OPTICAL AREA CORRELATOR (ENVIRONMENTAL AND FLIGHT TEST).
Abstract
This is the final report of a program to demonstrate the feasibility of using optical area correlation tracking for terminal guidance of air-to-surface missiles. The results are also used to determine the performance characteristics of a fourth generation model, optical area correlator. The test program has demonstrated the feasibility of using area correlation guidance techniques for area type air-to-surface munitions. The Martin Marietta tracker demonstrated a CEP of 151 feet, extrapolated to missile impact, from a launch range of 8 nautical miles. An operational tracker based on this design, when used as a terminal guidance system for a tactical missile, could be operated in either of two modes: (1) The pilot selects the target, centers the gunsight, engages the memory, and fires the missile. (2) This mode is the same as the first except the target signature is placed in the system's memory before takeoff using reconnaissance information.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0387295
Entities
People
- Paul Porter
Organizations
- Martin Marietta