A METHOD OF MEASURING SCALAR MISS DISTANCE USING A C.W. OSCILLATOR IN THE MISSILE

Abstract

A method is described of measuring the scalar miss distance of a missile from a target by recording a beat frequency which appears on the signal from a CW oscillator which is already carried in the missile for tracking purposes. The method is intended for use in trials of missiles against parachute targets, but it has been shown to work in the case of aircraft targets also.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0325843

Entities

People

  • T. C. Griffiths

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Doppler Effect
  • Flight
  • Flight Paths
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Geometry
  • Interception
  • Miss Distance
  • Moving Targets
  • Oscillators
  • Radial Velocity
  • Slant Range
  • Targets

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Radar Systems Engineering.