Ordnance system with common bus, method of operation and aerospace vehicle including same
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B64D-001/04
B64D-001/00
출원번호
US-0744930
(2003-12-22)
등록번호
US-7261028
(2007-08-28)
발명자
/ 주소
Devries,Derek
Slade,Bill
Uresk,Bonnie
Jamison,Scott R.
Rauscher,Robert A.
출원인 / 주소
Alliant Techsystems, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
TraskBritt
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초록▼
An ordnance system and method for controlling an ordnance system is provided. The system and method utilizes an addressable common, or shared, bus configured to transmit and receive data thereon. The addressable bus has further coupled thereto an ordnance controller including a control process and a
An ordnance system and method for controlling an ordnance system is provided. The system and method utilizes an addressable common, or shared, bus configured to transmit and receive data thereon. The addressable bus has further coupled thereto an ordnance controller including a control process and a telemetry process configured to control the addressable bus. The ordnance system further includes at least one initiator coupled to the addressable bus and responsive to the control process and at least one telemetry sensor coupled to the addressable bus and configured to interact with the telemetry process. The method provides control for the ordnance system by receiving telemetry data from a telemetry sensor over an addressable bus with an ordnance being further controlled by an ordnance controller over the addressable bus.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. An ordnance system, comprising: an addressable bus configured to receive and transmit data thereon; an ordnance controller coupled to and configured to control the addressable bus, the ordnance controller including a control process and a telemetry process; at least one initi
What is claimed is: 1. An ordnance system, comprising: an addressable bus configured to receive and transmit data thereon; an ordnance controller coupled to and configured to control the addressable bus, the ordnance controller including a control process and a telemetry process; at least one initiator coupled to the addressable bus and responsive to the control process; at least one telemetry sensor coupled to the addressable bus and configured to interact with the telemetry process; and a health monitoring process configured to monitor degradation of the ordnance system by tracking variations of at least one of the at least one initiator and the at least one telemetry sensor over a lifespan of the at least one of the at least one initiator and the at least one telemetry sensor. 2. The ordnance system of claim 1, further comprising a health management system including at least one health monitoring sensor coupled to the addressable bus and configured to interact with the health monitoring process to determine the health status. 3. The ordnance system of claim 2, wherein the at least one health monitoring sensor is configured to detect a failure condition of one of the at least one initiator and at least one ordnance and the at least one telemetry sensor in the ordnance system. 4. The ordnance system of claim 3, wherein the health monitoring process is further configured to determine a health status of at least a part of the ordnance system when activation of one of the at least one initiator by the control process is not pending. 5. The ordnance system of claim 3, wherein the health monitoring process is configured to determine a health status of at least a part of the ordnance system when activation of one of the at least one initiator by the control process is pending. 6. The ordnance system of claim 1, wherein the ordnance system is configured for deployment on an airframe including one of an aircraft, a satellite and a rocket. 7. The ordnance system of claim 6, wherein the ordnance system is configured for deployment on the airframe including multiple stages. 8. The ordnance system of claim 1, wherein the ordnance controller is configured to control the addressable bus according to a controller area network (CAN) protocol. 9. The ordnance system of claim 1, further comprising an ordnance coupled and configured to be responsive to one of the at least one initiator. 10. An ordnance system, comprising: an addressable bus; a telemetry system configured to receive telemetry data over the addressable bus, the telemetry system including a telemetry process configured to retrieve telemetry data over the addressable bus, and at least one telemetry sensor configured to generate the telemetry data and transmit the telemetry data over the addressable bus to the telemetry process; an ordnance control system configured to control an ordnance over the addressable bus, the ordnance control system including an ordnance control process configured to generate an ordnance initiation and at least one initiator responsive via the addressable bus to the ordnance initiation; and a health management system including a health monitoring process configured to monitor degradation of the ordnance system by tracking variations of at least one of the at least one initiator and the at least one telemetry sensor over a lifespan of the at least one of the at least one initiator and the at least one telemetry sensor. 11. The ordnance system of claim 10, further comprising an ordnance coupled and responsive to the at least one initiator. 12. The ordnance system of claim 11, further comprising a health management system including a health monitoring sensor coupled to the addressable bus and configured to interact with the health monitoring process to determine the health status. 13. The ordnance system of claim 12 wherein the health monitoring sensor is configured to detect a failure condition of one of the at least one initiator and at least one ordnance in the ordnance system. 14. The ordnance system of claim 12, wherein the health monitoring process is further configured to determine a health status of the ordnance system prior to initiation of the ordnance. 15. The ordnance system of claim 10, wherein the addressable bus is configured according to a controller area network (CAN) protocol. 16. The ordnance system of claim 12, wherein the health monitoring process includes a system degradation module configured to determine a degradation of at least one ordnance of the ordnance system. 17. A method for controlling an ordnance system, comprising: receiving telemetry data from at least one telemetry sensor over an addressable bus; controlling an ordnance via at least one initiator over the addressable bus; and monitoring degradation of the ordnance system by tracking variations of at least one of the at least one initiator and the at least one telemetry sensor over a lifespan of the at least one of the at least one initiator and the at least one telemetry sensor. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein controlling an ordnance comprises: generating an ordnance initiation signal at a ordnance control process; transmitting the ordnance initiation signal over the addressable bus; and responding to the ordnance initiation signal at the at least one initiator to activate an ordnance in response thereto. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein receiving telemetry data comprises: generating telemetry data at the at least one telemetry sensor; and retrieving telemetry data at a telemetry process from the at least one telemetry sensor over the addressable bus. 20. The method of claim 17, wherein monitoring degradation further comprises: requesting sensor data for a health monitoring process from a health monitoring sensor over the addressable bus; and transmitting the sensor data from the health monitoring sensor to the health monitoring process over the addressable bus. 21. An airframe, comprising: an addressable bus configured to receive and transmit data thereon; an ordnance controller coupled to and configured to control the addressable bus, the ordnance controller including a control process and a telemetry process; at least one initiator coupled to the addressable bus and responsive to the control process; at least one telemetry sensor coupled to the addressable bus and configured to interact with the telemetry process; and a health monitoring process configured to monitor degradation of the airframe by tracking variations of at least one of the at least one initiator and the at least one telemetry sensor over a lifespan of the at least one of the at least one initiator and the at least one telemetry sensor. 22. The airframe of claim 21, further comprising a health management system including at least one health monitoring sensor coupled to the addressable bus and configured to interact with the health monitoring process to determine the health status. 23. The airframe of claim 22, wherein the at least one health monitoring sensor is configured to detect a failure condition of one of the at least one initiator and at least one ordnance and the at least one telemetry sensor in the airframe. 24. A real-time health management system for monitoring an ordnance system, comprising: an addressable bus; a health monitoring process for monitoring degradation of the ordnance system by tracking variations of at least one of at least one initiator and at least one telemetry sensor over a lifespan of the at least one of the at least one initiator and the at least one telemetry sensor; and at least one health monitoring sensor coupled to the addressable bus and configured to interact with the health monitoring process to determine a health status of the ordnance system. 25. The real-time health management system of claim 24, wherein the at least one health monitoring sensor is configured to detect a failure condition of one of the at least one initiator and at least one ordnance and the at least one telemetry sensor in the ordnance system. 26. The real-time health management system of claim 25, wherein the health monitoring process is further configured to determine a health status of at least a part of the health management system when activation of one of the at least one initiator is not pending. 27. The real-time health management system of claim 25, wherein the health monitoring process is configured to determine a health status of at least a part of the ordnance system when activation of one of the at least one initiator is pending.
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