Active radar missile launch envelope computation system
US4160250A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S13/88
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A launch envelope computation system adapted to be mounted on a missile including a radar for providing signals indicative of range, range rate, target angle and target angle rate of change, a memory for storing a maximum and minimum missile envelope, a computer connected to receive signals from the radar and additional signals from a launch vehicle including velocity and altitude, for updating the missile envelopes, and a computer connected to the memory means and the radar for determining whether a target is within the missile envelope and providing launch or no launch signals, as well as indication of what altitude changes, if any, are required in the launch vehicle to allow a launch.
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