This invention is directed to ammunition, and in particular, to ammunition having a rotating stabilizing element.
Ammunition, such as, for example, shotgun ammunition, includes a shell body, submunition, propellant, and primer. Conventionally, rifled barrels and/or fin stabilizers are used to stabilize munitions in flight. However, such conventional stabilizing methods have proven to be insufficient in achieving long-range accuracy.
An object of the present invention is to increase accuracy and flying range of a submunition.
Ammunition according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a projectile, and an electromotor disposed within the projectile. The electromotor includes a rotor having an axis of rotation aligned with a flight path of the projectile.
In an exemplary embodiment, the ammunition further includes a propellant, and a primer that ignites the propellant.
In an exemplary embodiment, the ammunition is handgun, shotgun, rifle, mortar or rocket ammunition.
A projectile weapon according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an electrical power source for delivering electrical power to an electromotor of a projectile delivered from the projectile weapon, the electromotor including a rotor having an axis of rotation aligned with a flight path of the projectile.
In an exemplary embodiment, the electrical power source is a battery.
In an exemplary embodiment, the projectile weapon includes a stock, and the power source is disposed within the stock.
The features and advantages of exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be more fully understood with reference to the following, detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying figures, wherein:
Operation of the ammunition 1 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is as follows:
After the ammunition 1 is fixed in the gun tube and the bolt of gun is shut, the conduction loop is made and immediately current flows from the external power source 3 through the wires 4 to the electrical connections 5. The delivered current activates the electromotor 1, which starts to rotate at, for example, 5,000-17,000 rpm. After the gun is fired, the ammunition 1 flies with the functioning electromotor 1 inside the shell body 6. The rotation of the electromotor 6 stabilizes the ammunition's flight path due to the effect of gyroscopic forces produced by the rotating rotor.
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While particular embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described, it would be obvious to those skilled in the art that various other changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is therefore intended to cover in the appended claims all such changes and modifications that are within the scope of this invention.