Trajectory Shaping of Anti-Armor Missiles via Tri-Mode Guidance.
Abstract
In a missile system, a simple way to guide a missile in a predetermined trajectory from launch to the impacting with a target for optimum warhead penetration of armor by a guided missile. Initially, the missile is guided in yaw by proportional navigation. Subsequently it is guided in pitch first by a pitch programmer until the missile reaches a predetermined gimbal angle between a line of sight of a seeker of the missile and a centerline of the missile, then in pitch by a pseudo-time-optimal closed loop controller to direct the missile pitch attitude at a predetermined rate toward a target until said missile reaches another predetermined gimbal angle, and finally by proportional navigation in pitch of the missile to the target. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 27, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADD006478
Entities
People
- Charles M. Bishop
- John P. Leonard
- Robert E. Alongi
- Robert E. Yates
- Wilfredo V. Albanes
Organizations
- United States Army