Air-to-Air Missile Launch Range Maximization.

Abstract

Using a simplified mathematical model of an air-to-air missile the combinations of control variables F and beta are obtained which satisfy the necessary conditions for maximizing the missile launch range when fired against a non-maneuvering target flying in a horizontal plane. F is the sideforce required to turn the missile and beta is the propellant burning rate. Pontryagin's Maximum Principle is applied as well as the necessary conditions for the existence of singular controls. A theory based on the missile specific energy is outlined and gives a physical explanation for the controls obtained. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0859813

Entities

People

  • George W. Watt

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Exothermic Reactions
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Propellants

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Control Systems Engineering.