Laser missile guidance system

Details Laser missile guidance system Laser missile guidance system

1974-10-15

1976-12-07

Engle, Samuel W.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Missile stabilization or trajectory control

Remote control

250203R, F41G 714, F41G 718, F41G 900

Patent

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039957926

ABSTRACT:
A laser missile guidance system in which a projectile or missile is fired ward a predetermined target with the missile being tracked on its flight toward the target by laser radar, processing the laser radar information in a computer apparatus and finally computing a new trajectory from the missile to the target and transmitting correction signals to a correction device on the missile including thrusters on the missile to cause the trajectory of the missile to be changed to the newly computed trajectory for the missile. This system corrects the trajectory of the missile while in flight by recomputing a trajectory from the missile to the predetermined target and making appropriate corrections each time. This enables the missile to only contain laser radar reflecting means, and correction detection and control means on the missile rather than having gyro and laser type devices on board the missile which take up a considerable amount of space and weight.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3374967 (1968-03-01), Plumley
patent: 3603686 (1971-09-01), Paine
patent: 3698811 (1972-10-01), Weil
patent: 3848830 (1974-11-01), Born
patent: 3899145 (1975-08-01), Stephenson

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