AS3016 Missile Guidance and Control Syllabus:
AS3016 Missile Guidance and Control Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
• To understand the advanced concepts of missile systems, missile airframes, autopilots, guidance laws.
• To find the key drivers in the missile guidance design and system engineering process.
• To explain the critical trade-offs, methods, and technologies in missile guidance sizing.
• To illustrate the targeting system, launch platform, and-missile guidance integration.
• To learn the concepts of weapon delivery system.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO MISSILE SYSTEMS
History of guided missile for defence applications- Classification of missiles– Generalized Missile Equations of Motion- Coordinate Systems- Lagrange’s Equations for Rotating Coordinate Systems-Rigid-Body Equations of Motion-missile system elements, missile ground systems.
UNIT II MISSILE AIRFRAMES, AUTOPILOTS AND CONTROL
Missile aerodynamics- Force Equations, Moment Equations, Phases of missile flight. Missile control configurations. Missile Mathematical Model. Autopilots — Definitions, Types of Autopilots, Example Applications. Open-loop autopilots. Inertial instruments and feedback. Autopilot response, stability, and agility- Pitch Autopilot Design, Pitch-Yaw-Roll Autopilot Design.
UNIT III MISSILE GUIDANCE LAWS
Tactical Guidance Intercept Techniques, Derivation of the Fundamental Guidance Equations, explicit, Proportional Navigation, Augmented Proportional Navigation, beam riding, bank to turn missile guidance, Three-Dimensional Proportional Navigation, comparison of guidance system performance, Application of Optimal Control of Linear Feedback Systems.
UNIT IV STRATEGIC MISSILES
Introduction, Two-Body Problem, Lambert’s Theorem, First-Order Motion of a Ballistic Missile, Correlated Velocity and Velocity-to-Be-Gained Concepts, Derivation of the Force Equation for Ballistic Missiles, Atmospheric Re-entry, Ballistic Missile Intercept, Missile Tracking Equations of Motion, Introduction to Cruise Missiles, Terrain-Contour Matching (TERCOM) Concept.
UNIT V WEAPON DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Weapon Delivery Requirements, Factors Influencing Weapon Delivery Accuracy, Unguided Weapons, Bombing Problem, Guided Weapons, Integrated Flight Control in Weapon Delivery, Missile Launch Envelope, Mathematical Considerations Pertaining to the Accuracy of Weapon Delivery Computations.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
• Explain the advanced concepts of missile guidance and control to the engineers.
• Classify the necessary mathematical knowledge that are needed in understanding the physical processes.
• Have an exposure on various topics such as missile systems, missile airframes, autopilots, guidance laws and will be able to deploy these skills effectively in the understanding of missile guidance and control
• Develop linear guidance, control, and navigation laws.
• Analyse performance of the integrated guidance and navigation controller.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Blakelock, J. H., “Automatic Control of Aircraft and Missiles”, 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, 1990.
2. Fleeman, Eugene L., “Tactical Missile Design”, First Ed., AIAA Education series, 2001.
3. Siouris, G.M., “Missile Guidance and control systems”, Springer, 2003.
REFERENCES:
1. Garnell, P., “Guided Weapon Control Systems”, 2nd Ed., Pergamon Press, 1980.
2. Joseph Ben Asher and Isaac Yaesh, “Advances in Missile Guidance Theory”, AIAA Education series, 1998.
3. Paul Zarchan, “Tactical and Strategic Missile Guidance”, AIAA Education series, 2007.