In-Flight Dynamics of a Flexible Missile

Abstract

Equations are derived for the motion of a missile in a plane, including bending, sloshing, engine swiveling, axial acceleration, and aerodynamics. The bending and sloshing are treated by means of combined bending-sloshing modes in which the first slosh mode in each tank is represented by an equivalent lateral spring-mass system. Also included are equations for the moment and shear in the missile expressed in terms of a psuedo-static moment and shear plus correction terms which account for the dynamic over-shoot of the bending-sloshing modes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 1960
Accession Number
AD0606013

Entities

People

  • H. E. Lindberg

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Aerodynamics
  • Angular Momentum
  • Bending Moments
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamic Response
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Frequency
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Load Distribution
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Momentum
  • Potential Energy
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Structural Dynamics.