Some Optical Contrast Seeker System Considerations

Abstract

Some elementary problems peculiar to a ground-to ground homing missile system are discussed. The work is specifically oriented toward the applica tion of a television guidance sensor of the con trast contour type to an anti-tank weapon. The design of a simple laboratory TV servo-tracker is presented. Appendices A and B discuss test vehicles for subject application and present pertinent XQ-2 drone parameters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1962
Accession Number
AD0410330

Entities

People

  • G. Willems

Organizations

  • United States Army Aviation and Missile Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Amplifiers
  • Control Systems
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Guidance
  • Military Research
  • Navigation
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Proportional Navigation
  • Terminal Guidance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons

Readers

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Technology Areas

  • Autonomy