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Modern Missile AnalysisPropulsion, Guidance, Control, Seekers, and TechnologyCourse # D193January 19-22, 2015Huntsville, AlabamaFebruary 17-20, 2015Columbia, Maryland$1990 (8:30am - 4:00pm)Register 3 or More & Receive $100 00 EachOff The Course Tuition.SummaryThis four-day course presents a broad introduction tomajor missile subsystems and their integrated performance,explained in practical terms, but including relevant analyticalmethods. While emphasis is on today’s homing missiles andfuture trends, the course includes a historical perspective ofrelevant older missiles. Both endoatmospheric andexoatmospheric missiles (missiles that operate in theatmosphere and in space) are addressed. Missile propulsion,guidance, control, and seekers are covered, and their rolesand interactions in integrated missile operation are explained.The types and applications of missile simulation and testingare presented. Comparisons of autopilot designs, guidanceapproaches, seeker alternatives, and instrumentation forvarious purposes are presented. The course is recommendedfor analysts, engineers, and technical managers who want tobroaden their understanding of modern missiles and missilesystems. The analytical descriptions require some technicalbackground, but practical explanations can be appreciated byall students. U.S. citizenship is required for this course.InstructorDr. Walter R. Dyer is a graduate of UCLA, with a Ph.D.degree in Control Systems Engineering andApplied Mathematics. He has over thirty yearsof industry, government and academicexperience in the analysis and design oftactical and strategic missiles. His experienceincludes Standard Missile, Stinger, AMRAAM,HARM, MX, Small ICBM, and ballistic missiledefense. He is currently a Senior StaffMember at the Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsLaboratory and was formerly the Chief Technologist at theMissile Defense Agency in Washington, DC. He has authorednumerous industry and government reports and publishedprominent papers on missile technology. He has also taughtuniversity courses in engineering at both the graduate andundergraduate levels.What You Will LearnYou will gain an understanding of the design and analysisof homing missiles and the integrated performance of theirsubsystems.• Missile propulsion and control in the atmosphere and inspace.• Clear explanation of homing guidance.• Types of missile seekers and how they work.• Missile testing and simulation.• Latest developments and future trends.Video!www.aticourses.com/missile_systems_analysis.htmCourse Outline1. Introduction. Brief history of Missiles. Types ofmissiles. Introduction to ballistic missile defense.Endoatmospheric and exoatmospheric missiles. Missilebasing. Missile subsystems overview. Warheads, lethality andhit-to-kill. Power and power conditioning.2. Missile Propulsion. Rocket thrust and the rocketequation. Specific impulse and mass fraction. Solid and liquidpropulsion. Propellant safety. Single stage and multistageboosters. Ramjets and scramjets. Axial propulsion. Thrustvector control. Divert and attitude control systems. Effects ofgravity and atmospheric drag.3. Missile Airframes, Autopilots And Control. Purposeand functions of autopilots. Dynamics of missile motion andsimplifying assumptions. Single plane analysis. Missileaerodynamics. Autopilot design. Open-loop and closed loopautopilots. Inertial instruments and feedback. Pitch and rollautopilot examples. Autopilot response, stability, and agility.Body modes and rate saturation. Induced roll in highperformance missiles. Adaptive autopilots. Rolling airframeMissiles. Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle autopilots. Pulse WidthModulation. Limit cycles.4. Missile Seekers. Seeker types and operation for endoandexo-atmospheric missiles. Passive, active and semiactive seekers. Atmospheric transmission. Strapped downand gimbaled seekers. Radar basics. Radar seekers andmissile fire-control radar. Radar antennas. Sequential lobing,monopulse and frequency agility. Passive sensing basics andinfrared seekers. Figures of merit for detectors. Introduction toseeker optics and passive seeker configurations. Scanningseekers and focal plane arrays. Dual mode seekers. Seekercomparisons and applications to different missions. Signalprocessing and noise reduction.5. Missile Guidance. Phases of missile flight. Boost andmidcourse guidance. Lambert Guidance. Homing guidance.Zero effort miss. Proportional navigation and augmentedproportional navigation. Predictive guidance. Optimumhoming guidance. Homing guidance examples and simulationresults. Gravity bias. Radomes and their effects. Blind range.Endoatmospheric and exoatmospheric missile guidance.Sources of miss and miss reduction. Miss distancecomparisons with different homing guidance laws. Guidancefilters and the Kalman filter. Early guidance techniques. Beamrider, pure pursuit, and deviated pursuit guidance.6. Simulation and Testing. Current simulationcapabilities and future trends. Hardware in the loop. Types ofmissile testing and their uses, advantages and disadvantagesof testing alternatives.Register online at www.ATIcourses.com or call ATI at 888.501.2100 or 410.956.8805 Vol. 119 – 21