft target applications will require the warheads to initiate simultaneously after a delay from impact. The large area target settings will initiate all warheads upon receipt of a fire command from the weapon computer or height of burst sensor.
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