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EP 4 189 505 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 07.06.2023 Bulletin 2023/23 (21) Application number: 21755103.5 (22) Date of filing: 18.06.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G05B 23/02(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G05B 23/0221 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/038036 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/026079 (03.02.2022 Gazette 2022/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 31.07.2020 US 202016945263 (71) Applicant: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Falls Church, VA 22042 (US)	(72) Inventor: DIXIT, Sunil Torrance, CA 90505 (US) (74) Representative: Studio Torta S.p.A.  Via Viotti, 9 10121 Torino 10121 Torino (IT)