Patents Assigned to BAE Systems plc
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Publication number: 20240051927Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the flow synthesis manufacture of RDX, comprising the steps of preparing input flow reagent A, comprising hexamine dissolved in nitric acid with a concentration less than 92%, preparing input flow reagent B comprising 99% concentration nitric acid, causing the input flow reagents A and B to enter a flow reactor at a flow rate, so as to cause a total nitric acid concentration of greater than 93%, in said flow reactor, cooling the reaction chamber to less than 30° C., causing the output mixed flow to be quenched.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Andy Oden Burn, Matthew Paul Didsbury, Stuart Kennedy, Nicola Kennedy, Ian Ewart Murray Paterson, Daniel Jubb
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Publication number: 20240053127Abstract: In some example, a method for regulating a trajectory of a projectile comprises adjusting the position of a mass within a cavity defined by a jacket of the projectile, whereby to modify a centre of gravity of the projectile.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2021Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Richard Binns, Daniel Phillip Crane, Mohammed-Asif Akhmad
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Publication number: 20240053128Abstract: According to some examples, an energy harvesting assembly for a projectile comprises an inlet provided at the tip of a casing of the projectile, multiple outlets provided circumferentially around an outer surface of the casing proximate the tip, and an airflow channel structure extending from the inlet in a generally axial direction through a turbine to the multiple outlets.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2021Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Richard Binns, Daniel Phillip Crane, Mohammed-Asif Akhmad
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Patent number: 11897609Abstract: There is disclosed an aircraft for intercepting an airborne target, the aircraft comprising: a frame; a plurality of lines of a first type, each attached to the frame at a first end, and free at the other end; and a plurality of lines of a second, different, type, each attached to the frame at a first end, and free at the other end.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: BAE Systems plcInventor: Nicholas Giacomo Robert Colosimo
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Publication number: 20240046826Abstract: An apparatus comprises: a display device including an optically transparent display screen for displaying images to a user; a sensor configured to track a viewing direction and/or a viewing position of the user; a detector configured to determine a location of a target viewable by the user through the display screen; and a controller configured to control the display device to display an image on the display screen at screen coordinates corresponding with the viewable target, using the tracked viewing direction and/or the tracked viewing position of the user and the determined location of the target.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: BAE Systems plcInventor: James Hugo Leadbetter
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Publication number: 20240044626Abstract: A laser weapon countermeasure device is described. The laser weapon countermeasure device comprises a sealed capsule having a filler disposed therein. The filler comprises either: a reflective particulate metal; or a precursor for a reflective metal or reflective metal alloy. The capsule is configured to burst in air such that the filler disperses into an aerosol. A countermeasure launcher and a vehicle comprising a countermeasure launcher are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS PLCInventor: Leon SKORCZEWSKI
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Publication number: 20240035793Abstract: There is provided an arming apparatus for a store, the apparatus comprising: a first attachment system and a second attachment system; a linking connector coupled with the first attachment system and the second attachment system; and an arming clip; wherein each of the first attachment system and the second attachment system comprises: a first frangible connector coupled with the arming unit and the linking connector; and a second frangible connector coupled with the linking connector and the store. The linking connector is coupled to the first attachment system via a first coupling arrangement and is coupled to the second attachment system via a second coupling arrangement, wherein the first coupling arrangement and the second coupling arrangement are different. Each of the first coupling arrangement and the second coupling arrangement are manually secure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: BAE Systems plcInventors: William Henry Grimshaw, Ronald Henry James Ingram
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Publication number: 20240035536Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided an active vibration control system comprising: a driving mechanism and a control mechanism comprising an electromagnetic actuator, the driving mechanism being operable to apply a force on a base structure to which the active vibration control system is attachable such that vibrations of the base structure are actively controllable by the application of said force, wherein the driving mechanism and control mechanism are relatively moveable such that the active vibration control system has at least two modes of vibration, and wherein movement of the driving mechanism causes movement of at least a part of the control mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Suleiman Mahmoud Sharkh, Stephen Daley, Mehdi Hendijanizadeh
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Publication number: 20240034467Abstract: There is provided an arming apparatus for a store, the apparatus comprising: a first attachment system and a second attachment system; a linking connector coupled with the first attachment system and the second attachment system; and an arming clip; wherein each of the first attachment system and the second attachment system comprises: a first frangible connector coupled with the arming unit and the linking connector; and a second frangible connector comprising a first end coupled with the linking connector and a second end comprising a clip, the second end being configured to pass through a lug of said store and then couple to the second frangible connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: BAE Systems plcInventors: William Henry Grimshaw, Ronald Henry James Ingram
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Publication number: 20240035537Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided an active vibration control system comprising: an electromagnetic actuator; a magnetic element; and a solenoid, the electromagnetic actuator being operable to apply a force on a base structure to which the active vibration control system is attachable such that vibrations of the base structure are actively controllable by the application of said force, wherein the electromagnetic actuator is operable to cause movement of the magnetic element through the solenoid and the solenoid is operable to apply a force on the magnetic element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Suleiman Mahmoud Sharkh, Stephen Daley, Mehdi Hendijanizadeh
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Publication number: 20240035535Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided an active vibration control system comprising: an electromagnetic actuator and a control element, the electromagnetic actuator being operable to apply a force on a base structure to which the active vibration control system is attachable such that vibrations of the base structure are actively controllable by the application of said force, wherein the electromagnetic actuator and control element are relatively moveable such that the active vibration control system has at least two modes of vibration, and wherein movement of the electromagnetic actuator causes movement of at least a part of the control element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Suleiman Mahmoud Sharkh, Stephen Daley, Mehdi Hendijanizadeh
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Patent number: 11886043Abstract: A modular wearable optics device including: at least one wearable support element; one or more active optical elements adapted in use to display an image to a user; one of a plurality of bridging elements selected to position or orientate the one or more active optical elements in a predetermined location based on one or more anthropometric characteristics of the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Rory Thomas Alexander Mills, Ian Thomas Macken
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Publication number: 20240021095Abstract: A method to autonomously taxi an aircraft is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, by a processing means, a route intended for the aircraft 310. Obtaining, by the processing means, a route line based on the route 320. Determining, by the processing means, at least one route feature along the route line 330. Determining, by the processing means, a deviation of a nosewheel of the aircraft from the route line based on a current position of the aircraft provided by the aircraft global navigation satellite system (GNSS) 340. Outputting, by the processing means, an adjustment of an angle of the nosewheel to correct the deviation from the route based on the deviation of the nosewheel 350. Outputting, by the processing means, an adjustment of the speed of the aircraft based on a current position on the route line and a proximity to the at least one determined route feature 360.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventor: James Austen Harrison
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Patent number: 11867489Abstract: This invention relates to a improvements relating to munitions, specifically to coating small arms ammunition with decoppering agents, as a replacement in lead free ammunition. There is a method of manufacturing a coated metallic projectile for a rifled barrel, comprising; providing a metallic projectile cup with a coating of a decoppering agent located thereon, to provide a coated metallic projectile cup; causing the coated metallic projectile cup to be drawn through a plurality of dies to form a drawn coated metallic projectile.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Thomas Lloyd Beswick, Ian John Pennell
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Publication number: 20240002676Abstract: The invention relates to an anti-corrosion and anti-fouling composition, particularly to a protective composition for a marine body, wherein in said composition comprises a copper alloy of the form Cu(M*), wherein M* is at least one metal which is more electronegative than copper, wherein said composition comprises ceramic filler particles in the range of from 0.1 to 20 wt %.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2021Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventor: Madan Pal
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Publication number: 20240003255Abstract: A rotor unit assembly (10) having a rotor unit (90). The rotor unit (90) comprises a chamber (104) and a rotor (200) located within the chamber (104). The rotor (200) has a piston (214) which extends radially outward from the main body (202) of the rotor (200); and a valve flange (240) with an aperture (242). The rotor unit further comprises a rotatable hub (300), with a cavity (314) configured to receive the piston (214). The rotor unit (90) further comprises a first low pressure port (130) provided in the path described the piston (214); a first high pressure port (120) positioned in the path described the valve flange aperture (242) around the clearance volume (210); and a second high pressure port (122) positioned in the path described by the cavity (314) around the hub axis (306).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2021Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventor: James William Spain
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Publication number: 20240003635Abstract: There is provided a heat exchanger comprising: a housing comprising: an inlet at a proximal end for receiving a first fluid; and an outlet, downstream of the inlet at the distal end of the housing, through which the fluid is configured to exit the housing; and a plurality of heat exchanger cores within the housing, wherein the plurality of heat exchanger cores meet at a junction and diverge from each other towards one of the inlet or the outlet of the housing; wherein the plurality of heat exchanger cores comprises a plate fin arrangement; and, wherein the plurality of heat exchanger cores comprise one or more first flow paths through which the first fluid can pass through the heat exchanger cores, in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2021Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: BAE Systems plcInventor: Evaldas Greiciunas
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Patent number: 11860632Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a weapon system for use on a vehicle, comprising: a control system, the control system configured to, in response to a determination that a line-of-sight from the weapon system to a target of the weapon system is currently, or going to be obscured, trigger an alteration of a configuration of the vehicle such that the line-of-sight to the target is not obscured. Thus, the weapon system can ensure a line-of-sight of the target, allowing it to be successfully engaged.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: BAE Systems plcInventor: Keith Antony Rigby
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Patent number: 11859953Abstract: According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a munition assembly, arranged to be launched from a gun, the assembly comprising: a carrier for a submunition, the carrier comprising a cavity in which the submunition is located; and a submunition, carried by the carrier in the cavity, the submunition arranged to be controllably expelled from the carrier; the submunition comprising: a submunition explosive charge; and a submunition fuze, wherein: the munition assembly is adapted to be launched, into the air, from a gun barrel, where the submunition is then arranged to be controllably expelled from the carrier and enter a body of water; and the submunition fuze is adapted to trigger the submunition explosive charge under water.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLCInventors: Andrew Carr, Timothy Keith Girling, Murray Thomson
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Patent number: 11858359Abstract: The invention relates to a power system for a vehicle, the power system for a vehicle, the power system comprising a plurality of supercapacitors, a plurality of batteries, at least one electronic load and a master controller, arranged so that at least one battery is connected with at least one supercapacitor, such that power from the at least one battery may be supplied to the at least one supercapacitor, wherein the master controller ability to switch the at least one supercapacitor to a further at least one supercapacitor and wherein at least one battery and/or at least one supercapacitor of the plurality of supercapacitors supplies power to the electronic load.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLCInventors: Maneeshi Trivedi, Christopher Charles Grayson
