AN EXPLICIT SOLUTION TO THE POWERED FLIGHT DYNAMICS OF A ROCKET VEHICLE

Abstract

A general explicit solution to the powered flight dynamics of a rocket vehicle having constant thrust and constant effective exhaust velocity is presented. The use of this solution in guidance techniques is demonstrated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1962
Accession Number
AD0293892

Entities

People

  • Duncan Macpherson

Organizations

  • Air Force Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • California
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Computations
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Dynamics
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Flight
  • Government Procurement
  • Guidance
  • Simulations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Time Intervals
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Rocket Propulsion.