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A marker that can be used to increase the precision and efficiency of the guidance of homing heads towards a target. In order to mark targets on land, this marker has: an ovoid casing provided with a firing fuse, and a magnet and a coil for detecting flux variations during an impact on a magnetic su

A marker that can be used to increase the precision and efficiency of the guidance of homing heads towards a target. In order to mark targets on land, this marker has: an ovoid casing provided with a firing fuse, and a magnet and a coil for detecting flux variations during an impact on a magnetic surface. Inside the casing there are: a battery, an electronic control and transmission circuit, and a cylinder of thrustors connected to one another by pyrotechnical delaying mechanisms. The cylinder opens out on to a single nozzle which is inclined with respect to the axis of the casing. After impact on the ground, the electronic circuit controls the firing of the first thrustor. The other thrustors cause leaps until the marker gets fixed to a magnetic surface, through the magnet. After detection of a flux variation, the electronic circuit actuates the firing of the fuse, to eject the casing and the cylinder of thrustors, and triggers a microwave or infra-red transmitter, depending on the homing head to be attracted.

대표청구항 ▼

A target marker to attract projectiles provided with a homing head, said marker comprising: an ovoid casing having a flat end located in the vicinity of a center of gravity of the marker in such a way that the marker has only one stable position and always comes to rest on this flat end; propulsion

A target marker to attract projectiles provided with a homing head, said marker comprising: an ovoid casing having a flat end located in the vicinity of a center of gravity of the marker in such a way that the marker has only one stable position and always comes to rest on this flat end; propulsion means for producing a jumping movement of the marker; fixing means for fixing the marker on a target; fuse means for separating the propulsion means from the marker when the marker is fixed on a target; transmitter means for transmitting a signal capable of attracting homing heads when the marker is fixed on a target; impact detecting means for activating the propulsion means in response to vibrations due to an impact of the marker or a passage of a target in close proximity to the marker; and magnetic flux detecting means for detecting fixing of the marker to a target and activating the fuse means and the transmitter means when fixing of the marker to the target is detected.