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[ 5 7 ] AB S TR ACT
An el ec tr o nic , dig ita l , tim e f u z e, h a s a tim e b a s e w h ic h
is intr o du c ed o v er a r a da r c o m m a nd l ink a t a r a te
w h ic h is inv er s el y p r o p o r tio na l to th e des ir ed p r o j ec
til e ? ig h t tim e. A ta r g et f o l l o w ing r a ng ing dev ic e, s u c h
a s a r a ng ing l a s er , p r o v ides ta r g et r a ng e inf o r m a tio n to
a p u l s ed r a da r tr a ns m itter . Th e r a ng e s ig na l f r o m th e
r a ng ing dev ic e c o ntr o l s a v a r ia b l e p u l s e r a te c o ntr o l
u nit w h ic h in tu r n a dj u s ts th e tr a ns m itter p u l s e r a te to
a v a l u e inv er s el y p r o p o r tio na l to th e ta r g et r a ng e. Th e
tr a ns m itter is f ix ed to th e w ea p o n s y s tem a nd r a dia tes
in th e dir ec tio n o f th e p r o j ec til e ? ig h t p a th . Ea c h p r o
j ec til e inc l u des a f u z e a c tu a ting c ir c u it c o ns is ting o f a n
a ntenna , a n r . f . detec to r , a ? x ed- s et c o u nter a nd a ? r
ing c ir c u it. At l a u nc h , th e f u z e a c tu a ting c ir c u it w ith in
ea c h p r o j ec til e b ec o m es a c tu a ted a s h o r t dis ta nc e
a f ter dep a r tu r e f r o m th e g u n m u z z l e. As th e p r o j ec til e
tr a v el s to w a r ds its ta r g et it r ec eiv es a s er ies o f r . f .
p u l s es a t a r a te w h ic h w il l j u s t ? l l th e c o u nter w h en
th e p r o j ec til e is a t th e p r o p er r a ng e. Th e c o u nter
w ith in th e f u z e c o u nts th e p u l s es r ec eiv ed du r ing its
f l ig h t to ta r g et. Wh en th e f ix ed- s et nu m b er h a s b een
a c c u m u l a ted, th e ? r ing c ir c u it deto na tes th e p a y l o a d.
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FUZ E ACTUATING S YS TEM
Th is a p p l ic a tio n is a div is io n o f c o p ending U. S . Pa t.
3 , 7 1 4 , 8 9 8 , ? l ed J u l y 2 2 , 1 9 6 9 a nd is s u ed Feb . 6 , 1 9 7 3 .
B ACKGR OUND OF TH E INV ENTION
1 . Fiel d o f Ar t
Th is inv entio n r el a tes g ener a l l y to f u z e a c tu a ting s y s
tem s , a nd es p ec ia l l y to s y s tem s w h er ein th e r a ng e a d
j u s tm ent m a y b e v a r ied in ? ig h t.
2 . , Pr io r Ar t
Co nv entio na l f u z es m a y b e g r o u p ed a c c o r ding to dif
f er ent a c tu a ting c h a r a c ter is tic s : B r ie? y ,
1 . Tim ing o u t p r es et inter v a l r eq u ir ed to tr a v el to ta r
g et
a . Mec h a nic a l tim ing ,
b r c h em ic a l tim ing ,
c . El ec tr o nic tim ing , .
i. Ana l o g u e tim ing ,
ii. D ig ita l tim ing ;
2 . . D etec ting p r o x im ity o f ta r g et; a nd
3 . Im p a c ting o n ta r g et.
Onc e a c o nv entio na l tim ing f u z e. h a s b een p r es et a nd
s ent into ? ig h t, c o ntr o l b y th e g u nner is l o s t, a nd a c c u
r a c y is s u b j ec t to u na c c o u nted- f o r m o v em ent o f th e
ta r g et a nd th e a c c u r a c y o f th e tim ing s y s tem . Onc e a
c o nv entio na l p r o x im ity detec ting f u z e h a s b een s ent
into ? ig h t, c o ntr o l b y th e g u nner is l o s t, a nd th e f u z e
m a y b e s u b j ec t to p r em a tu r e deto na tio n b y o th er p r o x i
m a te o b j ec ts . Onc e a c o nv entio na l ta r g et im p a c ting
f u z e is s ent into ? ig h t, c o ntr o l b y th e g u nner is l o s t.
B R IEF S UMMAR Y OF TH E INV ENTION
It is a n o b j ec t o f th is inv entio n to p r o v ide a s y s tem
h a v ing th e inh er ent a c c u r a c y o f a n el ec tr o nic , dig ita l
tim ing a c tu a to r p l u s th e a b il ity o f th e g u nner to a dj u s t
th e inter v a l in ? ig h t to a c tu a tio n, th er eb y a tta ining th e
b es t c h a r a c ter is tic s o f a dig ita l tim er a nd a p r o x im ity
f u z e.
A f ea tu r e o f th is inv entio n, ( a s s h o w n in FIG. 1 ) is a n
el ec tr o nic , dig ita l , tim e f u z e, w h o s e tim e b a s e is intr o
du c ed o v er a r a da r c o m m a nd l ink a t a r a te w h ic h is in
v er s el y p r o p o r tio na l to th e des ir ed p r o j ec til e ? ig h t
tim e. A ta r g et f o l l o w ing r a ng ing dev ic e, s u c h a s a r a ng
ing l a s er , p r o v ides ta r g et r a ng e inf o r m a tio n to a p u l s ed
r a da r tr a ns m itter . Th e r a ng e s ig na l f r o m th e r a ng ing
dev ic e c o ntr o l s a v a r ia b l e p u l s e r a te c o ntr o l u nit w h ic h
in tu r n a dj u s ts th e tr a ns m itter p u l s e r a te to a v a l u e in
v er s el y p r o p o r tio na l to th e ta r g et r a ng e. Th e tr a ns m it
ter is ? x ed to th e w ea p o n s y s tem a nd r a dia tes in th e di
r ec tio n o f th e p r o j ec til e ? ig h t p a th . Ea c h p r o j ec til e in
c l u des a f u z e a c tu a ting c ir c u it c o ns is ting o f a n a ntenna ,
a n r . f . detec to r , a ? x ed- s et c o u nter a nd a f ir ing c ir c u it.
At l a u nc h , th e f u z e a c tu a ting c ir c u it w ith in ea c h p r o
j ec til e b ec o m es a c tiv a ted a s h o r t dis ta nc e a f ter dep a r
tu r e f r o m th e g u n m u z z l e. As th e p r o j ec til e tr a v el s
to w a r ds its ta r g et it r ec eiv es a s er ies o f r . f . p u l s es a t a
r a te w h ic h w il l j u s t f il l th e c o u nter w h en th e p r o j ec til e
is a t th e p r o p er r a ng e. Th e c o u nter w ith in th e f u z e
c o u nts th e p u l s es r ec eiv ed du r ing its ? ig h t to ta r g et.
Wh en th e ? x ed- s et nu m b er h a s b een a c c u m u l a ted, th e
f ir ing c ir c u it deto na tes th e p a y l o a d. Onc e th e r a te a t
w h ic h p u l s es a r e to b e g ener a ted is s et, a s a f u nc tio n o f
ta r g et r a ng e, ea c h p r o j ec til e m u s t tr a v el th e s a m e tim e,
a nd th e s a m e r a ng e, b ef o r e it a c c u m u l a tes th e s a m e f u l l
c o u nt. Th u s , b y a dj u s ting th e p u l s e r a te f r eq u enc y
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( PR F) o f th e tr a ns m itter , th e g u nner a dj u s ts th e r a ng e
a t w h ic h th e p a y l o a d is deto na ted.
S o m e u niq u e a dv a nta g es o f th is s y s tem a r e:
l . Th e s y s tem is ins ens itiv e to th e r a te a t w h ic h p r o
j ec til es a r e ? r ed. Th a t is , w ith eith er s ing l e- s h o t o r
b u r s t ? r e, p a y l o a d deto na tio n w il l o c c u r a t th e s a m e
r a ng e.
2 . Th e des ir ed r es o l u tio n o f th e deto na tio n r a ng e is
l im ited o nl y b y th e c a p a c ity o f th e c o u nter w ith in th e
f u z e a nd th e p u l s e r a te o f th e tr a ns m itter .
3 . Th e deto na tio n r a ng e c a n b e a u to m a tic a l l y a d
j u s ted if a u to m a tic r a ng e inf o r m a tio n is a v a il a b l e.
4 . Th e deto na tio n r a ng e c a n b e intentio na l l y v a r ied
w h il e th e p r o j ec til e is in ? ig h t to th e ta r g et.
5 . J a m m ing is dif ? c u l t s inc e a s p ec ia l tr a ns m itter is
r eq u ir ed to c o m m u nic a te w ith th e p r o j ec til e a nd th e
p r o j ec til e r ec eiv ing a ntenna is dir ec tio na l a f t w a r ds .
A s im il a r s y s tem ( a s s h o w n in FIG. 7 ) m a y b e u til iz ed
to initia te a r o c k et m o to r in a b o o s ted p r o j ec til e a t a
r a ng e m o s t a p p r o p r ia te f o r its p r o g r a m m ed tr a j ec to r y .
Pr o j ec til e m u z z l e v el o c ity , w ea p o n el ev a tio n a nd ta r g et
r a ng e inf o r m a tio n a r e p r o c es s ed to p r o v ide tim e- to
ig nitio n- p o int da ta w h ic h is s u b s eq u entl y tr a ns l a ted
into a tr a ns m itter p u l s e r ep etitio n f r eq u enc y .
B R IEF D ES CR IPTION OF TH E D R AWINGS
Th es e a nd o th er o b j ec ts , f ea tu r es a nd a dv a nta g es o f
th e inv entio n w il l b e a p p a r ent f r o m th e f o l l o w ing s p ec i
f ic a tio n th er eo f ta k en in c o nj u nc tio n w ith th e a c c o m
p a ny ing dr a w ing in w h ic h :
FIG. 1 is a dia g r a m o f a c o ntr o l l ed r a ng e a ir b u r s t
f u z e s y s tem f o r a s h el l inc o r p o r a ting th is inv entio n;
FIG. 2 is a s ide v iew , p a r tia l l y in c r o s s - s ec tio n, o f a
f u z e p a c k a g e a c c o r ding to th is inv entio n p a r tic u l a r l y
a da p ted f o r ins er tio n in th e f o r w a r d end o f a s m a l l c a l i
b er p r o j ec til e;
FIG. 3 is a b l o c k dia g r a m o f th e el ec tr o nic c ir c u itr y
o f th e f u z e o f FIG. 2 ;
FIG. 4 is a n el ec tr o nic c ir c u it dia g r a m o f th e f u z e o f
FIG. 2 ;
FIG. 5 is a b l o c k dia g r a m o f th e el ec tr o nic c ir c u itr y
o f th e r es et f l ip - ? o p ;
FIG. 6 is a p l o t o f p r o j ec til e r a ng e v s . r a da r p u l s e r ep
etitio n f r eq u enc y ; a nd
FIG. 7 is a p er s p ec tiv e v iew , p a r tia l l y in c r o s s
s ec tio n, o f a f u z e p a c k a g e a c c o r ding to th is inv entio n,
p a r tic u l a r l y a da p ted f o r ins er tio n in th e a f t end o f a
r o c k et b o o s ted p r o j ec til e.
TH E PR EFER R ED EMB OD IMENT
As dis c u s s ed a b o v e w ith r es p ec t to FIG. 1 , th e p r e
f er r ed em b o dim ent o f th e s y s tem inc l u des a s o u r c e o f
r a ng e da ta , s u c h a s a r a ng ing l a s a r 1 0, a v a r ia b l e p u l s e
r a te c o ntr o l 1 2 , a p u l s e tr a ns m itter s u c h a s a n X - b a nd
r a da r 1 4 , a tr a ns m itter a ntenna 1 6 , a w ea p o n l 8 , a nd
o ne o r m o r e p r o j ec til es 2 0. Ea c h p r o j ec til e 2 0 h a s a
f u z e 2 2 w h ic h , a s s een in FIG. 2 , inc l u des a h o u s ing 2 4
c o nta ining a n a ntenna s u c h a s a s l o t a ntenna 2 6 , el ec ~
tr o nic c ir c u itr y 2 8 , a b a tter y 3 0, w h ic h m a y b e a th er
m a l b a tter y , a r o to r - deto na to r a s s em b l y 3 2 a nd a
b o o s ter c h a r g e 3 4 .
Th e r o to r - deto na to r a s s em b l y 3 2 m a y b e o f th e ty p e
s h o w n in US . Pa t. Ap p l ic a tio n S er . No . 8 04 , 4 4 3 ? l ed
Ma r . 5 , 1 9 6 9 b y R . T. Z iem b a . B r ie? y , th e a s s em b l y 3 2
c o m p r is es a n o u t o f l ine b a l l r o to r 3 6 h a v ing a deto na
to r c h a r g e 3 8 w ith a ? l a m ent 4 0 a nd a c o nta c t b r u s h
4 2 , a nd a C- s h a p e s p r ing r eta iner 4 4 . Th e r o to r is h el d
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in th e o u t o f l ine, s a f e dis p o s itio n u ntil th e p r o j ec til e,
in ? ig h t, h a s dev el o p ed a deq u a te s p in to c entr if u g a l l y
enl a r g e a nd ena b l e th e s p r ing r eta iner 4 4 to p a s s into
a n a nnu l a r r ec es s 4 6 in th e h o u s ing to r el ea s e th e r o to r .
Th e r o to r th en r o ta tes to a x ia l l y a l ig n its c enter o f g r a v
ity a nd th e deto na to r c h a r g e w ith th e l o ng itu dina l a x is
o f th e p r o j ec til e. Th e r o to r is j o u r na l l ed o n a tr a ns v er s e
a x is a t 4 8 to c o ns tr a in th e r o to r to r o ta tio n w ith in a p r e
deter m ined l o ng itu dina l p l a ne s o th a t th e c o nta c t 4 2
w ip es th r o u g h th is p l a ne.
Th e th er m a l b a tter y 3 0 m a y b e o f th e ty p e s h o w n in
US . Pa t. Ap p l ic a tio n S er . No . 6 9 5 , 1 4 4 ? l ed J a n. 2 ,
1 9 6 8 b y R . T. Z iem b a . B r ief l y , th e b a tter y inc l u des tw o
el ec tr o des s p a c ed a p a r t b y a no r m a l l y s o l id a nd no n
c o ndu c tiv e th er m a l l y f u s ib l e el ec tr o l y te. Th er m itic m a
ter ia l is m o u nted in th er m a l l y c o ndu c tiv e r el a tio n w ith
th e el ec tr o l y te a nd is ig nita b l e b y a p er c u s s io n c a p
w h ic h is dis p o s ed b etw een tw o r ig id s u r f a c es , o ne o f
w h ic h is a r el a tiv el y dis p l a c ea b l e s tr ik er el em ent. Th e
b a tter y is no r m a l l y ina c tiv e, u ntil th e p r o j ec til e is s u b
j ec ted to a s et- b a c k f o r c e o n ? r ing , w h ic h c a u s es th e
s tr ik er el em ent to p er c u s s th e c a p , w h ic h ex p l o des a nd
a c tu a tes th e th er m itic m a ter ia l , w h ic h m el ts th e el ec
tr o l y te to a c tiv a te th e b a tter y . Th e b a tter y 3 0 is s u p
p o r ted in a c a v ity in th e h o u s ing b y a f o r w a r d diel ec tr ic
r ing 5 0 a nd a n a f t diel ec tr ic r ing 5 2 a nd is r eta ined f o r
w a r d b y a s p r ing c l ip 5 4 . Th e o u ter c a s e 5 6 o f th e b a t
ter y s er v es a s th e neg a tiv e c o nta c t, a nd is a da p ted to b e
w ip ed b y th e deto na to r c o nta c t 4 2 .
Th e el ec tr o nic c ir c u itr y 2 8 inc l u des th e a ntenna 2 6 ,
a nd a dio de detec to r 6 0, a tw o s ta g e v ideo a m p l i? er 6 2 ,
a c o u nter 6 4 , a ? r ing c ir c u it 6 6 , a nd a r es et c ir c u it 6 8 .
Th e a ntenna c o ns is ts o f a do u b l e f o u r - p o r t s l o t a n
tenna , w h o s e dim ens io ns a nd p r o b e p h a s ing a r e de
s ig ned to inc r ea s e a ntenna g a in to th e r ea r o f th e p r o
j ec til e. Th e s l o t c o n? g u r a tio n, u s ing tw o dia m etr ic a l l y
o p p o s ed do u b l e p a ir s o f a dj a c ent s l o ts , q u a r ter - w a v e
s p a c ed, g iv es a n a ntenna g a in in th e a f t dir ec tio n o f +5
dec ib el s o v er a s ta nda r d dip o l e. Antenna p o w er is
p ea k - detec ted w ith th e h o t c a r r ier dio de 6 0, w h o s e o u t
p u t s ig na l is th e tr a ns m itted PR F env el o p e. Th e s ig na l
v o l ta g e l ev el a t th is p o int is a p p r o x im a tel y 0. 05 v o l t,
f r o m a 4 0 k il o w a tt ( p ea k ) tr a ns m itter a t a 3 , 000- m eter
r a ng e. Th e detec ted p u l s es a r e a m p l i? ed b y th e tw o
s ta g e a m p l if ier 6 2 to a l ev el a deq u a te to dr iv e th e
c o u nter 6 4 . Th e c o u nter c o ns is ts o f tw el v e ? ip - ? o p
s ta g es in a c a s c a de c o nf ig u r a tio n w h ic h p r o v ide a n
inp u t to o u tp u t c o u nt r a tio o f 2 l l o r 2 04 8 . S w itc h o v er
o f th e l a s t s ta g e is dietec ted to a c tu a te th e o u tp u t c ir
c u it, s o o nl y a c o u nt o f 1 , 02 4 is r ea l iz ed f r o m th e
c o u nter . Wh en th e o ne- o u tp u t ter m ina l o f th e el ev enth
? ip - ? o p is l o w , a nd th e z er o - o u tp u t ter m ina l o f th e
tw el f th ? ip - f l o p is l o w , th e o u tp u t ter m ina l o f th e g a te
6 6 A w il l b e h ig h , dr a w ing c u r r ent v ia th e o u tp u t a m p l i
? er s 6 6 B a nd 6 6 C th r o u g h th e ? l a m ent 4 0 o f deto na to r
c h a r g e 3 8 to a c tu a te th e deto na to r a f ter a ? nite inter v a l
w h ic h is a f u nc tio n o f tim e a nd c u r r ent.
Af ter th e p r o j ec til e is a c c el er a ted o u t o f th e w ea p o n
a nd th e b a tter y is a c tu a ted, th e b a tter y r eq u ir es a f inite
p er io d o f tim e to r ea c h f u l l o u tp u t v o l ta g e. Wh en a
v o l ta g e a deq u a te f o r o p er a ting th e f l ip - ? o p s is r ea c h ed,
ea c h o f th es e ? ip - ? o p s m a y a s s u m e eith er o f its o ne ter
m ina l h ig h a nd z er o ter m ina l l o w , o r o ne ter m ina l l o w
z er o ter m ina l h ig h s ta tes . Ab s ent th e a u to m a tic r es et
c ir c u it, s h o u l d th e el ev enth ? ip - ? o p o ne o u tp u t ter m i
na l b e l o w a nd th e tw el f th ? ip - ? o p z er o ter m ina l b e l o w
th e deto na to r ? l a m ent 4 0 w il l s ta r t dr a w ing c u r r ent.
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D eto na tio n w o u l d o th er w is e o c c u r a f ter a p er io d o f
tim e. L es s c a ta s tr o p h ic , b u t no t des ir a b l e, s h o u l d a ny
o f th e ? ip - ? o p a s s u m e its o ne- o u tp u t h ig h s ta te, th e
c o u nter w il l g iv e a s h o r t c o u nt.
Th e a u to m a tic r es et c ir c u it 6 8 f o r c es ea c h o f th e
c o u nter ? ip - ? o p o ne o u tp u t ter m ina l s to its l o w s ta te
u p o n th e initia l p r o v is io n o f p o w er to th e f u z e f r o m th e
b a tter y 3 0. Th is r es et o c c u r s in l es s th a n o ne m ic r o s ec
o nd, w h ic h p r ec l u des p r em a tu r e a c tu a tio n o f th e deto
na to r . Th e r es et ? ip - ? o p 7 0, th e r es et NOR g a te 7 2 a nd
th e r es et p np c o m m o n em itter dr iv er 7 4 a r e u s ed to im
p l em ent th e r es et c ir c u it a s a r a c e l o o p . Th e r es et ? ip
? o p 7 0, a s s een in FIG. 5 m a y b e s tr u c tu r ed a s tw o
NOR g a tes 8 0 a nd 8 2 . Th e o ne o u tp u t ter m ina l 8 4 o f
th e g a te 8 2 is c o u p l ed to o ne o f th e inp u t ter m ina l s 8 6
o f th e g a te 8 0, w h o s e o th er inp u t ter m ina l 8 8 s er v es a s
th e p u l s e inp u t- ter m ina l . Th e z er o o u tp u t ter m ina l 9 0
o f th e g a te 8 0 is c o u p l ed to o ne o f th e inp u t ter m ina l s
9 2 o f th e g a te 8 2 , w h o s e o th er inp u t ter m ina l 9 4 s er v es
a s th e r es et inp u t ter m ina l . Th e z er o - o u tp u t ter m ina l 9 0
o f th e ? ip - ? o p 7 0 is c o u p l ed to o ne inp u t ter m ina l 9 5
o f th e NOR g a te 7 2 , w h o s e o th er inp u t ter m ina l 9 6 is
c o u p l ed to g r o u nd. Th e o u tp u t ter m ina l 9 8 o f th e g a te
is c o u p l ed to th e b a s e o f th e dr iv er 7 4 . Th e em itter o f
th e dr iv er is c o u p l ed to th e s u p p l y v o l ta g e a nd th e c o l
l ec to r is c o u p l ed to th e r es et b u s 1 00. Th e NOR g a te
7 2 p r o v ides th e l o ng es t del a y in th e l o o p , i. e. , th e s l o w
es t inp u t to o u tp u t tr a ns f er ; a nd th e dr iv er p r o v ides th e
l ea s t del a y . '
Th e o p er a tio n o f th e r es et c ir c u it m a y b e b r o k en into
th r ee p h a s es , v is : Ph a s e I, th e inter v a l du r ing p o w er
c o m ing u p ; Ph a s e II, th e inter v a l a f ter r es et a nd b ef o r e
r ec eip t o f th e ? r s t tr a ns m itter p u l s e; a nd Ph a s e III, th e
a c tio n o n r ec eip t o f th e f ir s t tr a ns m itter p u l s e.
Co ns ider Ph a s e I. Th e r es et ? ip - ? o p z er o o u tp u t ter
m ina l 9 0 m a y initia l l y a s s u m e eith er a h ig h o r l o w s ta te.
As s u m e th e z er o o u tp u t ter m ina l 9 0 is h ig h , th en th e
NOR g a te o u tp u t ter m ina l 9 8 is initia l l y a nd s tea dy
s ta te l o w , th e b a s e el ec tr o de is initia l l y a nd s tea dy s ta te
l o w , a nd th e dr iv er initia l l y a nd s tea dy s ta te c o ndu c ts
s o th a t th e r es et b u s 1 00 is initia l l y a nd s tea dy s ta te
h ig h . Th e h ig h s ig na l o n th e r es et b u s r es ets a l l o f th e
c o u nter ? ip - ? o p s . Th e h ig h r es et s ig na l a t inp u t ter m i
na l 9 4 a l s o p r o v ides a l o w s ig na l a t o u tp u t ter m ina l 8 4
a nd th enc e a l o w s ig na l a t inp u t ter m ina l 8 6 a nd th u s
m a inta ins o u tp u t ter m ina l 9 0 h ig h . As s u m e th e z er o
o u tp u t ter m ina l is l o w , th en th e NOR g a te o u tp u t ter
m ina l 9 8 is initia l l y l o w , a nd, b ec a u s e o f th e l o ng tr a ns
f er del a y , th e b a s e el ec tr o de is initia l l y l o w a nd th e
dr iv er initia l l y c o ndu c ts s o th a t th e r es et b u s 1 00 is ini
tia l l y h ig h . Th e initia l h ig h s ig na l o n th e r es et b u s 1 00
r es ets a l l o f th e c o u nter ? ip - ? o p s , a nd a l s o r es ets th e
r es et ? ip . Af ter th e l o ng tr a ns f er del a y th e NOR g a te
o u tp u t ter m ina l 9 8 b ec o m es h ig h , m a k ing th e b a s e
el ec tr o de h ig h a nd tu r ning o f f th e dr iv er s o th a t th e
r es et b u s b ec o m es l o w . H o w ev er , th e r es et ? ip - ? o p h a s
a l r ea dy b een r es et, s o th a t its z er o o u tp u t ter m ina l is
no w h ig h , a nd a s des c r ib ed p r ev io u s l y th e dr iv er c o n
du c ts a nd th e r es et b u s a g a in b ec o m es h ig h .
Th u s , in Ph a s e II, th e r es et ? ip - ? o p z er o o u tp u t ter
m ina l is h ig h , th e NOR g a te o u tp u t ter m ina l 9 8 is l o w ,
th e dr iv er c o ndu c ts , a nd th e r es et b u s 1 00 is h ig h . Al s o ,
th e r es et ? ip ? o p o ne o u tp u t ter m ina l 8 4 is l o w .
Wh en, in Ph a s e III, th e ? r s t tr a ns m itter p u l s e is r e
c eiv ed, it is c o u p l ed to th e inp u t ter m ina l 9 4 s o th a t th e
z er o o u tp u t ter m ina l 9 0 g o es l o w . H o w ev er , th e tr a ns
m itter p u l s e is s h a p ed to h a v e a w idth g r ea ter th a n th e
3 , 7 7 7 , 6 6 5
5
NOR g a te 7 2 tr a ns f er del a y , s o th a t w h en th e NOR g a te
o u tp u t ter m ina l 9 8 g o es h ig h th e dr iv er s to p s c o ndu c t
ing , m a k ing th e r es et b u s 1 00 l o w , w h il e th e z er o o u t
p u t ter m ina l r em a ins l o w . Th e r es et b u s r em a ins l o w ,
a nd th e c o u nter is f r ee to c o u nt s u b s eq u ent tr a ns m itter
p u l s es w ith o u t r es et.
Th e a dv a nta g es o f th e r es et c ir c u it inc l u de:
1 . Pr io r ity a nd s p eed o f o p er a tio n s u f f ic ient to p r e
c l u de a c c identa l deto na tio n.
2 . . Indep endenc e o f th e r is e c h a r a c ter is tic s o f th e
p o w er s u p p l y .
3 . Ea s e o f tes ting th e c o n? g u r a tio n b ef o r e a s s em b l y
to th e w a r h ea d s inc e o p er a tio n is dep endent o nl y o n
a th e p r es enc e o f a v o l ta g e w h ic h m ig h t c a u s e a n s a c c i- s
denta l deto na tio n.
Th e v a r ia b l e p u l s e r a te f ea tu r es o f th e tr a ns m itting
r a da r is il l u s tr a ted in FIG. 6 w h ic h s h o w s th e v a r ia tio n
in p u l s e r a te r eq u ir ed to deto na te a f u z e p a y l o a d a s a
f u nc tio n o f ta r g et r a ng e w ith a c o u nter c a p a c ity o f
T 7 1 , 02 4 _ , i. e. , 2 1 , c o u nts . Th e p u l s e r a te v a r ies f r o m a b o u t
1 0, 000 p p s a t 1 00 m eter s to 2 00 p p s a t 2 , 000 m eter s .
At 2 , 000 m eter s , f u z e deto na tio n r es o l u tio n is : 00]
m eter . Th is a s s u m es a c o ns ta nt r a te PR F w h ic h is th e
m a nner in w h ic h th e r a da r w o u l d no r m a l l y b e o p er a ted
in a b u r s t ? r e m o de. Fo r s ing l e- s h o t ? r ing s th e PR F
m a y b e p r o g r a m m ed to inc r ea s e in r a te a s th e p r o j ec til e
tr a v el s do w n r a ng e, th er eb y p r o v iding h ig h er r es o l u tio n
a t m a x im u m p r o j ec til e r a ng e.
A S ECOND EMB OD IMENT
As s h o w n in FIG. 7 , a f u z e em b o dy ing th is inv entio n
m a y b e inc o r p o r a ted in a r o c k et~ b o o s ted p r o j ec til e a s
a n in~ ? ig h t ig niter a s s em b l y . Th e a s s em b l y 2 00 in
c l u des a no z z l e p l u g 2 02 , a n inner p l u g 2 04 s u p p o r ting
a th r ee- tu r n h el ic a l a ntenna 2 06 w o u nd o n a diel ec tr ic
2 0
2 5
3 5
4 5
5 5
6 0
6 5
6
c o r e 2 08 , a detec to r a s s em b l y 2 1 0, a nd a c a nnis ter 2 1 2 .
Th e c a nnis ter inc l u des a th er m a l b a tter y 2 1 4 , th e
c o u nter a nd r es et c ir c u itr y 2 1 6 , th e deto na tio n initia ter
2 1 8 , a nd th e r o c k et ig niter 2 2 0. Th e c ir c u itr y is s u b
s ta ntia l l y identic a l to th a t s h o w n in FIG. 4 , w ith th e
s u b s titu tio n o f th e h el ic a l a ntenna f o r th e s l o tted a n
tenna .
Th e c o u nter a nd r es et f l ip - ? o p s m a y b e 9 1 3 el em ents
a nd th e NOR g a tes m a y b e 9 1 0 el em ents a s s h o w n in
th e Ma y 1 9 6 4 c a ta l o g u e o f Fa ir c h il d S em ic o ndu c to r
D iv is io n o f Fa ir c h il d Ca m er a a nd Ins tr u m ent Co r p o r a
tio n.
Wh a t is c l a im ed is :
ICA' w ea p o n s y s tem c o m p r is ing :
a p r o j ec til e h a v ing a f u z e;
s a id f u z e inc l u ding
a r ec eiv ing a ntenna f o r r ec eiv ing p u l s es ,
a n r . f . detec to r h a v ing a n inp u t ter m ina l c o u p l ed
to s a id r ec eiv ing a ntenna a nd a n o u tp u t ter m i
na l ,
a ? x ed- s et c o u nter h a v ing a p l u r a l ity o f m u l ti
s ta te s ta g es , a n inp u t ter m ina l c o u p l ed to s a id
detec to r o u tp u t ter m ina l f o r a c c u m u l a ting
p u l s es th er ef r o m a nd a n o u tp u t ter m ina l f o r
p r es enting a f u l l - c o u nt s ig na l w h en a p r es et
c o u nt o f p u l s es h a s b een a c c u m u l a ted;
a ? r ing c ir c u it h a v ing a n inp u t ter m ina l c o u p l ed
to s a id c o u nter o u tp u t ter m ina l f o r deto na ting
s a id f u z e w h en s a id f u l l - c o u nt s ig na l is p r es
ented b y s a id c o u nter ; a nd
r es et m ea ns f o r a u to m a tic a l l y f o r c ing ea c h o f
s a id s ta g es o f s a id c o u nter to a p r edeter m ined
o ne o f s a id s ta tes .
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