SAFE-ARM INDICATOR FOR IN-LINE FUZES

PRESENT HIGH-ENERGY, ELECTRONIC, IN-LINE, SAFE-ARMS (S-A'S) LACK THE VISUAL BUILT-IN "SAFE" OR "ARM" INDICATOR COMMONLY FOUND AS A SAFETY FEATURE IN MECHANICAL S-A'S. A MODERN INDICATOR CAN PROVIDE A RELIABLE INDICAION OF THE "SAFE" OR "ARM" CONDITION IN AN ELECTRONIC S-A THUS MAKING THE ELECTRONIC S-A ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS A MECHANICAL S-A WITH REGARD TO THE VISUAL SAFETY INDICATION. ELECTRONIC SAFE-ARMS STORE FIRING ENERGY IN THE FORM OF A CHARGE IN A HIGH-VOLTAGE ENERGY STORAGE CAPACITOR. WHEN THE ENERGY STORAGE CAPACITOR IS CHARGED UP, THE S-A IS ARMED. THE ENERGY STORAGE CAPACITOR BECOMES DISCHARGED PRODUCING A SAFE CONDITION WHEN ARMING ENERGY IS NOT BEING APPLIED. MOORRO-OSO ELECTRONICS HAS FORMULATED SEVEN VISUAL S-A INDICATOR CONCEPTS AND PROPOSES TO CONDUCT A TRADE-OFF STUDY, SELECT AND FABRICATE TWO OF THE BEST.