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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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TL;DR: A hardware-in-the-loop simulation has been developed to evaluate the performance of active missiles from prelaunch to inter cept and initial comparisons with flight results support the credibility of the facility.
Abstract: A hardware-in-the-loop simulation has been developed to eval uate the performance of active missiles from prelaunch to inter cept. The facility is used for system integration, design verifica tion,...

26 citations

Book
01 Jan 2008
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined North Korea's ballistic missile program in depth, its national strategy and motivations, as well as its accompanying proliferation activities, and concluded that North Korea has not demonstrated the ability to produce a nuclear warhead package for its missiles, they are believed to be capable of delivering chemical and possibly biological munitions.
Abstract: : North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs have drawn international attention for years. In the early 1960s, international and domestic political factors impelled Pyongyang to pursue an indigenous capability to produce advanced weapons systems, including rockets and missiles. However, North Korea actively sought foreign technology and assistance, particularly from China and the Soviet Union, to develop its missile capabilities. North Korea has now become a major missile exporter, creating instability in other regions of the world. The ballistic missile inventory now totals about 800 road-mobile missiles, including about 200 Nodong missiles that could strike Japan. In April 2007, North Korea displayed two new missiles: a short-range tactical missile that poses a threat to Seoul and U.S. Forces in South Korea, and an intermediate-range missile that could potentially strike Guam. Although North Korea has not demonstrated the ability to produce a nuclear warhead package for its missiles, they are believed to be capable of delivering chemical and possibly biological munitions. In this monograph, Dr. Daniel Pinkston examines North Korea's ballistic missile program in depth, its national strategy and motivations, as well as its accompanying proliferation activities.

26 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the flight performance of a ramjet-powered missile is improved through the use of an automated optimization loop relying on computational-fluid-dynamics tools, and its performance is assessed for a representative mission using Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes computations for aerodynamics prediction and theoretical engine performance models.
Abstract: The flight performance of a ramjet-powered missile is improved through the use of an automated optimization loop relying on computational-fluid-dynamics tools. A generic supersonic airbreathing missile is first described,and its performance is assessed for a representative mission using Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes computations for aerodynamics prediction and theoretical engine performance models. The loop links together an optimization algorithm with an aerodynamic software computing the aerodynamic balance of the missile. Several optimizations are performed using different global algorithms such as simplex, evolutionary strategies, or genetic algorithms. The first ones are mono-objective: for each point of the mission (acceleration, cruise, and maneuver), the best inlet shape has to be found. Then multiobjective optimizations are performed in order to find the pareto front, that is, the best set of shapes satisfying the whole mission.

26 citations

Proceedings ArticleDOI
05 Dec 1990
TL;DR: In this paper, the application of mu-synthesis to the design of a flight control system for a highly maneuverable tail controlled missile is discussed and performance goals are given in the time and frequency domains and include time constant, overshoot, stability margins, and high-frequency attenuation.
Abstract: mu -synthesis combines the structured singular value and H/sub infinity / control to design compensators for plants with structured uncertainty. The application of mu -synthesis to the design of a flight control system for a highly maneuverable tail controlled missile is discussed. Performance goals are given in the time and frequency domains and include time constant, overshoot, stability margins, and high-frequency attenuation. The resulting control law desensitizes the system's performance to structured variations in the missile's aerodynamic properties and provides some robustness, in both a single-loop and a multiloop sense, to variations and/or perturbations not included in the uncertainty model. >

26 citations

Book
01 Apr 2003
TL;DR: In this paper, Dinshaw Mistry critically examines the successes and limitations of the MTCR and suggests five practical ways to strengthen the regime, and shows how international cooperation, security regimes, and U.S. foreign policies of engagement and containment with these states can halt their missile programs.
Abstract: The proliferation of ballistic missiles that can deliver weapons of mass destruction halfway across the world is a matter of growing urgency and concern, as is the fate of agreements limiting the development of such deadly weapons. The Bush administration's scrapping of the ABM Treaty and pursuit of a huge National Missile Defense initiative are dramatic evidence of this concern. Yet there remains much uncertainty about the viability of missile defense. If defenses fall short, strong security regimes will be necessary to contain missile proliferation. Since 1987, more than thirty states have agreed to restrict their transfer of missiles and related technologies under the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). During the MTCR's first decade, several regional powers were thwarted from advancing their missile ambitions. Subsequently, however, states such as North Korea, Iran, Pakistan, India, and Israel have tested medium-range missiles and others have expanded their missile arsenals. Dinshaw Mistry critically examines the successes and limitations of the MTCR, and suggests five practical ways to strengthen the regime. The author's exhaustive research offers new and detailed insights on the technology and politics of missile programs in Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Pakistan, India, Israel, Egypt, South Korea, Taiwan, and other countries. Mistry also shows how international cooperation, security regimes, and U.S. foreign policies of engagement and containment with these states can halt their missile programs. Mistry's book is the first comprehensive study of the MTCR and of international efforts to contain missile proliferation. Policymakers, scholars, and the general reader will find this book a valuable contribution to the subjects of arms control, ballistic missile proliferation, multilateral cooperation, and international security regimes. Dinshaw Mistry is assistant professor and director of Asian studies at the University of Cincinnati. He has written extensively on technology and politics, regional security, and international cooperation in The New York Times, Security Studies, Contemporary Security Policy, Asian Survey, Pacific Affairs, and other publications.

26 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
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2023270
2022639
2021202
2020352
2019451