A Computer Program for Analyzing Projectile Flight Trajectory

Abstract

The report describes a computer program that predicts the flight trajectory, spin decay, and gyroscopic and dynamic stability factors for spin- or fin-stabilized cannon-launched projectiles with liquid or solid payloads.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA053866

Entities

People

  • John J. Reba
  • John M. Ferriter

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Momentum
  • Army
  • Army Training
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal
  • Liquid Filled Projectiles
  • Marine Corps
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Munitions
  • Particle Trajectories
  • Projectile Trajectories
  • Projectiles
  • Trajectories
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • ballistics.