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Missile
About: Missile is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 12829 publications have been published within this topic receiving 94307 citations. The topic is also known as: guided missile & missiles.
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25 Apr 1994
TL;DR: In this article, a flexible band wing is used to support the motion of an aerodynamically shaped vehicle such as a ballistic missile by rotating about the centerline of the vehicle.
Abstract: A vehicle such as a missile (20) includes an aerodynamically shaped missile body (22) having a longitudinal centerline, a set of control surfaces (26) joined to the missile body (22), and, preferably, a propulsion system (28) operable to drive the missile body (22) forwardly. A cylindrical rotational bearing (32) is mounted on the missile body (22) with its cylindrical axis parallel to the longitudinal centerline (24) of the missile body. A flexible band wing (38) is supported from the rotational bearing (32). The flexible band wing (38) may rotate about the centerline (24) of the missile body (22) responsive to aerodynamic forces exerted on the missile body (22) and the flexible band wing (38) to aid in making maneuvers without requiring the missile (20) to bank to align the flexible band wing (38) with the direction of the maneuver.
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TL;DR: A novel continuous adaptive finite time guidance (CAFTG) law is proposed for homing missiles by introducing three-dimensional nonlinear dynamics describing the pursuit situation of the missile and the target to obtain the mathematical model of engagement.
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24 Jan 2000TL;DR: In this article, a substitute solid state device for safely initiating a sustainer motor is provided, which interfaces to a telemetry package and is suitable for insertion into small housings.
Abstract: A substitute solid state device for safely initiating a sustainer motor is provided. The substitute device replaces a mechanism that is integral to a warhead. The substitute device interfaces to a telemetry package and is suitable for insertion into small housings. A specific embodiment is a substitute interface to a telemetry system incorporating a circuit for firing a sustainer motor of a small missile or rocket. The substitute interface replaces the interface and firing circuit associated with the warhead in a missile of 2.75-inch diameter, such as the STINGER missile.
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29 Jun 1994TL;DR: The method involves the design of a saturation detection system, called an error governor which maintains, to the extent possible, the multivariable properties of the original autopilot design.
Abstract: In this paper, a method is presented for enhancing the performance of a stable EMRAAT bank-to-turn (BTT) missile in the presence of multiple saturating actuators. The method involves the design of a saturation detection system, called an error governor which maintains, to the extent possible, the multivariable properties of the original autopilot design. The system prevents saturation, ensures finite-gain L/sup /spl infin// stability, and maintains, to the extent possible, the directionality properties of the original autopilot.
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TL;DR: This paper proposes estimating the optimal launch time of the defender and the optimal guidance law of the target online, using a reinforcement learning based method, and shows the ability of this method to obtain a close to optimal level of performance in terms of the suggested cost function.
32 citations