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.

A model for estimating the probability of missile impact: Missiles originating from bursting horizontal cylindrical vessels

Abstract: Past explosion events in process facilities have centered attention on the fact that missiles generated as the result of vessel fragmentation pose significant risk to personnel and process equipment and can trigger knock-on or domino effects in industrial accidents. To promote the design of inherently safer facilities—and to enable more effective mitigation and control measures with respect to missile risks—it is necessary to perform missile risk analysis studies at the early design phase. To aid in such an analysis and to predict domino scenarios, it is essential to have models that can quantify (1) the probability of a missile impact on a target and (2) the consequences of the probable impact. In the present work, we propose a model to quantify the probability of missiles that originate from bursting horizontal cylinders, having an impact on spherical target vessels located in a process area. Although previous investigations on the quantification of missile impact probability were based on a single-scenario approach, the current model is based on two credible scenarios. The model is built on the concept of a vulnerable area (VA), defined as the probable impact zone sketched around the target object. The concept of an effective range interval (ERI) was adopted and was extended by introducing an effective trajectory interval (ETI) and effective orientation interval (EOI). The uncertainties in the model parameters were addressed by means of Monte Carlo sampling approach. A case study is used to evaluate the performance of the proposed model. The case study uses a grid-based approach (GBA) to provide interactive contour plotting of the missile impact probabilities over a defined process area. © 2006 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Process Saf Prog, 2007

Integrally formed projectile and hook-like fasteners

Abstract: Constructions are provided in missiles for use in target games employing so called hooking materials or the like to retain the missiles against the targets. In one form, the missile is in the shape of a lightweight hollow ball, the outer surface of which is substantially entirely covered with a hook or broken loop filamentary material provided in a plurality of sheet-like formations thereof. In another form, the missile is formed of a molding having filamentary hook- or loop-like formations integrally molded as part of the missile base. In yet another form, the missile is formed of a lightweight plastic and hook-like formations of filamentary material are propelled against an adhesive coating the missile or a molten portion of the surface stratum thereof and are embedded therein across substantially the entire surface of the missile.

Distance ranging system

Abstract: A missile is traveling from its launch point towards an intended target. A signal source, located near the launch point, radiates a train of pulses towards said missile and towards said target. Each radiated pulse is received by the missile as a pair of pulses, one received directly from the signal source and the other received after being reflected from the target. Computing means on the missile determines the difference in arrival times of the two pulses of each pair of pulses, and then, from successive ones of such determinations, computes the distance between missile and target, missile velocity and acceleration, and finally the expected arrival time of the missile at the target; said computations being updated with the reception of each succeeding pair of pulses.

Multi-purpose missile launcher system for a military land vehicle

Abstract: A multi-purpose missile launcher system for a military land vehicle that has the capability for direct targeting both short and medium range land targets, as well launching missiles against longer-range land targets or air targets using indirect targeting. The multi-purpose missile launcher system is deployed as part of a modular weapon system that mates with a modular bed of the military land vehicle.