Missile Guidance and Control detailed syllabus for Aerospace Engineering (Aerospace Engg) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Aerospace Engg students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
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Course Objectives:
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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
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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.
Course 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:
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Reference Books:
- Garnell, P., “Guided Weapon Control Systems”, 2nd Ed., Pergamon Press, 1980.
- Joseph Ben Asher and Isaac Yaesh, “Advances in Missile Guidance Theory”, AIAA Education series, 1998.
- Paul Zarchan, “Tactical and Strategic Missile Guidance”, AIAA Education series, 2007.
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