Weapons control re-entry simulation enhancement

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dc.contributor.authorPham, Nga D.en
dc.contributor.departmentSystems Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:28:22Zen
dc.date.adate2010-02-02en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:28:22Zen
dc.date.issued1996en
dc.date.rdate2010-02-02en
dc.date.sdate2010-02-02en
dc.description.abstractExtending weapon systems beyond their design life to cope with the new type of threat(s) is often preferable to new weapon system development. Weapon system performance can be enhanced through hardware and/or software changes. Software changes or enhancements are required in either case. Requirements associated with strategic weapon system (SWS) for a mobile launch platform can result in the use of approximate computations. An example is the computation of the aerodynamic effects which ballistic warheads experience when they descend in the atmosphere. The accuracy of this approach, while adequate for a nuclear SWS, may not be acceptable for a conventional SWS. This paper describes the motivation and the use of the systems engineering process in a study of the feasibility of incorporating a six-degree-of freedom (6DOF) re-entry simulation into a typical strategic weapon control system (WCS). After the problem is defined, the WCS operational requirements are described and used to guide the optimization of a typical 6DOF re-entry trajectory simulation. A recommendation for further action is based on software testing and evaluation results.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentvi, 41 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-02022010-020315en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02022010-020315/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/40914en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V851_1996.P436.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 35645165en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectmobile platformen
dc.subjectstrategic weapon systemen
dc.subjectreadiness timeen
dc.subjectweapon control systemen
dc.subjectreal-time predictor-correctoren
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V851 1996.P436en
dc.titleWeapons control re-entry simulation enhancementen
dc.typeMaster's projecten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineSystems Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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