An Engineering and Programming Guide for a Six Degree of Freedom, Terminal Homing Simulation Program

Abstract

The report documents an all-digital, six degree of freedom (6DOF) simulation program which provides a realistic method for the evaluation and analysis of a terminal homing weapons system. Missile hardware components, vehicle dynamics, environment descriptions, and target motion are simulated by identifiable program modules. In some cases (e.g., the Actuator and Autopilot modules), both high and low frequency models are available, allowing simulations to be tailored to user needs. Two gimballed seekers are modeled which null on the LOS vector to provide an initial signal for proportional navigation guidance. A number of print and plot output options provide versatility of data presentation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 10, 1973
Accession Number
AD0769595

Entities

People

  • C. L. Lewis
  • R. F. Ball
  • W. W. Lee

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Acceleration
  • Computer Programming
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Sets
  • Differential Equations
  • Flight Paths
  • Geometry
  • Guidance
  • Mach Number
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Navigation
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Proportional Navigation
  • Stabilized Platforms
  • Wind Velocity

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Robotics and Automation.