Missile Guidance and Control Systems

By George M. Siouris

Missile Guidance and Control Systems

Focusing on the mathematics of guided flight, this text presents the fundamental concepts of guided missiles, both tactical, and strategic and the guidance, control, and instrumentation needed to acquire a target.

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Table of Contents

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The Generalized Missile Equations of Motion

Chapter 3: Aerodynamic Forces and Coefficients

Chapter 4: Tactical Missile Guidance Laws

Chapter 5: Weapon Delivery Systems

Chapter 6: Strategic Missiles

6.2: The Two-Body Problem

6.3: Lambert's Theorem

6.4: First-Order Motion of a Ballistic Missile

6.6: Derivation of the Force Equation for Ballistic Missiles

6.7: Atmospheric Reentry

6.8: Missile Flight Model

6.9: Ballistic Missile Intercept

References

Chapter 7: Cruise Missiles

Appendix A: Fundamental Constants

Appendix B: Glossary of Terms

Appendix C: List of Acronyms

Appendix D: The Standard Atmospheric Model

Appendix E: Missile Classification

Appendix F: Past and Present Tactical/Strategic Missile Systems

Appendix G: Properties of Conics

Appendix I: Selected Conversion Factors

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