Analytical Approach to Ballistic Dispersion of Projectile Weapons Based on Variant Launch Velocity

Abstract

This study quantifies the contribution of variant projectile velocity at a gun muzzle to its dispersion at an aim point from an analytical approach. The dispersion was formulated on the basis of stochastic physical conditions, including potential crosswind effect. As a result, the statistical quantities of projectile impact distribution could be obtained from the stochastic formulation. In addition, this research proposes correction factors that may be needed when comparing dispersion in angular mil at multiple downrange distances. The significance of the correction factors was demonstrated through a few application examples.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA584048

Entities

People

  • Michael M Chen

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Applied Mechanics
  • Crosswinds
  • Dispersions
  • Experimental Data
  • Gun Muzzles
  • Guns
  • Impact Point
  • Military Research
  • Projectiles
  • Random Variables
  • Simulations
  • Statistics
  • Stochastic Processes
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons
  • Wind

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • ballistics.