Autonomous Weapon Guidance

Abstract

Precision guided weapons are becoming more and more sophisticated. Terminology such as Global Positioning System, Differential Global Positioning System, Laser Radar, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Inertial Navigation System, and Kalman Filtering have become prevalent as weapons are made smarter and more precise. This study comprised an examination of the midcourse and terminal navigation and guidance schemes implemented in the Armament Directorate's advanced development guidance programs. The implementation of these navigation and guidance schemes allow the weapon to be more precise. This report describes these implementations and provides a background for the engineer or manager on the elements that comprise an autonomously guided weapon. Navigation, Guidance, Autonomous weapons, Global positioning system, Laser radar, Synthetic aperture radar.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 1994
Accession Number
ADA282715

Entities

People

  • John L. Dargan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Detectors
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Guidance
  • Guided Weapons
  • Inertial Measurement Units
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Kalman Filtering
  • Laser Radar
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Proportional Navigation
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • World Geodetic System

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects