An Alternative Form of the Modified Point-Mass Equation of Motion

Abstract

The point-mass equation of motion is usually given in the form of an explicit expression for the acceleration U.dot (vector). The modified point-mass equation is obtained by adding yaw-of-repose terms to the right-hand side. These new terms are functions of U.dot (vector) so that U.dot (vector) now occurs on both sides of the equation. In this report, the modified point-mass equation is rewritten in the form of an explicit expression for the acceleration. Keywords: Radar targets, Projectile trajectories, Point mass equation, Modified point mass equation, Yaw of repose, Equations of motion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA229514

Entities

People

  • James W. Bradley

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army
  • Army Aviation
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Coefficients
  • Corporations
  • Curve Fitting
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Firing Tables
  • Maryland
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Projectile Trajectories
  • Projectiles
  • Radar Targets
  • Trajectories
  • Wind Velocity

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Control Systems Engineering.