ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,027, issued on Jan. 20.
"Steerable rotating projectile" was invented by Steven M. Hoffberg (West Harrison, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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 ...