Machine-Aided Design of an Air-Launched Missile Defense System

Abstract

The power of today's computers is altering design methodologies at the system level. Instead of manually comparing and contrasting a dozen or so options for configuring a system, machine aids can now quantitatively evaluate thousands of candidate configuration on the time scale of minutes. We apply a machine aid to improve the design of an air-launched missile defense system that intercepts ballistic targets during both their boost and terminal phases. First, the specific problem statement and corresponding quantitative formulation are defined. The discussion then moves on to the overall procedure executed by the machine aid, followed by delving into the quantitative models employed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA499428

Entities

People

  • Jose A. Lopez
  • Mark Homer
  • Michael Corbett
  • Sungyung Lim

Organizations

  • Charles Stark Draper Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Launched
  • Altitude
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Geometry
  • Guidance
  • Miss Distance
  • Navigation
  • Payload
  • Proportional Navigation
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Space Systems
  • Trajectories
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design