A system has been developed for delivering and attaching a sensor payload to a target using a standard 40-mm grenade launcher. The projectile incorporates an attachment mechanism, a shock mitigation system, a power source, and a video-bandwidth transmitter. Impact and launch g-loads have been limited to less than 10,000 g's, enabling sensor payloads to be assembled using Commercial Off-The-Shelf components. The GLIMPS projectile is intended to be a general-purpose delivery system for a variety of sensor payloads under the Unattended Ground Sensors program. Test results and development issues are presented.
Grenade-launched imaging projectile system (GLIMPS)
Unattended Ground Sensor Technologies and Applications III ; 2001 ; Orlando,FL,United States
Proc. SPIE ; 4393
2001-09-27
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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