Kinematics of Laying an Automated Weapon System

Abstract

This report describes the unique issues of pointing an automated weapon by an indirect fire system. Due to different frames of reference, between the calculated firing solution and the platform that the weapon is mounted to, a mathematical transformation is required to move the firing solution from its reference frame to a reference frame that is meaningful to the weapon system. This report describes the aforementioned problem in detail and provides a systematic solution using a series of equations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 19, 2017
Accession Number
AD1036654

Entities

People

  • Joshua Stapp

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Control Systems
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Elevation
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Grids
  • Gun Barrels
  • Guns
  • Indirect Fire
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Kinematics
  • Navigation
  • Platforms
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

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  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design