Patents Assigned to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tacital Systems, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9464876
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for controlling the trajectory of a projectile having two rotationally decoupled sections, wherein the first section is rotationally decoupled from the second section. The first section of the projectile contains a navigation system. The first section also contains an actuator by which aero-control surfaces on the second section are actuated. The second section may have external aero-spin surfaces which provide a torque counter to the rotation of the base projectile. The apparatus and system also includes embodiments having applications for nose sections of projectiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tacital Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Morris, Paul Lichon, Douglas L. Smith