Design Trade-Offs for Homing Missiles

Abstract

Major design considerations, trade-offs and technology issues for future hypervelocity, anti-missile interceptors are presented in an overview format. Two classes of interceptors are considered: a low altitude interceptor using an active radar seeker for defense against tactical ballistic missiles (TBMs) and a higher altitude interceptor using a passive infra-red seeker for defense against ICBMs. Considerations are presented in the areas of mission requirements, seeker selection, aerodynamic and aerothermal environments, control systems, and guidance performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 21, 1992
Accession Number
ADA282245

Entities

People

  • Allen Spencer
  • William Moore

Organizations

  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Boundary Layer
  • Control Systems
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Rate
  • Detectors
  • Equations
  • Guidance
  • Kalman Filters
  • Line Of Sight
  • Low Altitude
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Proportional Navigation
  • Rockets

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics