A New Guidance Law to Improve the Accuracy of Tactical Missiles.

Abstract

This application describes a missile guidance system in a canard controlled airframe with means to measure the angle of attack as well as the pursuit angle by the use of a two degree of freedom roll-free reference gyroscope or other inertial reference device so as to move the canard control surfaces, where the canards direct the missile to the target.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADD010373

Entities

People

  • William R. Chadwick

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Airframes
  • Control Surfaces
  • Guidance
  • Gyroscopes

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Robotics and Automation.