UNIFIED THEORY OF LATERAL DEVIATIONS OF UNGUIDED FINNED ROCKETS
Abstract
A unified theory of lateral deviations and deflections of unguided solid-propellant rockets is presented. It is based on a model of a nonspinning rocket with the customary simplifying assumptions. The solution is expressed in terms of universal functions which are independent of the properties of any particular rocket, of the initial conditions, and of the choice of units. These functions are well-behaved in the sense of being free from the indeterminacies and smalldivisor difficulties of the standard theory of rocketry; the user having access to a computer can easily generate such functions himself. It is shown that the effect of spin can be superposed on the non-spin solution. This research is a by-product of an investigation on selfalignment of rockets, which has been published in the BRL Report 1072 (1959) (AD 219 225). The previously existing theories have been found impractical in this investigation and a more applicable theory had to be derived. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0262758
Entities
People
- Serge J. Zaroodny
- Tadeusz Leser
Organizations
- Ballistic Research Laboratory