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Accession Number:
ADA279085
Title:
Development of a Hit-to-Kill Guidance Algorithm for Kinetic Energy Weapons
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept. Aug-Sep 1988
Corporate Author:
SYSTEM PLANNING CORP ARLINGTON VA
Report Date:
1988-09-01
Pagination or Media Count:
24.0
Abstract:
Recent interest in the use of guided kinetic energy missiles and projectiles for the air-defense and anti-missile application raises important questions on the suitability of current guidance mechanisms, and whether they will realize the minimum miss distance requirements of a hit-to-kill warhead. Traditional missile guidance algorithms require the use of a blast and fragmentation warhead and a proximity fuze to ensure target kill, since some miss distance is predictable, even with the use of a variable speed missile and sophisticated proportional navigation. A limited investigation into a more suitable hit-to-kill guidance approach was conducted, consistent with recent advances in computer and electronic miniaturization, which offer the possibility of alternate approaches to missile-guidance. A first-order simulation demonstrates the usefulness of the proposed algorithm. Guided missile, Hit-to- kill, Navigation, Simulation, Kinetic energy warhead.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE