Quaternion Utilization in a Missile Model

Abstract

The air-to-air missile model used by the Cruise Missile Independent Survivability Team did not contain data useful to the cruise missile. The objective of this study was to modify the subroutine SIGNAL in the model to incorporate the cruise missile data. The modification required an understanding of quaternion algebra utilized within the model to represent three-dimensional motion. These quaternions allow real time outputs from the model for use by tactical ranges. The study contains a discussion of quaternions and their algebra.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA084263

Entities

People

  • William J. Thome

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Aspect Angle
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Complex Numbers
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Elevation
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Line Of Sight
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

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