A Modern Control Approach to Gun Firing Accuracy Improvements
Abstract
The accuracy of firing a gun from a moving combat vehicle is affected significantly by the accuracy with which the gun muzzle is positioned to fire the projectile along a predicted path. Traditionally the problem of accuracy improvement has been addressed through gun mount stabilization while the motion of the barrel is treated as an uncontrolled additional dispersion in the trajectory of the projectile. Modern control technology provides a means of stabilizing the unmeasured gun muzzle. Minimization of a quadratic cost function coupled with estimation of unmeasured states ensure accurate muzzle response to command inputs as well as minimize reaction to base motion and external firing disturbances.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADP001086
Entities
People
- Donald L. Ringkamp
- Fred W. Stein
- Robert J. Talir
Organizations
- Emerson Electric