Guidance system for air-to-air missiles
US5938148A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41G7/2293
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for providing navigational data required to guide an air-to-air missile to a target. The missile is equipped either with an infrared seeking sensor or a radar system. The trajectory of the target is predicted on the basis of a series of location measurements. A flight path of the missile is predicted such that the missile will intercept the target. Based on the predicted missile flight path, signals corresponding to the required rotational angle of the missile's sensor or radar antenna are generated and supplied to the sensor or radar's rotation control unit to cause the missile to move along the predicted flight path.
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