Rocket Homing,
Abstract
Homing systems have received widespread acceptance use in hitting small moving targets. The coordinator is its principle element. It automatically and continuously determines target deviation from the rocket axis and produces electrical signals proportional to the displacement angles. The target itself, possessing the ability to emit or reflect electromagnetic waves, serves as a signal source for the coordinator. But this is still insufficient. In order for the coordinator to distinguish the target from surrounding background, the target must have contrasting properties, i.e., it must differ from the background in certain of its physical properties it should either better reflect electromagnetic energy or emit more of it. For example, airplanes, ships, and tanks of metal construction reflect radio waves well and possess radio contrast in comparison with nonmetallic objects; also many military objects can be a source of infrared emissions, i.e., there is a heat contrast. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 18, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0717823
Entities
People
- E. Simakov
Organizations
- National Air and Space Intelligence Center