EFFECT OF OBLATENESS IN EXPLICIT GUIDANCE,
Abstract
This work is concerned with the development of an approximate set of explicit guidance equations which include the first order effects of the earth's oblateness. Two methods of analysis are used to solve the perturbation differential equations of motion. First, an exact solution is found by using the Poincare perturbation technique. Then, a less complex set of explicit guidance equations are derived utilizing two simplifying assumptions. This second method considerably reduces the oblateness-induced errors incurred by using the spherical earth correlated velocity vector. The increase in computation is not excessive and the required equations may be readily mechanized in presently available airborne computers. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0426247
Entities
People
- Stephen Aaron Levine
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology