The Probability Distribution of Anti-Missile Miss Distance Due to Observation and Guidance Noise

Abstract

In this Memorandum we consider the problem of intercepting an attacking ballistic missile (BM) with an anti-missile missile (AMM) when Gaussian noise corrupts both the observations of the BM and the guidance system of the AMM.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0401703

Entities

People

  • W. B. Kendall

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Coefficients
  • Computer Programs
  • Covariance
  • Digital Computers
  • Distribution Functions
  • Errors
  • Gaussian Distributions
  • Guidance
  • Measurement
  • Miss Distance
  • Probability
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Probability Distributions
  • Random Variables

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Geodesy
  • Missile Defense Systems.