A Rational Method for Design of Feedback Control to Limit Missile Dispersion.

Abstract

A method for the design of feedback control to limit cross-range dispersion of spinning missiles is described. The missile transverse velocity in the cross plane is selected as the cost function, and optimal linear feedbacks are derived that minimize this velocity in the presence of aerodynamic disturbances that cause lift nonaveraging. A closed-form solution is obtained for the open- and closed-loop missile response to simple disturbance moments. Cross-range dispersion control complements control of range error by angle-of-attack control of drag. The resulting two-loop system can control major sources of missile dispersion. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1977
Accession Number
ADA044850

Entities

People

  • Daniel H. Platus
  • Julian Wolkovitch

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Corporations
  • Dispersions
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Feedback
  • Materials
  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Precession
  • Space Sciences
  • X Ray Astronomy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.