Missile Concept Optimization for Ballistic Missile Defense

A fundamental trade in the development of a Ballistic Missile Defense interceptor missile concept is the quality of the engagement support system that provides threat state estimates versus the interceptor kinematic and terminal guidance capabilities. This article describes a methodology to optimall...

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Veröffentlicht in:Johns Hopkins APL technical digest 2014-10, Vol.32 (5), p.774-786
Hauptverfasser: Pue, Alan J, Hilderbrand, Richard J, Clemens, Daniel E, Gottlieb, Jonah R, Bielefeld, James M, Miller, Timothy C
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Zusammenfassung:A fundamental trade in the development of a Ballistic Missile Defense interceptor missile concept is the quality of the engagement support system that provides threat state estimates versus the interceptor kinematic and terminal guidance capabilities. This article describes a methodology to optimally balance the conflicts among system performance goals, engagement support capabilities, and missile technology constraints. A key factor is the ability of the missile and the final-stage "kill vehicle" to remove the system errors caused by engagement support threat tracking and interceptor fly-out errors. The kill vehicle divert maneuver and guidance capabilities must be sized to remove system errors and accomplish intercept, but this need conflicts with the objective to maximize the missile kinematic capability to reach potential threat trajectories. An optimized missile configuration minimizes the time from launch to intercept while ensuring the seeker and divert maneuver capabilities needed to remove system errors. The methodology described here provides a unified high-fidelity approach to missile concept development.
ISSN:0270-5214