PHALANX CIWS Control System Stability, Aim Bias Compensation, and Noise- Sensitivity

Abstract

An aiming control system, which is similar to that in the Block I PHALANX Close-In Weapon System, is considered in this report. An important feature of this control system is that it compensates for any gun aim bias. An aim bias may be caused by variations in the gun, ammunition, or environmental condition. Design issues considered are stability, aim bias compensation, and sensitivity to feedback noise. These are disparate design goals. Design tradeoffs that quantify this disparity are presented. An example is given that illustrates how the analysis developed in this report might be used in a design situation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA264733

Entities

People

  • Demetrios Serakos

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Communication Systems
  • Compensation
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Feedback
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • New York
  • Sensitivity
  • Surface Warfare
  • Target Tracking
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transfer Functions
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

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