Ballistic missile

About: Ballistic missile is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2427 publications have been published within this topic receiving 16317 citations.

Inventing Accuracy: A Historical Sociology of Nuclear Missile Guidance

Abstract: Winner of the 1993 Ludwik Fleck Prize presented by the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S).Among books on the arms race, Donald MacKenzie's stands out for its welcome demystification of the "black box" of nuclear weapons technology. MacKenzie follows one line of technology - strategic ballistic missile guidance - through a succession of weapons systems to reveal the ordinary workings of a world that is neither awesome nor unstoppable. He uncovers the parameters, the pressures, and the politics that make up the complex social construction of an equally complex technology.MacKenzie argues that it is wrong to assume that missile accuracy (or any other technological artifact) is a natural or inevitable consequence of technological change. By fostering an understanding of how the idea of accuracy was constructed and by uncovering the comprehensible and often mundane processes that have given rise to a frightening nuclear arsenal, he shows that there can be useful and informed intervention in the social processes of weapons construction. He also shows in what sense it is possible, contrary to the common wisdom, to "uninvent" technologies.Examining the technological politics of the transition from bomber to ballistic missile, MacKenzie describes the processes that transformed both air force and navy ballistic missiles from moderately accurate countercity weapons to highly accurate counterforce ones. He concludes that neither the United States nor the Soviet Union has ever accepted the idea of deterrence as the public understands it."Inventing Accuracy" is based on 140 interviews with guidance and navigation technologists, navy and air force military officers, and defense officials Robert McNamara, James Schlesinger, McGeorge Bundy, and John Foster. It brings to light the confluence of forces, both physical and social, that gave rise to a selfcontained system of missile navigation, and it discusses the major U.S. groups involved in the early development of inertial guidance and navigation.Donald MacKenzie has published a number of influential articles on statistics, eugenics, and missile technologies. He is Reader in Sociology at the University of Edinburgh.

Missile Guidance and Control Systems

Abstract: Contents 1 Introduction References 2 The Generalized Missile Equations of Motion 2.1 Coordinate Systems 2.1.1 Transformation Properties of Vectors 2.1.2 Linear Vector Functions 2.1.3 Tensors 2.1.4 Coordinate Transformations 2.2 Rigid-Body Equations of Motion 2.3 D'Alembert's Principle 2.4 Lagrange's Equations for Rotating Coordinate Systems References 3 Aerodynamic Forces and Coefficients 3.1 Aerodynamic Forces Relative to the Wind Axis System 3.2 Aerodynamic Moment Representation 3.2.1 Airframe Characteristics and Criteria 3.3 System Design and Missile Mathematical Model 3.3.1 System Design 3.3.2 The Missile Mathematical Model 3.4 The Missile Guidance System Model 3.4.1 The Missile Seeker Subsystem 3.4.2 Missile Noise Inputs 3.4.3 Radar Target Tracking Signal 3.4.4 Infrared Tracking Systems 3.5 Autopilots 3.5.1 Control Surfaces and Actuators 3.6 English Bias References 4 Tactical Missile Guidance Laws 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Tactical Guidance Intercept Techniques 4.2.1 Homing Guidance 4.2.2 Command and Other Types of Guidance 4.3 Missile Equations of Motion 4.4 Derivation of the Fundamental Guidance Equations 4.5 Proportional Navigation 4.6 Augmented Proportional Navigation 4.7 Three-Dimensional Proportional Navigation 4.8 Application of Optimal Control of Linear Feedback Systems with Quadratic Performance Criteria in Missile Guidance 4.8.1 Introduction 4.8.2 Optimal Filtering 4.8.3 Optimal Control of Linear Feedback Systems with Quadratic Performance Criteria 4.8.4 Optimal Control for Intercept Guidance 4.9 End Game References 5 Weapon Delivery Systems 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Definitions and Acronyms Used in Weapon Delivery 5.2.1 Definitions 5.2.2 Acronyms 5.3 Weapon Delivery Requirements 5.3.1 Tactics and Maneuvers 5.3.2 Aircraft Sensors 5.4 The Navigation/Weapon Delivery System 5.4.1 The Fire Control Computer 5.5 Factors In.uencing Weapon Delivery Accuracy 5.5.1 Error Sensitivities 5.5.2 Aircraft Delivery Modes 5.6 Unguided Weapons 5.6.1 Types of Weapon Delivery 5.6.2 Unguided Free-Fall Weapon Delivery 5.6.3 Release Point Computation for Unguided Bombs 5.7 The Bombing Problem 5.7.1 Conversion of Ground Plane Miss Distance into Aiming Plane Miss Distance 5.7.2 Multiple Impacts 5.7.3 Relationship Among REP, DEP, and CEP 5.8 Equations of Motion 5.9 Covariance Analysis 5.10 Three-Degree-of-Freedom Trajectory Equations and Error Analysis 5.10.1 Error Analysis 5.11 Guided Weapons 5.12 Integrated Flight Control in Weapon Delivery 5.12.1 Situational Awareness/Situation Assessment (SA/SA) 5.12.2 Weapon Delivery Targeting Systems 5.13 Air-to-Ground Attack Component 5.14 Bomb Steering 5.15 Earth Curvature 5.16 Missile Launch Envelope 5.17 Mathematical Considerations Pertaining to the Accuracy of Weapon Delivery Computations References 6 Strategic Missiles 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The Two-Body Problem 6.3 Lambert's Theorem 6.4 First-Order Motion of a Ballistic Missile 6.4.1 Application of the Newtonian Inverse-Square Field Solution to Ballistic Missile Flight 6.4.2 The Spherical Hit Equation 6.4.3 Ballistic Error Coef.cients 6.4.4 Effect of the Rotation of the Earth 6.5 The Correlated Velocity and Velocity-to-Be-Gained Concepts 6.5.1 Correlated Velocity 6.5.2 Velocity-to-Be-Gained 6.5.3 The Missile Control System 6.5.4 Control During the Atmospheric Phase 6.5.5 Guidance Techniques 6.6 Derivation of the Force Equation for Ballistic Missiles 6.6.1 Equations of Motion 6.6.2 Missile Dynamics 6.7 Atmospheric Reentry 6.8 Missile Flight Model 6.9 Ballistic Missile Intercept 6.9.1 Introduction 6.9.2 Missile Tracking Equations of Motion References 7 Cruise Missiles 7.1 Introduction 7.2 System Description<7.2.1 System Functional Operation and Requirements 7.2.2 Missile Navigation System Description 7.3 Cruise Missile Navigation System Error Analysis 7.3.1 Navigation Coordinate System 7.4 Terrain Contour Matching (TERCOM) 7.4.1 Introduction 7.4.2 De.nitions 7.4.3 The Terrain-Contour Matching (TERCOM) Concept 7.4.4 Data Correlation Techniques 7.4.5 Terrain Roughness Characteristics 7.4.6 TERCOM System Error Sources 7.4.7 TERCOM Position Updating 7.5 The NAVSTAR/GPS Navigation System 7.5.1 GPS/INS Integration References A Fundamental Constants B Glossary of Terms C List of Acronyms D The Standard Atmospheric Model References E Missile Classi.cation F Past and Present Tactical/Strategic Missile Systems F.1 Historical Background F.2 Unpowered Precision-Guided Munitions (PGM) References G Properties of Conics G.1 Preliminaries G.2 General Conic Trajectories References H Radar Frequency Bands I Selected Conversion Factors Index

Interconnection networks for large-scale parallel processing: theory and case studies (2nd ed.)

Abstract: Parallel computer systems are being used to forecast the weather, make maps, simulate chemical reactions, control air traffic, guide missiles, provide robots with vision, and manage ballistic missile defense. A major problem in designing large-scale parallel systems is the construction of an interconnection network to provide interprocessor communications. This book presents the theoretical basis and a number of case studies that demonstrate how this work is done. This revision includes the most recent research in the field.

A Study of the Motion and Aerodynamic Heating of Missiles Entering the Earth's Atmosphere at High Supersonic Speeds

Abstract: A simplified analysis of the velocity and deceleration history of missiles entering the earth's atmosphere at high supersonic speeds is presented. The results of this motion analysis are employed to indicate means available to the designer for minimizing aerodynamic heating. The heating problem considered involves not only the total heat transferred to a missile by convection, but also the maximum average and local time rates of convective heat transfer.

A Two-Sided Optimization for Theater Ballistic Missile Defense

Abstract: We describe JOINT DEFENDER, a new two-sided optimization model for planning the pre-positioning of defensive missile interceptors to counter an attack threat. In our basic model, a defender pre-positions ballistic missile defense platforms to minimize the worst-case damage an attacker can achieve; we assume that the attacker will be aware of defensive pre-positioning decisions, and that both sides have complete information as to target values, attacking-missile launch sites, weapon system capabilities, etc. Other model variants investigate the value of secrecy by restricting the attacker's and/or defender's access to information. For a realistic scenario, we can evaluate a completely transparent exchange in a few minutes on a laptop computer, and can plan near-optimal secret defenses in seconds. JOINT DEFENDER's mathematical foundation and its computational efficiency complement current missile-defense planning tools that use heuristics or supercomputing. The model can also provide unique insight into the value of secrecy and deception to either side. We demonstrate with two hypothetical North Korean scenarios.