Jan 20, 2026

US12528027 - Steerable rotating projectile

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A method of controlling a gyroscopically-stabilized projectile, comprising a control system producing a control signal, a rotating aerodynamic shell, and a reaction mass system responsive to the control signal, the method comprising: imparting rotational and translational kinetic energy to induce gyroscopic stabilization of the projectile about a gyroscopic axis and a movement of the projectile along a flight path; interacting the shell with surrounding air while moving, to induce aerodynamic forces; generating the control signal from the control system; and altering a state of the reaction wheel system selectively in dependence on the control signal, to alter the flight path.

Inventors: Steven M. Hoffberg

The patent describes a method for controlling a gyroscopically-stabilized projectile using a control system that generates signals to adjust its flight path through aerodynamic interaction. It includes a controller with a spatial sensor and a memory for managing game rules, which communicates with a secure distributed ledger to maintain scoring records.

Claim 1

1 . A controller, comprising: a spatial sensor; a memory, configured to store a rule set for a spatial game; a wireless transceiver, configured to communicate with a cryptographically-secured distributed ledger configured to automatically execute a smart contract comprising self-executing code and to maintain records via a distributed trust architecture supported by a plurality of other controllers; and at least one automated processor, configured to: receive information from the spatial sensor, apply the rule set within a smart contract comprising the self-executing code deployed on the cryptographically-secured distributed ledger to determine scoring information for the spatial game, and communicate the scoring information to the cryptographically-secured distributed ledger to maintain a record of the scoring information in accordance with the distributed trust architecture. a spatial sensor; a memory, configured to store a rule set for a spatial game; a wireless transceiver, configured to communicate with a cryptographically-secured distributed ledger configured to automatically execute a smart contract comprising self-executing code and to maintain records via a distributed trust architecture supported by a plurality of other controllers; and at least one automated processor, configured to: receive information from the spatial sensor, apply the rule set within a smart contract comprising the self-executing code deployed on the cryptographically-secured distributed ledger to determine scoring information for the spatial game, and communicate the scoring information to the cryptographically-secured distributed ledger to maintain a record of the scoring information in accordance with the distributed trust architecture. receive information from the spatial sensor, apply the rule set within a smart contract comprising the self-executing code deployed on the cryptographically-secured distributed ledger to determine scoring information for the spatial game, and communicate the scoring information to the cryptographically-secured distributed ledger to maintain a record of the scoring information in accordance with the distributed trust architecture.

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