ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,782, issued on June 17.
"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 for controlling a flying projectile which rotates during flight, comprising: determining an angle of rotation of an inertial mass spinning about an axis during flight, and controlling at least one actuator for altering at least a portion of an aerodynamic structure, selectively in dependence on the determined angle of rotation and a control input, to control aerodynamic forces during flight. An aerodynamic surface may rotate and interact with surrounding air during flight, to produce ...