Missile Guidance......Is It Rocket Science?
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Missile Guidance......Is It Rocket Science?
I had a brief conversation with a PAX River Aeronautical Engineer about the F-35 Tail Hook problem a while back and he suggested sometimes things are a bit more complicated than first thought.
He sent me this short video as an example.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Dvc1NrZJI
He sent me this short video as an example.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Dvc1NrZJI
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gr4techie, that is absolutely fantastic.
The sidewinder video is not complete as its missing the description of the working of the Proximty fuze and what happens when it detects the target. The order "Abandon Missile" is then given
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I thought the pitcher and catcher were the proximity fuse?
This popped up next -
The Rolleron! Amazing engineering! Aim-9 Sidewinder!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfzj3rRIVU4
The Rolleron! Amazing engineering! Aim-9 Sidewinder!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfzj3rRIVU4
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SAS, it's systems engineering. A number of different feedback loops make various decisions based on received signals.
Change course to get to target(and figure out lead, updating frequently)
Time the explosion "just right"
The rocket science is getting it to fly, and its performance specs: how fast, how high, how agile, how far.
HTK is a hard standard to meet at those speeds.
Change course to get to target(and figure out lead, updating frequently)
Time the explosion "just right"
The rocket science is getting it to fly, and its performance specs: how fast, how high, how agile, how far.
HTK is a hard standard to meet at those speeds.
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