Executive Summary for the Preliminary Design Study of a Digitally Stabilized and Controlled Brassboard Director Type Fire Control System for the Product Improved Vulcan (II VADS).

Abstract

This report summarizes a preliminary design study to increase Vulcan Air Defense System effectiveness, via an improved digital fire control system. The fire control system under study employed a non-gyro computer stabilized sight, range only radar, digital computer and digital shaft encoder/tachometer sensors on the weapon systems gun and turret gimbals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA033998

Entities

People

  • Robert S. Segal

Organizations

  • Frankford Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Digital Computers
  • Executives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Tachometers
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Software Engineering
  • ballistics.