OPTIMUM INTERCEPTION OF A BALLISTIC MISSILE AT INTERMEDIATE RANGE

Abstract

The problem of obtaining optimum trajectories is studied, such as the one for effecting interception of a target following a known course above the sensible atmosphere, with minimum fuel consumption, or in minimum time. A procedure is given for determining the trajectory on a digital computer, and some conditions are given for the corresponding optimum trajectories. The methods apply generally to problems wherein the range and time are not too great and the terminal velocity is irrelevant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0265426

Entities

People

  • Frank D. Faulkner

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Calculus
  • Calculus Of Variations
  • Control Theory
  • Differential Equations
  • Digital Computers
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Euler Equations
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Integrals
  • Interception
  • Mathematics
  • Terminals
  • Trajectories
  • United States
  • Variational Equations

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design