NUMERICAL INTEGRATION METHODS FOR BALLISTIC ROCKET TRAJECTORY SIMULATION PROGRAMS

Abstract

Numerical integration methods for solution of the system of differential equations found in ballistic rocket trajectory programs are discussed. The general discussion entails the explicit formulas of Runge-Kutta and predictor-corrector methods and their errors, and a brief description of other methods that could be employed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0658064

Entities

People

  • Randall K. Walters

Organizations

  • Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Algorithms
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Differential Equations
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Equations
  • Measurement
  • New Mexico
  • Numerical Integration
  • Refractive Index
  • Rocket Trajectories
  • Simulations
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Ballistic Missile Meteorology
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)