Accession Number:

AD0387295

Title:

OPTICAL AREA CORRELATOR (ENVIRONMENTAL AND FLIGHT TEST).

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Feb-Nov 66,

Corporate Author:

MARTIN MARIETTA CORP ORLANDO FLA ORLANDO DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Porter,Paul

Report Date:

1967-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

170.0

Abstract:

This is the final report of a program to demonstrate the feasibility of using optical area correlation tracking for terminal guidance of air-to-surface missiles. The results are also used to determine the performance characteristics of a fourth generation model, optical area correlator. The test program has demonstrated the feasibility of using area correlation guidance techniques for area type air-to-surface munitions. The Martin Marietta tracker demonstrated a CEP of 151 feet, extrapolated to missile impact, from a launch range of 8 nautical miles. An operational tracker based on this design, when used as a terminal guidance system for a tactical missile, could be operated in either of two modes 1 The pilot selects the target, centers the gunsight, engages the memory, and fires the missile. 2 This mode is the same as the first except the target signature is placed in the systems memory before takeoff using reconnaissance information.

Descriptors:

• *OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
• *CORRELATORS
• *AIR TO SURFACE MISSILES
• *AIRCRAFT FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS
• *OPTICAL SIGHTS
• FEASIBILITY STUDIES
• PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
• TERMINAL GUIDANCE
• OPTICAL TRACKING
• TARGET ACQUISITION
• ACCURACY
• CIRCULAR ERROR PROBABLE
• TELEVISION DISPLAY SYSTEMS

Subject Categories:

• Air- and Space-Launched Guided Missiles
• Optical Detection and Detectors

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE